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15. Role of Urban-Based <strong>conservation</strong> Groups<br />
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~her=3&: a need to encourage <strong>conservation</strong> groups to promote <strong>soil</strong><br />
conse*-%ion as a community-wide issue in which consumers should<br />
suppo%ti-~broducers in maintaining l<strong>and</strong> resources while producing<br />
wealth for the nation.<br />
V. LEGISLATION, REGULATION AND CONTROL<br />
1. National Conservation Strateav<br />
The framework offered by the National Conservation Strategy<br />
should be used as a basis for rational development <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>conservation</strong> in all States. This strategy, although still only<br />
developed in general terms is Australia's first attempt to<br />
formulate a national perspective on meeting the simultaneous<br />
goals of conserving resources <strong>and</strong> planning for balanced<br />
development.<br />
2. Definins L<strong>and</strong>holders' Riahts in Terms of Public<br />
Interest<br />
Legislation at federal <strong>and</strong> state level should limit the rights<br />
of users of leasehold <strong>and</strong> freehold l<strong>and</strong> to l<strong>and</strong> use which ,meets<br />
the criteria of the longer term public interest. In the-same<br />
way as urban <strong>and</strong> industrial zoning limits uses of non-rural<br />
l<strong>and</strong>, the zoning of crop <strong>and</strong> pastoral l<strong>and</strong> should prevent the<br />
reduction of l<strong>and</strong> potential through exploitation beyond the<br />
capability of the l<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Rural Impact Studies<br />
Agricultural development should be subject to environmental<br />
impact studies similar to those made m<strong>and</strong>atory for mining <strong>and</strong><br />
industry. In this way, the clearing of unsuitable l<strong>and</strong> could be<br />
prevented <strong>and</strong> permanent pastoral or forestry production could be<br />
ensured. By such studies, the increasingly strong community<br />
view that double st<strong>and</strong>ards are being applied to agriculture <strong>and</strong><br />
mining, could be positively recognised.<br />
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4. _+!SazsBort for Trustees of Community Resources<br />
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Legi-on, policy <strong>and</strong> procedures should be developed to<br />
estam& the l<strong>and</strong>holders prime responsibility for l<strong>and</strong>care.<br />
The same legislation should make provision for realistic<br />
financial <strong>and</strong> technical support for l<strong>and</strong>holders in their clearly<br />
defined role as trustees of the community's natural resources.<br />
5. Prevention of Loss of Asricultural L<strong>and</strong> to other Uses<br />
Early action is required to formulate <strong>and</strong> implement l<strong>and</strong> zoning<br />
to prevent the loss of good agricultural l<strong>and</strong> to non-productive<br />
uses. The estimated 450 ha per day presently lost from<br />
agricultural use could be significantly reduced by sufficient<br />
political will to protect such l<strong>and</strong> for permanent rural<br />
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production.