Project Information
Project Updates
Project in Progress Fact Sheet
The project in progress fact sheet aims to alert those who may have an interest in the project that the research is being undertaken.
Annual Report 2007
Works in Progress
Practice Change Planning Framework
This presents a cycle of key questions for a regional NRM organisation to consider when planning their investment in NRM practice change. It focuses on the people element of change – understanding the key stakeholders and designing, implementing and adapting programs that can be most effective in fostering change. It may be used on its own, built into your existing planning processes or used together with program logic. This framework is being developed, tested and refined through this project.
NRM Program Logic
Program logic is a valuable, widely used tool both for planning and for monitoring and evaluation. This fact sheet outlines a program logic tailored for NRM. Regional NRM bodies have found it particularly relevent for programs that involve NRM practice change. The fact sheet outlines the framework, steps in developing a program logic and links with the NRM practice change planning framework. A template is also available in word format.
NRM Practice Change Planning Process
This process provides a step-wise approach to planning for practice change in programs or projects within a regional NRM context. It uses both the practice change planning framework and program logic to draw on team knowledge and new work to ensure that the ‘people’ elements of change are carefully considered.
Community Engagement in NRM
This tool can be used at any stage where engagement with the community is sought such as in developing regional plans, planning the start or implementation of a new program or project. It has four parts:
1. Stocktake of existing approaches;
2. Clarifying the purpose and context for community engagement;
3. Understanding stakeholders and participation; and
4. Planning community engagement.
Strategic Review
This tool is designed for reflective review of past investments.
It presents a matrix to consider and document the planning processes used and the outcomes achieved as they relate to each question in the NRM Practice Change Planning Framework.
Understanding Your Stakeholders
A stakeholder profile can be used to undertaken to describe in detail the characterisitics of each stakeholder group. Gaining a good understanding of your stakeholders can help you to improve the relevance and appeal of programs you design as well as to manage expectations and pressures.
A first step is to identify who your stakeholders are and to group these according to relevant segments. The fact sheet Stakeholder Identification & Segmentation provides a process for doing this. It suggests that most broadly, stakeholders of regional NRM bodies can be considered in terms of "Investors", "Resource Managers", "Policy Influencers" and "Partners" with further segmentation in each of these sectors appropriate.
Once you have a list of stakeholders, it is then helpful assess the attitudes and influence of these stakeholders. This can help in understanding the influences of stakeholder group and the affects this may have. An editable version of the template is available for this tool.
Some stakeholders have a direct influence on budget decisions and this can be mapped using the tool Influence Mapping: Budget.
Understanding of stakeholders can be further assisted through completing a Social and Economic Profile.
Supporting Regional NRM Implementation Groups
This guide provides an outline of some of the different types of groups that regional NRM bodies work with, some strategies for supporting them, the benefits and risks of these strategies and some key challenges that may be faced. An indication of the costs involved is also included. It is based on input from Fitzroy Basin Association, Desert Channels Queensland, South Coast NRM and NRM North.
Supporting regional NRM implementation groups
Forum Proceedings
Forum Report February 2008
Photos from the 2008 Forum
NRM Practice Change Project - overview and update presentation
Capacity building and NRM regions - presentation & paper
Please note that enhancement comments in the resilience paper regarding facilitators are proposals only and may not apply to the new program.
Land and Water Australia's Participatory Research Focus - presentation
Strategic Planning Issue Filter - Hawkesbury Nepean's presentation
A new approach in Victoria - West Gippsland CMA's presentation
How our Region uses Program Logic - Lachlan CMA's presentation
Forum Report May 2007
The focus of this forum was to share ideas on some of the key factors influencing regional NRM and practice change. This report describes the agenda and discussions held at the forum.
Papers & Presentations
Phase 1 Reports
Making Successful Investments in NRM Practice Change Final Report
This was a study to distil the learnings from investment in capacity building for NRM, the development of regional catchment plans and the impact of these activities and investments on the condition of Australia’s land and water resources.
The Southern Rivers Region Final Report
This focus of this report is engaging stakholders in Regional NRM Practice Change in the Southern Rivers region of New South Wales.
The North East Victoria Region Final Report
This focus of this report is engaging stakholders in Regional NRM Practice Change in the North East of Victoria.
The Southern Gulf Catchments Final Report
This focus of this report is engaging stakholders in Regional NRM Practice Change in the Southern Gulf Catchments of Queensland.
The Southern Gulf Catchments Final Report