A content-rich celebration of an important knowledge legacy An opportunity to reflect, and to distil key lessons and insights: - about important knowledge gaps that remain - about how best to fill such knowledge gaps A ‘message in a bottle’ for future research investment

1. Managing Australian landscapes and natural resources — design principles for intelligent research investment Andrew Campbell Triple Helix Consulting

3. For more information e.g. The Getting of Knowledge Paddock to Plate Policy Propositions for Sustainable Food Systems & Background Paper Powerful Choices: towards a biofuel economy with Barney Foran Climate Change Primer for regional NRM Managing Australian Soils www.triplehelix.com.au

6. Climate The core problem: population & carbon emissions Source: WBCSD & IUCN 2008; Harvard Medical School 2008

10. But maybe we ain’t seen nothin yet….

13. Resource Degradation

21. Water, energy, and GDP from Proust, Dovers, Foran, Newell, Steffen & Troy (2007) Energy & GDP Water & GDP Water and energy have historically been closely coupled with GDP in Australia Our challenge now is to radically reduce the energy, carbon and water-intensity of our economy

25. “ Carbon plus” wool, beef and sheep meat

27. Transition to carbon-neutral, energy-positive rural landscapes

28. Forestry integrated with farming vs replacing farming

29. Forestry integrated with farming vs replacing farming

41. Take home messages

42. For more information e.g. The Getting of Knowledge Paddock to Plate Policy Propositions for Sustainable Food Systems & Background Paper Powerful Choices: towards a biofuel economy with Barney Foran Climate Change Primer for regional NRM Managing Australian Soils www.triplehelix.com.au