BURDEKIN DRY TROPICS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2016-2026
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Objectives
A connected and informed regional community is empowered to participate in NRM( cont.).
Strategies
j) Improve and maintain accessibility to NRM knowledge on topics including:
• innovation and best management practice;
• new and innovative renewable business opportunities;
• past, present and predicted information on natural resources;
• technology and research reports, including local early adopted experiments and research;
• NRM community groups, projects, activities, proposals and sponsorship opportunities; and
• current projects and initiatives relating to natural resources in our region.
k) Engage regional youth through school and extracurricular programmes to promote regional NRM knowledge, planning and practices. For example: Reef Guardian schools and school-based agriculture sustainability programmes.
l) Deliver education and extension programmes for improving NRM knowledge, skills and experience based on behavioural change approaches that consider the attitudes, barriers and benefits of change to the audience.
Community priorities and desired actions are reflected in regional NRM decisions.
Traditional ecological knowledge is protected and incorporated appropriately in NRM. a) Build capacity and create opportunities for NRM community groups, landholders and / or representative bodies to participate in regional planning processes such as the:
• NRM Plan;
• Conservation Action Plan;
• Water Quality Improvement Plan;
• Reef 2050 Plan;
• Regional Pest Management Strategy;
• local government planning; and
• state government planning.
b) Develop and implement a regional NRM community groups strategy that:
• facilitates a shared responsibility for a healthy environment;
• enhances skills and capacity to undertake NRM;
• builds linkages and relationships to deliver NRM projects;
• supports participation to provide ongoing feedback;
• supports succession planning; and
• contributes to NRM decision making.
c) Ensure our region’ s natural resource data and mapping is updated and accessible to the community, so it can provide the basis for informed NRM decisions.
d) Create a multi-sector governance group, with sub-regional representation, to represent community NRM interests, provide NRM knowledge and expertise, and support delivery of the NRM plan, including promotion, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement.
a) Build capacity of Indigenous people to appropriately capture, store and use traditional ecological knowledge in NRM planning and activities.
b) Identify location names and story places to increase awareness within the wider community.
c) Share and celebrate cultural traditions through community gatherings and events.
Traditional Owners have increased opportunities for connecting to country to aid the wellbeing of Indigenous people. a) Continue to support implementation of the Caring for Country Plan 2005.
b) Build Traditional Owners’ NRM capacity through training, employment and developing enterprise.
c) Support access to country arrangements for areas of the region.
PEOPLE CONNECTIONS