Indicators within a decision framework - Social, economic and institutional indicators for sustainable management of the rangelands
Centre for International Economics,
Bureau for Rural Sciences,
CSIRO and
Resource Planning and Management
This project develops economic, social and institutional indicators of individual and community capacity to adopt sustainable resource management practices. The indicators are part of a broader set of indicators on land condition and grazing trends compiled in Theme 4 and available on the Atlas. Combined, these indicators will help policy makers to identify problem areas, better target assistance, and monitor the impact of policy action.
The project developed a framework linking individual, community and institutional attributes to adoption of sustainable resource management practices. The framework was based on a review of the literature, extensive consultation with managers and was tested in several forums. A survey conducted in three case study regions was analysed to test the usefulness of the suggested indicators.
Change to, or adoption of, sustainable resource management practices requires:
- understanding a problem or opportunity and a management practice as the solution or way forward — the primary drivers being knowledge, information and communication;
- motivation to adopt the practice given by the benefit exceeding the cost — the primary drivers being the desire to remain, security, peer and other pressure and environmental attitudes; and
- capacity to adopt — the primary drivers being available cash (financial constraints), skills, mentoring and decision support and access to infrastructure.
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- appendices [PDF - 647KB]
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