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Worldwide, the semi-arid grazing and cropping regions are being subjected to severe overuse. Australian semi-arid regions have been cleared on a vast scale for marginal cropping. Grazing land has been overused and shows widespread signs of vegetation and soil degradation. Ecological realism on land capability based on objective condition monitoring, is essential to land management if sustainable production is to be achieved. The Land Care Movement can markedly influence this achievement. The margins of semi-arid cropland and the application of ecologically-based animal stocking rates require attention in several States. Drought assistance policy requires amendment to safeguard natural pastures. Lease covenants have a potentially central role to play in land administration.
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Roberts, B.R. (1991). The role of land use planning in semi-arid areas. In: Henderson-Sellers, A., Pitman, A.J. (eds) Vegetation and climate interactions in semi-arid regions. Advances in vegetation science, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3264-0_2
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