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The report Mechanisms for Biodiversity Conservation on Private Land (external link) is available for download on the DSE website. It looks at different policy tools for enhancing biodiversity values on private land and describes the state of play in terms of Victoria's current biodiversity, the importance of biodiversity to the community and analyses issues that confront policy makers in attempting to tackle the problems of biodiversity degradation. The report also covers the advantages and disadvantages of different policy mechanisms for biodiversity maintenance, including regulation, voluntary agreements, covenants, land purchase, auctions for conservation contracts, tax incentives, and government-assisted community programs.
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This series of ten brochures on the DSE website describes major biodiversity management issues for rivers and streams (external link). Each brochure outlines the source of the issue, its effect on the ecosystem and what can be done to reverse the impact. Brochures cover: changes to natural flow patterns; changes to temperature patterns; changes to riparian vegetation; sedimentation of rivers and streams; instream barriers; introducing fish outside their natural range; changes to river channels, and removal of woody debris.

A downloadable copy of a Discussion paper on Biodiversity in Agriculture and Agroforestry (external link) is available on the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) website (external link).

SOE Biodiversity Theme Report (external link) - information and downloadable documents prepared for State of the Environment (SOE) 2001 reporting - on the Department of the Environment and Heritage website. Includes information on the impact of agriculture on conservation land in Australia.

Biodiversity Action Planning is a structured approach to identifying priorities and mapping significant areas for native biodiversity conservation at the landscape and Bioregional scales. Information about Biodiversity Action Planning (external link) is presented on the DSE website and includes a downloadable overview document. Draft Biodiversity Action Plans will also be available soon.
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The guidebook 'How to plan wildlife landscapes - a guide for community organisations' (external link) further explains these concepts for community organisations and interested individuals, and is available for download on the DSE website.

Information on the Living Systems Project is available on the DSE website (external link). The Living Systems Project aims to help farm families and private agribusiness benefit from the contribution native biodiversity can make towards the ecological sustainability of their farm business and lifestyle. The website provides a Living Systems Resource Kit (external link) for educators and facilitators.

A Native Biodiversity Resource Kit (external link) is available on-line from the DSE website. This provides a consistent and practical method that farmers can use to assess and manage native