Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170101480

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170101480

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Global extent of degraded farm lands and their conservation potential. This project aims to map uncontested lands worldwide and assess their potential contribution to global conservation. Globally the area of agricultural land is shrinking due to environmental degradation, market changes and social trends. In the last 15 years, the area of Australia’s pasture lands steeply declined. Although expensive, restoring degraded lands no longer used for agriculture should offer economic opportunities, help mitigate climate change and involve minimal social or political opposition. The outcome will identify the extent and location of uncontested lands and provide a framework for deciding how best to invest in their regeneration.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-03-2017

End Date: 30-07-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $370,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Agricultural Economics | Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) | Environmental Science and Management | Conservation and Biodiversity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rehabilitation of Degraded Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Land Management | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Agricultural Economics | Conservation and Biodiversity | Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) | Environmental Science and Management | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Land Management | Rehabilitation of Degraded Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments

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