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2022 Nuffield Scholarships now open

Nuffield Scholarships offer successful applicants a $30,000 bursary to study leading-edge global agriculture. Applications for the 2022 round of scholarships are now open.

International Rangeland Congress, Adelaide 2025- call for volunteers

Australia, through the Australian Rangeland Society, will be hosting the 2025 International Rangeland Congress in Adelaide. The Organizing Committee is seeking volunteers for Sub-committee and Secretariat roles to facilitate the development of this important event.

DCQ-ARS NRM in the Rangelands Conference, Longreach, October 2021

Desert Channels Queensland and the Australian Rangeland Society are excited to be hosting the “NRM in the Rangelands Conference – shaping our future”, 4th – 8th October 2021 in Longreach, Queensland.

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.

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.

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.

PhD opportunity for the Method to Market Project

A PhD opportunity currently exists for participation in the biodiversity component of the Method to Market Project, a large inter-disciplinary program jointly funded by MLA and the Queensland Government departments of DAF and DES seeking to demonstrate links between the method of production and sustaining natural capital.

ARS Covid-19 Response for Members

The Australian Rangeland Society Council has decided to offer a discount on membership fees for any current members who have been significantly financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new ARS Award: The Award of Excellence in Rangeland Management

The new Award of Excellence in Rangeland Management will recognise people who have made or are making a significant contribution to rangeland management, across biophysical, economic, social and governance domains.

Nuffield Scholarships Open Now

Applications for the 2021 Nuffield Scholarship program are now open. Each scholarship is valued at $30,000, and with 20 on offer in 2021, the application period will run until Friday, 11 September 2020. Interviews will take place across September and October.

Rangeland Journal Virtual Issue Available Free

The Australian Rangeland Society and CSIRO Publishing has released a new virtual issue of The Rangeland Journal, titled Rangeland Dynamics and State and Transition models: an Enduring Conceptual and Practical Framework. It is available free until end of August

Redevelopment of the ARS website

The ARS website has recently been redeveloped. There are implications for members, who need to update their passwords to the Members Area. Publication of the Range Management Newsletter and activation of the subscriptions systems have been delayed but will be addressed shortly.

CSIRO Publishing-The Rangeland Journal Prizes

At the biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, CSIRO Publishing and The Rangeland Journal jointly sponsor prizes for the Best Poster and the Best Oral Presentation for work relevant to the interests and scope of the journal.
Posters and oral papers presented at the 2019 Conference were assessed by the society’s publishing committee, comprising the Editor-in-Chief of the journal and their nominees. Winners were announced at the close of the conference

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists Initiative

The UN General Assembly announced the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. Several global organizations are collaborating to create an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists to highlight the importance of combating rangeland desertification, land degradation, and drought and promoting sustainable pastoralism.

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