Social acceptability of a duty of care for biodiversity

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-17

  Earl, G ^a   Curtis, A ^a   Allan, C ^a   McDonald, S ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biodiversity; Duty of care; Policy instruments; Regional catchment management; Social acceptability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; COMPLIANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77951172747     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2010.9725244     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Ajzen, I., 2005. Attitudes, personality and behaviour, 2nd edn, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England:Open University Press.
2. ANEDO (Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices). 2009. Submission to the 10 year review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Sydney:ANEDO.
3. Barr, N. F., Wilkinson, R., and Karunaratne, K., 2005. Understanding rural Victoria, Melbourne:Department of Primary Industries.
4. Bates, G., 2001. A duty of care for the protection of biodiversity on land, consultancy report to the Productivity Commission Canberra:AusInfo.
5. Bates, G., 2006. Environmental Law in Australia, 6th edn, Sydney:Butterworths.
6. Binning, C., and Young, M., 1997. Motivating people:using management agreements to conserve remnant vegetation, Paper 1/97, National R&D Program on rehabilitation, management and conservation of remnant vegetation Canberra:Department of the Environment and Heritage.
7. Bonyhady, T., 2000. “ An Australian public trust ”. In Environmental history and policy:still settling Australia, Edited by:Dovers, S., 258–272. Melbourne:Oxford University Press.
8. Bradsen, J., 2000. “ Soil conservation:history, law and learning ”. In Environmental history and policy:still settling Australia, Edited by:Dovers, S., 273–298. Melbourne:Oxford University Press.
9. Carruthers, G., and Vanclay, F., 2007. Enhancing the social content of environmental management systems in Australian agriculture. International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 6 (3):326–340.
10. CCMA (Corangamite Catchment Management Authority). 2003. Corangamite regional catchment strategy, Colac, Victoria:CCMA.
11. Cocklin, C., Mautner, N., and Dibden, J., 2007. Public policy, private landholders:perspectives on policy mechanisms for sustainable land management. Journal of Environmental Management, 85 (4):986–998.
12. Coglianese, C., Nash, J., and Olmstead, T., Performance and regulation:a conceptual overview. May132002, Washington, DC. in Proceedings of the Regulatory Policy Program workshop Performance-based regulation prospects and limitations in health, safety and environmental protection
13. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Coglianese, C., and Kagan, R. A., 2007. “ Introduction ”. In Regulation and regulatory processes, Edited by:Coglianese, C., and Kagan, R. A., xixxxviAldershot, England:Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
14. Cork, S. J., Sattler, P., and Alexandra, J., 2006. Biodiversity, theme commentary prepared for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee Canberra:Department of the Environment and Heritage. viewed 18 February 2010http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/commentaries/biodiversity/pubs/biodiversity.pdf
15. Curtis, A., 2000. Landcare:approaching the limits of voluntary action. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 7:19–27.
16. Curtis, A., Byron, I., and MacKay, J., 2005. Integrating socioeconomic and biophysical data to underpin collaborative watershed management. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 41:549–563.
17. Curtis, A., Cooke, P., McDonald, S., and Mendham, E., 2006. Corangamite Region social benchmarking survey 2006, Report no. 30 Albury, New South Wales:Institute for Land Water and Society, Charles Sturt University.
18. Curtis, A., Lucas, D., Nurse, M., and Skeen, M., 2008a. Achieving NRM outcomes through voluntary action:lessons from Landcare, Melbourne:Department of Sustainability and Environment.
19. Curtis, A., McDonald, S., Mendham, E., and Sample, R., 2008b. Understanding the social drivers for natural resource management in the Wimmera region, Report no. 46 Albury, New South Wales:Institute for Land Water and Society, Charles Sturt University.
20. Davies, B. B., and Hodge, I., 2006. ‘Farmers’ preferences for new environmental policy instruments:determining the acceptability of cross compliance for biodiversity benefits. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 57 (3):393–414.
21. Dillman, D. A., 1979. Mail and telephone surveys:the total design method, New York:Wiley.
22. DSE (Department of Sustainability and Environment). 2008a. Native vegetation net gain accounting first approximation report, Melbourne:DSE.
23. DSE (Department of Sustainability and Environment). 2008b. Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change:green paper, Melbourne:Government of Victoria.
24. Earl, G. E., Curtis, A., and Allan, C., in press. Towards a duty of care for biodiversity. Environmental Management.
25. Farrier, D., 1995. “ Policy instruments for conserving biodiversity on private land ”. In Conserving biodiversity:threats and solutions, Edited by:Bradstock, J., Auld, T. D., Keith, D. A., Kingsford, R. T., Lunney, D., and Sivertson, D. P., 337–359. Chipping Norton, NSW:Surrey Beatty.
26. Gardner, A., The duty of care for sustainable land management. 17th Annual National Environmental Law Conference. pp. 1–23. Canberra:National Environmental Law Association.
27. Gunningham, N., and Grabosky, P., 1998. Smart regulation:designing environmental policy, Oxford:Oxford University Press.
28. Harrington, C., Curtis, A., and Black, R., 2008. Locating communities in natural resource management. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 10:199–215.
29. Howe, G. T., Shindler, B. A., Cashore, B., Hansen, E., Lach, D., and Armstrong, W., 2005. Public influences on plantation forestry. Journal of Forestry, 103:90–94.
30. HRSCEH (House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Heritage). 2001. Public good conservation:our challenge for the 21st century, Canberra:Commonwealth of Australia.
31. Industry Commission. 1998. A full repairing lease:inquiry into ecologically sustainable land management, Industry Commission Report no. 60 Canberra:AGPS.
32. Lyster, R., Lipman, Z., Franklin, N., Wiffen, G., and Pearson, L., 2009. Environmental and planning law in New South Wales, 2nd edn, Sydney:The Federation Press.
33. Martin, P., and Verbeek, M., 2006. Sustainability strategy, Sydney:The Federation Press.
34. Martin, P., Bartel, R., Sinden, J., Gunningham, N., and Hannam, I., 2007. Developing a good regulatory practice model for environmental regulations impacting on farmers, Surry Hills, New South Wales:Australian Farm Institute.
35. McGrath, C., 2006. “ Review of the EPBC Act ”. In 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee, Canberra:Department of the Environment and Heritage. paper prepared, viewed 18 February 2010http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/emerging/epbc-act/index.html
36. Pannell, D. J., 2005. Someone has to pay. any volunteers? Voluntary versus regulatory approaches to environmental protection in agricultural landscapes of Australia, Perth:CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity.
37. Pannell, D. J., Marshall, G. R., Barr, N., Curtis, A., Vanclay, F., and Wilkinson, R., 2006. Understanding and promoting adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 46:1407–1424.
38. Preston, B., Role of public interest environmental litigation. the Environmental Defender's Office national conference on public interest environmental law in Australia. May132005. Sydney:Customs House. viewed 18 February 2010http://www.edo.org.au/edonsw/site/pdf/2005conf/preston.pdf
39. Shindler, B., Brunson, M. W., and Stankey, G. H., 2002. Social acceptability of forest conditions and management practices:a problem analysis Portland, Oregon, USA US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
40. Stankey, G. H., and Shindler, B. A., 2006. Formation of social acceptability judgments and their implications for management of rare and little-known species. Conservation Biology, 20:28–37.
41. VAGO (Victorian Auditor-General's Office). 2009. Administration of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, Melbourne:VAGO.
42. VRO (Victorian Resources Online). 2008. Bioregions of Victoria, Melbourne:Department of Primary Industries. viewed 17 November 2008http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/Vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/biodiversity_bioregions_vic
43. WCMA (Wimmera Catchment Management Authority). 2003. Wimmera regional catchment strategy, Horsham, Victoria:WCMA.