Rangelands include all those environments where natural ecological processes predominate and where values and benefits are based primarily on natural resources. They are areas which have not been intensively developed for primary production. The rangelands of the semi-arid and arid zones cover approximately 75 per cent of the Australian continent and equate broadly with the ‘Outback’. However, rangelands also occur in higher rainfall areas where limitations other than rainfall restrict use to management of the natural landscape.
The Australian Rangeland Society aims to promote the science and art of rangeland management and to foster dialogue between all those with related interests, both nationally and internationally. A full statement of the Society’s objectives may found in the Articles and Memorandum of Association.
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2015 Conference Papers Uploaded
The papers from the 18th Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference held in Alice Springs in April 2015 are now available on this website.
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Video- proposal for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
A series of video trailers has been produced to support a proposal from Mongolia for an International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists.
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Range Management Newsletter moves to open online-access
From the November edition, the Range Management Newsletter will be available as an open online-access publication to promote wider use of this resource. The Range Management Newsletter Only membership category will cease.
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