National MBI forum 2011

National MBI Forum 2011

The Designer Carrots program hosted the highly successful National MBI Forum at University House in Canberra on 28 July 2011. The free forum investigated the implications and future application of market-based instruments in natural resource management in Australia.

The forum included a mix of presentations and facilitated panels and was an excellent opportunity for those involved in MBIs to come together to share ideas and assess the future direction of MBIs in Australia.

Please read the National MBI Forum wrap-up article.

Watch and listen to all National MBI Forum presentations, available in both PowerPoint and audio.

The forum hosted market-based instruments experts from across Australia, including:

Patrick O’Connor—O’Connor NRM Pty Ltd
Dr Stuart Whitten—CSIRO
Jim Binney—Marsden Jacob Associates
Michelle Butler—Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment
Eliza Murray—Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Julian Gorman—Charles Darwin University.

Key topics included:

• Carbon markets and their implications for regional Australia
• Environmental Stewardship Program—where we have been and where we are going
• Involvement of Traditional Owners in use of MBIs in regional NRM
• What scope is there for private investment in ecosystem services markets?
• Farmer’s views and experiences on the use of MBIs and the agriculture sector’s capacity to participate in ecosystem services markets.

View the full program.