The forum was the finale of the one-year National MBI Capacity Building Program.

Some of the presentations from the forum are now available on this website.

Additionally, 20 video interviews of MBI practioners were done at the forum and these videos are now available on the website.

The forum included an interesting mix of keynote speakers, panels, facilitated discussions, workshops and a debate. The forum had two broad themes, each with a number of topics and themes for discussion (subject to confirmation).

Big picture issues

• MBIs in the broader policy spectrum (what?, why?, when?)
• five things everyone needs to know about the current round of national MBI pilot research projects
• the cutting edge: what next for MBIs.  

Issues relevant to specific applications of MBIs, or environmental problems

• what’s happening in my neck of the woods (a platform for regional NRM bodies, NGOs and other implementers to share lessons from MBI implementation)
• getting the right people and organisation involved in MBIs: optimising communication and participation
• monitoring and evaluation of MBIs
• metrics
• the use of MBIs in different landscapes (peri-urban, rangelands, Indigenous managed land)
• Designer Carrots seed money projects: sharing lessons  
• the use of MBIs for alternative environmental problems (reef, coastal management, water quality, water quantity and security, vegetation and biodiversity, carbon)
• insights and directions in ~capacity for MBIs.