About regional NRM
What are healthy regions?
A healthy region is one where the environment, society and the economy are in good condition and working together.
Regions where the environment is in good condition, where the society is cohesive and where the economy provides jobs and a reasonable standard of living for its inhabitants can be said to be healthy.
A healthy environment is the base of a healthy region - an unpolluted environment that has retained its biodiversity and productive capacity.
Connections
Everything is connected. What we do to the land also affects the air, water, plants, other animals and ourselves.
People are part of the natural landscape, not separate from it. We change the land, and the land changes us. The landscape is our life-support system, and when we change it we are altering its ability to support the rich diversity of all life. If we look after the landscape, it will look after us.
Regional NRM is a partnership between government, industry and the community. We each have a part to play in protecting healthy regions for current and future generations.
Building healthy regions
Healthy regions rely on us managing and using our natural resources wisely. Experience has shown that the best way to manage our natural resources is to involve local communities and to look at natural resource assets and problems across a region.
A regional approach suits Queensland's diverse geography (the state has 13 recognised bioregions) and decentralised population.
By involving local communities, we harness the knowledge and enthusiasm of local people.
The Queensland Government works with regional NRM groups, local authorities and the Australian Government to manage our natural resources wisely, address environmental problems and build healthy regions through the Queensland Regional NRM Program.
The big issues
Of all the issues that confront Queensland, none are more crucial to our state's future than those that affect our natural resources. The big issues, as outlined below, are the province of regional NRM.
- Managing natural resources
- Social and economic aspects of NRM
- Sustainable development
- Weeds and pests
- Water quality
- Reef water quality
- Wetlands
- Salinity
- Vegetation management
- Erosion and soil conservation
- Biodiversity.
2012–2013 Business Plan
The 2012–13 business plan is the last in the first phase of Caring for our Country. With several five-year outcomes already achieved, this business plan identifies those targets that will benefit from more investment.
The 2012–13 business plan highlights the types of applications needed to deliver against the outstanding targets of Caring for our Country.
Open call applications for funding closed on 9 February 2012.
For more information visit the Caring for our Country website.
Review of Caring for our Country
The Australian Government is reviewing its Caring for our Country initiative. The review will assess the program’s effectiveness and achievements to date, and will explore options for natural resource management delivery in the future.
For more information visit the Caring for our Country website.
Last updated 10 August 2012