unit 3 - AOS 2 Flashcards

relationships with Australian environments in the past decade

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what is custodianship?

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Custodianship is the responsibility of taking care of or protecting something

Indigenous Australians have practiced custodianship for many years, leading to a having very strong cultural connections with the land

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what is kinship?

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kinship is an Indigenous persons relationship and responsibilities to other people, to their country and to the natural resources.

Their kinship with country reflects their beliefs that their ancestors make us every atom of the land, deepening their care and responsibility for the land

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what are the first steps to gaining formal recognition in vic?

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right people
right country
capability
decision making
incorporation

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right people

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groups need to demonstrate that they are inclusive and representative of all traditional owners interests and rights to country

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right country

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groups need to demonstrate a connection to a defined area of country, agreeing on boundaries with neighbours

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capability

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groups need to have the organisational capability to sustainably manage the legal responsibilities that flow with formal recognition

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decision making

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groups need to have agreed decision-making processes in place

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incorporation

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groups need to appoint a corporation to act for them under the corporations act - Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander - 2006

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what are the three acts that groups can be recognised under

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state gov - RAP - Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006

state gov - Traditional Owner settlement Act 2010

federal gov - native title act 1993

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what is a RAP

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a registered aboriginal party, they are responsible for managing all land, water, and aboriginal cultural heritage within their appointed area

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what are the three types of contemporary relationships

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conservation, recreation and economic

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conservation

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the preservation, protection, management or restoration of natural resources, areas or objects of cultural significance

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c - perceptions

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viewing the land as a museum, something that needs to be protected and cared for

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c - interactions

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revegetation, erosion control, habitat restoration

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c - impacts

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stables soil through revegetation, improve biodiversity, encourage human visitation by managing a park

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recreation

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past times that are a diversion from day to day routines, passive or active activities that provide relaxation, enjoyment or fitness

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r - perceptions

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viewing the land as a gymnasium, something that can be used to have fun

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r - interactions

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hiking, fishing, surfing, snow sports,

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r - impacts

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erosion and rubbish through high visitation, need for amenities, encourages visitation, which improves health and wellbeing which can lead to conservation interactions

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economic

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based upon the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services - motivations linked directly to an economic benefit

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e - perceptions

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viewing the land as a resource, utilising it to make a profit

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e - interactions

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agriculture, tours, forestry, commercial fishing

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e - impacts

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long term damage, increased erosion, loss of topsoil salinity, loss of biodiversity, can lead to greater care for the environment as it needs to regenerate

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specific example - conservation

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culling of samba deer
leads to decreased amount of soil compaction due to less hard-hooved animals

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specific example - recreation

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hiking
leads to increased rubbish and erosion due to high visitation
need for amenities

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specific example - economic

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agriculture - gleneladale flats
leads to loss of biodiversity and habitat fragmentation

27
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what is a conflict?

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a conflict is a disagreement, a serious incompatibility between two or more opinions, typically on how the environment should be used

28
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methods

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actions taken to try and influence a decision

adapts a range of methods to influence the decision making process

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method - petitions

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a - easy to conduct and tend to gain a lot of support
d - people sign having little knowledge about the issue so unless numbers are huge they have little impact

30
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methods - use of prominent people

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a - people look up to prominent people, will replicate their behaviour
d - people many not trust what they are saying

31
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methods - gathering evidence

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a - shows the level of understanding and provides the community with a well rounded view
d - quite time consuming

32
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methods - convened community meetings

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a - members of the community are able to ask questions and become more informed
d - meetings are often poorly attended

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processes

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must occur to find some kind of resolution

34
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processes - community consultation

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a - provides opportunity for all views to be heard, promotes ability for compromise
d - may be very time consuming and no agreement found

35
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processes - legislation

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a - a clear decision can be made
d - creates a win - lose situation

36
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processes - management plans

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a - they can confine impacts to a certain area, enabling efficient management
d - can create a conflict between user groups, if one is excluded from their activities

37
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specific example - commercial logging against

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central high lands
proposal to great a national park
Victorian national Parks Association(VNPA)
great Forest National Park working group
stance - would safeguard the habitats of endangered species and protect the environments
petitions and prominent people
community consultation
no resolve

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specific example - commercial logging for

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central high lands
proposal to great a national park
Victorian forestry industry
some recreational interest groups
stance - state forests should remain, keep the industry open, prevent a loss of jobs
gathering evidence and convened community meetings
community consultation
no resolve

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Australian Liberal Party

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right
economic sided, little to no interest in the environment

40
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Australian Labor Party

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centre left
kind of equal beliefs

41
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Australian Greens Party

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left
very environmentally focused

42
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stance on greenhouse gas emission - Liberal

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net zero by 2050, through technologies not taxes
reduce emissions 26 to 28 percent by 2030

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stance on greenhouse gas emission - Labor

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net zero buy 2050
reduce emissions by 43% by 2030

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stance on greenhouse gas emission - Greens

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net zero by 2035 or sooner

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stance on renewable energy - Liberal

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throw some money at money - invested 40 billion

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stance on renewable energy - Labor

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penetration to grow to 82% by 2030

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stance on renewable energy - Greens

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rapid transition to 100%
replace every coal fired power plant in the country by 2030 to deal with climate change

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influence on p.i.i if liberal

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p - perceptions will not change, view environment as an unlimited resource
I - interactions will also not alter or will slightly alter.
I - impacts will stay negative, but slightly go positive

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influence on p.i.i if labor

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p - perceptions will slightly alter will border a museum and resource outlook
I - interactions may change to be more conservation
I - if interactions altered more positive impacts

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influence on p.i.i if greens

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p - perception will be that the environment is a museum and needs to be looked after
I - interactions will be very conservation based to preserve the environment
I - impacts will typically be positive at a way to improve the environment

51
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what is a debate?

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conversation about a topic or issue, typically two opposing sides

52
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what is climate change?

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refers to a change in climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere

53
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climate sceptics

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believe it has nothing to do with human activities, the earth has naturally warmed and cooled for thousands of years

54
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climate scientists

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believe it is directly or in directly related to human activities

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two main sides to climate change debate

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  1. those that see it as a human influenced change
  2. those who see it as natural
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sceptics - perceptions

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hold the perception that it is a natural process, the earth has cooled and warmed for thousands of years

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sceptics - interactions

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interactions will not change as they do not believe it is not attributed to their interactions

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sceptics - impacts

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they will believe their impacts are not negative or harming the environment

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scientists - perceptions

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hold the belief that it is directly attributed to human activities

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scientists - interactions

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interactions will be altered to limit the amount of fossil fuels used

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scientists - impacts

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typically posititive, will be trying to limit the amount of emissions put into the environment