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| The Planning Institute of Australia | |
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The Planning Institute of Australia is the peak body representing professions involved in planning Australia’s cities, towns, regions and places. The Institute brings together professionals and organisations with a shared interest in 'the community, and the education, research and practices relating to the planned use of land, its associated systems, and of the natural and built environmental, social and economic impacts and implications of the use of land'. | |
| Waterwatch | |
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Waterwatch is a national, community-based network that engages communities in monitoring the health of waterways and catchments. Waterwatch builds the capacity of communities to monitor water quality and aquatic ecosystems. Each year, the network of over 130 Waterwatch coordinators involve around 50000 people nationally in ongoing monitoring programs to inform catchment management and monitor the impacts of on-ground actions. Waterwatch works through partnerships with government, community and industry. | |
| Australian Institute of Agricultral Science and Technology | |
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The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (AIAST) is Australia's leading membership body for professionals working in agriculture and natural resource management (NRM). AIAST is committed to advancing the profession and the application of science and technology for the sustainable development of agriculture and NRM in Australia. The AIAST has launched AgCredited™, a new national accreditation scheme for professionals involved in agriculture and natural resource management. AgCredited™ acknowledges individual's professional competencies providing confidence to end users that accredited professionals have been assessed in line with it's rigorous program. For futher information please see our website at www.aiast.com.au. | |
| National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering (NCCOE) | |
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The NCCOE is a specialist committee within Engineers Australia. Its objective is to advance the science and art of coastal and ocean engineering throughout the general engineering profession and the community, by such means as facilitating initial and continuing education, assisting in relevant tertiary course accreditation, encouraging and setting priorities for research, ensuring the availability of technical standards, encouraging good coastal and ocean engineering practice, providing a forum and a network for the exchange of views and experience, formulating policy for Engineers Australia in the coastal and ocean area, fostering interaction between the profession and the public on technical and social issues. It sponsors a biennial Coasts and Ports conference and publishes guidelines on such topics as response to climate change. | |
| Marine Coastal Community Network (MCCN) | |
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The Marine Coastal Community Network (MCCN) help build community, industry and government support for marine and coastal biodiversity, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. The MCCN is a not for profit network with a national focus. MCCN aims to: inform, involve and connect community interests, the three spheres of government and industry to facilitate positive outcomes for the conservation of marine biodiversity and ecological processes, and the ecologically sustainable use of Australia’s marine and coastal environments. | |
| Australian Society of Agronomy |
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The Australian Society of Agronomy is the professional body for agronomists in Australia. It has more than 400 active members drawn from government, universities, research organisations and the private sector. |
| Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics | |
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ANZSEE is the Australasian chapter of the International Society for Ecological Economics. Recognising that economies are embedded and dependent upon the ecosphere, it is the mandate of ANZSEE, in conjunction with ISEE, to encourage scientific research on the integration of economics, ecology and related disciplines, and to promote the general understanding of the results of that research through education, policy analysis, communication and other appropriate means. | |
| Australian Rangeland Society | |
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The Australian Rangeland Society is an independent and non-aligned association whose members wish to see that the rangelands are used in a sustainable fashion for any purpose commensurate within their innate capacity. | |
| Australian Systematic Botany Society | |
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The Australian Systematic Botany Society (ASBS) is an incorporated association of over 300 people with professional or amateur interest in botany. The aim of the Society is to promote the study of plant systematics. | |
| Australian Society for Fish Biology | |
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The objectives of the Society are to promote research, education and management of fish and fisheries in Australia and to provide a forum for the exchange of information. | |

