Landcare – ANU Sustainable Farms https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/news/tag/landcare/ Supporting sustainable farming to help conserve Australia’s unique biodiversity. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:08:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Landcare – ANU Sustainable Farms https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/news/tag/landcare/ 32 32 The future of farming and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/news/future-of-farming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-of-farming Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:15:50 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?p=2963 Shared values presenting collaborative opportunities for the Muttama Creek Catchment Area.

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]]> The Muttama Creek Catchment is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River and stretches from North of Cootamundra to North of Gundagai. It is situated in the sheep-wheat belt, a large area across south-eastern Australia known for agricultural production. It is also located in a unique bio-region with natural features and environmental processes that strongly influence the occurrence of plants, animals and other organisms.

The catchment area has experienced a lot of change and is facing increasing volatility and pressures, such as climatic and demographic changes and market pressures. This project was therefore developed to understand different land-use priorities and explore the future of farming and biodiversity.

Researchers from Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany joined those from the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, with the project team including Sustainable Farms and the Muttama Creek Landcare Group, to undertake this project.

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