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What is landcare? |
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Landcare is many things to many people. There have been a number of definitions and histories developed as landcare has developed. Many of them can be found on the links to other landcare pages. This page tries to encapsulate the concept of landcare in context through the eyes of practioners. If you know of a definition or short history which contextualises the concept of landcare, please email it to us for consideration. If you wish to use any of the material below, as a courtesy, please contact the author or us before doing so. |
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Landcare is essentially the community taking action on natural resources and sustainability, based on the ethic that the land (& associated resources) is our responsibility to care for, for the generations that are to follow. Gordon Brown 1998 |
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What does a Landcare group look like? It is a group of local people regardless of gender, race, age, whether farmer, forester, environmentalist, industrialist, miner or city dweller. A group made up of people with diverse backgrounds but the same basic ethic, caring
for our land, our bush, our water our cities and leaving them all in a better condition than when we received them.A group of volunteers who get together to "get their hands dirty" undertaking local action to address
local challenges. They identify their challenges, they find the best information they can to address the issues, they plan for integrated action across those issues and foremostly, they take action. They are
independent and can adapt the landcare ethic to their situation in the way that is most appropriate to their circumstances. Over other likeminded groups, landcare groups have one distinct advantage, these groups are
all known by the same name, landcare. A name which draws people from all ends of the spectrum, farmer to environmentalist, city slicker to rancher and identifies them as willing to work together, to take action despite
their differences. A name which identifies a community groundswell which has moved Australians, and is moving many people in other nations, as a whole toward a sustainable conservation ethic for their own good and for
future generations. James McKee as part of a talk at the United Nations CSD 2004 |
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