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Round one National MBI Pilot Programme

Eleven pilot projects were funded under the $5 million first round of the National MBI Pilot Program through to 2006. The projects trialled a range of market-based incentives (MBIs) in several of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality’s (NAPSWQ) 21 priority regions.

Evaluations and review

The following documents evaluate and review the National MBI Pilot Program:

Evaluation of Round One of the Market Based Instrument Pilot Program (August 2005) Evaluates Round 1 of the MBI Pilot Programme in which 11 pilots were selected from five different states.
Investigating new approaches - A Guide to the National Market-Based Instruments Pilots Program (June 2002) Explores a number of new approaches to addressing natural resource management and environmental problems across Australia. These approaches include the further development and practical application of MBIs.
Investigating new approaches - A Review of Natural Resource Management Pilots and Programs in Australia that Use Market-based Instruments (June 2002) Review of conceptual work, pilot schemes and MBI program undertaken in Australia. The paper does not contain a comprehensive list of MBI programs but offers a summarry of 24 of the MBI programs.

Round 1

Who is involved

International programs

National programs

State and territory programs

Regional and catchment programs

MBI types in action