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Biodiversity and Agriculture

Programs, resources and research projects, all aimed at maintaining biodiversity while running a successful farm business.

Farm business and biodiversity
Farm Business and Biodiversity
Practical ways of managing and improving the condition of native biodiversity while maintaining on-farm cash flow, productivity and other producer goals.

Drivers of Land Use Change
Drivers of Land Use Change
Addressing biodiversity in agriculture by focusing on the drivers of land use change.

Land for Wildlife
Land for Wildlife
A State government program supporting landholders or managers who provide habitat for wildlife on their land.

How to Plan Wildlife Landscapes
Living Systems (Including 'How to Plan Wildlife Landscapes' guide)
Education, industry support and community planning projects aiming to help farm families and private agribusiness benefit from native biodiversity in their farm business and lifestyle.

Biodiversity and EMS
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Commercial markets are just starting to investigate EMSs and "clean and green" agriculture. DSE is developing ways to link this potential market opportunity with better conservation outcomes for Victoria's biodiversity.

EMA kit
Native Biodiversity Resource Kit
Resources to help farmers with a new approach to agriculture that assists production, environmental sustainability and conservation of native biodiversity.

Native Vegetation in Victoria
Native Vegetation in Victoria
Includes the Simplified Native Vegetation Groups, the Ecological Vegetation Classes by Bioregion (EVCs) and other information on Victoria's native vegetation.

Arthur Rylah Insitute for Environmental Research
Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
DSE's ecological and biodiversity research institute in Heidelberg.

Department of Primary Industries
Victorian Department of Primary Industries
  • Biodiversity in Agriculture
  • Environmental Management Systems in Agriculture
  • Victorian Resources Online


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