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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Keywords

Range management, Rangelands, Land management, Ecosystems, Environmental management, Sustainability, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agricultural and Resource Economics | Agronomy and Crop Sciences

First Page Number

30

Last Page Number

35

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Pastoralists and rangeland bureaucracies are now required to operate within the limits of ecological sustainability. However, while the concept of ecological sustainability has been enshrined in law and policy at State and Commonwealth levels in Australia, there has been little translation into pastoral management objectives. The introduction of the 'EMU (Ecosystem Management Unit) process', as an equal partnership between ecologists and pastoralists, promises to bring pastoralists into close dialogue with the landscapes they manage on their stations, and to acknowledge and manage for values other than pasture production. In doing so, pastoralists are likely to increase production, reduce costs, and ensure greater market access.

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