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Organization
(date established)
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Mandate
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Upward accountability
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Downward accountability
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Key sources of expertise
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Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority (1997)
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Natural resource management
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Board of Directors appointed by Minister for Environment and Water in the
Victoria State Government
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Through three subcatchment committees, each with eight community
representatives, and indirectly through stakeholder projects
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CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
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Ecomuseum Kristianstads Vattenrike (1989)
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Environmental and cultural aspects of catchment management
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Municipality of Kristianstad
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Issues networks and co-management relationships with stakeholder
groups
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Knowledgeable local stewards and associations
Lund, Kristianstad, and Stockholm Universities; WWF Sweden; Museum of
National History
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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (1975)
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Management of the park for multiple uses
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Australian Government,
World Heritage Commission
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GBR Consultative Committee,
10 local marine advisory committees,
high public interest
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Reef Cooperative Research Centre,
James Cook University, the Australian Institute of Marine Science,
the University of Queensland, and Australian National University
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South Florida Water Management District (1972)
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Operation of canals and levees, restoration of ecosystems, and disaster
management
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Federal agencies,
governing board,
Florida legislature
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Mass media, user groups, and the public monitor performance closely
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Many universities, federal and state agencies, consulting firms, and
NGOs
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Chisabisi Cree Trappers Associations (1985)
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Management of caribou hunt
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Governing board under James Bay Agreement,
elders
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Hunters, caribou
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Traditional knowledge of elders and younger hunters
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