Community-based regional delivery of natural resource management: building system-wide capacities to motivate voluntary farmer adoption of conservation practices

Abstract

What this research is about: The research was concerned with the challenges of succeeding with a community-based approach to governance under Australia's regional delivery model for natural resource management (NRM). More particularly, it explored the potential that 'nesting' of community-based systems within regions offers for addressing these challenges. Who this report is aimed at: This report is aimed at leaders and decision makers at all levels of the Australian policy community (from local groups through to the Commonwealth Government) responsible for, or concerned with, promoting voluntary adoption of strategic on-ground NRM actions through community-based NRM.