Landcare is a response to the land degradation crisis facing Australia and is both a community process and a government policy. `Landcare' is a contested term with different meanings being placed on it by individuals and groups from different places with different levels of power and local knowledge. A key concept of Landcare is forming partnerships, which are also seen in very different terms by various Landcare stakeholders. Landcare places great value on local environmental knowledge and senses of place. The achievements of Landcare in facilitating cultural change are assessed and the factors identified that will determine whether Landcare can be `scaled up' to address wider issues of ecological sustainability.
Richard Baker is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Australian National University, ACT 0200.
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