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The Barkindji Biosphere is the initiative of a partnership of not-for-profit
organisations specialising in conservation, research and education.
Important links are being made with government agencies in both Victoria
and New South Wales with responsibility for environmental planning and
sustainable development. The designation of the Barkindji Biosphere
will in many ways support the strategic objectives of the Mallee Catchment
Management Authority, the Lower Murray Catchment Management Board and
the Murray Darling Basin Commission, and policy directions of the Commonwealth,
New South Wales and Victorian governments in relation to protecting
biodiversity and developing sustainable communities.
The Australian
Inland Botanic Gardens Inc. was established in 1984 as a community
organisation with 400 members and 60 very active volunteers. The AIBG
has demonstrated a can-do attitude that will be emulated in developing
the Biosphere Reserve. It is envisaged that a division of the AIBG will
support the coordinating body for the Biosphere Reserve, which will
take advice from a small, skills-based Advisory Board drawn from the
partner organisations and other experts.
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