States, Coalitions and Climate Change Governance. Australia will suffer a greater adverse effect from climate change than most other developed countries, yet it is also placed to do well as part of an effective global mitigation effort. The success of this mitigation effort will be crucially dependent on the co-operation of lead states. This project analyses the dynamics of climate change co-operation. It will have national benefit in helping Australia to understand the emerging coalitions that ....States, Coalitions and Climate Change Governance. Australia will suffer a greater adverse effect from climate change than most other developed countries, yet it is also placed to do well as part of an effective global mitigation effort. The success of this mitigation effort will be crucially dependent on the co-operation of lead states. This project analyses the dynamics of climate change co-operation. It will have national benefit in helping Australia to understand the emerging coalitions that will shape the future of climate change and how Australia might best mediate its influence internationally in order to secure effective climate change mitigation.Read moreRead less
The New Collaborative Environmental Governance: Natural Resource Management in Australia. This project will evaluate the new regional natural resource management arrangements that have been established across Australia. The project outcomes will enable policy-makers nationally to identify opportunities for innovative policies and programs which can achieve better results for the environment (reducing environmental degradation), and for the economy (reducing costs to rural industries and to regul ....The New Collaborative Environmental Governance: Natural Resource Management in Australia. This project will evaluate the new regional natural resource management arrangements that have been established across Australia. The project outcomes will enable policy-makers nationally to identify opportunities for innovative policies and programs which can achieve better results for the environment (reducing environmental degradation), and for the economy (reducing costs to rural industries and to regulators) while substantially increasing effective community participation. The project will also provide principles with the potential to reshape environmental strategy and establish Australia as a leader in collaborative environmental governance internationally.Read moreRead less
Local Capacity Regulation: Facilitating Participatory Environmental Policy. This project aims to develop a participatory strategy capable of substantially improving the environmental performance of small and medium sized enterprises. Its outcome will be to show how local knowledge and capacity can be mobilized to fulfill regulatory and other environmental goals. Its significance will be (i) to develop principles for, and a broader model of local capacity regulation that is robust, sustainable an ....Local Capacity Regulation: Facilitating Participatory Environmental Policy. This project aims to develop a participatory strategy capable of substantially improving the environmental performance of small and medium sized enterprises. Its outcome will be to show how local knowledge and capacity can be mobilized to fulfill regulatory and other environmental goals. Its significance will be (i) to develop principles for, and a broader model of local capacity regulation that is robust, sustainable and easily reproduced, and capable of being applied to a wide range of other environmental and regulatory contexts and (ii) to develop an institutional framework that can facilitate effective community intervention in other domains of governance.Read moreRead less
Internal Regulation: Overcoming the Disconnect between Corporate Objectives and Health, Safety, Environmental and Community Performance. This research will enable corporations to identify the points of greatest leverage over corporate and facility level health, safety, environmental and community (HSEC) performance and to develop strategies that successfully achieve their HSEC objectives. It will provide broader national benefits in (i) reducing workplace injury and environmental degradation at ....Internal Regulation: Overcoming the Disconnect between Corporate Objectives and Health, Safety, Environmental and Community Performance. This research will enable corporations to identify the points of greatest leverage over corporate and facility level health, safety, environmental and community (HSEC) performance and to develop strategies that successfully achieve their HSEC objectives. It will provide broader national benefits in (i) reducing workplace injury and environmental degradation at multiple facilities across Australia and (ii) increasing productivity and economic benefits (by doing so at reduced cost to companies). The study will also benefit the Australian and regional communities by identifying strategies that facilitate better community-company relations. Read moreRead less
Beyond Compliance - Safety, Health and Environmental Regulation in the Mining Sector, An Empirical Analysis. Through empirical research on the mining sector, this study will enrich our understanding of the motivators of corporate safety, health and environmental performance. It will explain how regulation, social licence pressures, economic constraints and internal management style, affect outcomes and cause some, but not others, to go 'beyond compliance'. Its significance will be to explain and ....Beyond Compliance - Safety, Health and Environmental Regulation in the Mining Sector, An Empirical Analysis. Through empirical research on the mining sector, this study will enrich our understanding of the motivators of corporate safety, health and environmental performance. It will explain how regulation, social licence pressures, economic constraints and internal management style, affect outcomes and cause some, but not others, to go 'beyond compliance'. Its significance will be to explain and model the pathways to better corporate safety, health and environmental performance and thereby advance regulatory theory and contribute to effective policy design. By facilitating and rewarding industry for going beyond compliance it will enable better policy outcomes at less cost.Read moreRead less
Communicating genetic information in families: practical, legal, social and ethical issues. The outcomes of this study, will give evidence as to whether or not people do pass on genetic risk information to relatives, how they do it, what the barriers are, what their preferences are. It will also provide data so that mechanisms for best practice communication and clear guidelines for legal and health professionals can be developed. Effective communication and exchange of genetic risk information ....Communicating genetic information in families: practical, legal, social and ethical issues. The outcomes of this study, will give evidence as to whether or not people do pass on genetic risk information to relatives, how they do it, what the barriers are, what their preferences are. It will also provide data so that mechanisms for best practice communication and clear guidelines for legal and health professionals can be developed. Effective communication and exchange of genetic risk information will benefit individual health and the health of future generations.Read moreRead less
The Sustainable Use of Australia's Biodiversity: Transfer of Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property. Australia has a diverse and unique resource in its native and natural biology. Its indigenous peoples have learned to harness this resource and have accumulated knowledge of its usefulness to humans in the treatment of illnesses and ailments. It is in the national interest that this knowledge be exploited and that the benefits be shared equitably with them, but importantly that its pot ....The Sustainable Use of Australia's Biodiversity: Transfer of Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property. Australia has a diverse and unique resource in its native and natural biology. Its indigenous peoples have learned to harness this resource and have accumulated knowledge of its usefulness to humans in the treatment of illnesses and ailments. It is in the national interest that this knowledge be exploited and that the benefits be shared equitably with them, but importantly that its potential in pharmaceuticals and treatments be maximised by Australian researchers and industry. This project looks at how patent regulation can be improved to meet these national interests.Read moreRead less