Progress and pitfalls of river health research investment assessed

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Freshwater conservation The WRC is committed to ensuring that the publicly-funded research under its management provides both research excellence and public benefit. It was with this in mind that the project to assess the WRC’s involvement in the RHP was commissioned. The RHP has a relatively long history (more than a decade) of receiving research investment and providing benefits to public and private organisations in the context of improving river monitoring and management practices. It has developed into a flagship for the water resources monitoring programmes operated by the Department of Water Affairs & Forestry. However, its success is to a large degree as a result of the active involvement of, and strong ownership by, a diverse site of national and subnational organisations. The recent assessment, undertaken by Monash University and the CSIR, looked at two main aspects.

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