BURDEKIN DRY TROPICS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2016-2026
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Natural processes and the protective function of landforms and vegetation are maintained or enhanced to mitigate natural hazard risks( cont.) b) Incorporate and give due consideration to the geomorphologic characteristics of a site during planning and development. For example: geomorphology may extend beyond general civil engineering requirements and may impact on issues such as natural drainage and landscape stability.
c) Maintain updated publicly-available mapping of natural hazard studies and mapping for the Burdekin Dry Tropics region.
d) Develop and distribute community information packages on natural processes, risks and environmental values of areas such as riparian, wetland and coastal ecosystems.
LAND MANAGEMENT AND SOIL HEALTH
Regional strategic direction for land management and long-term improvement in soil health.
An informed and involved community effectively manages biosecurity( weeds, diseases and pests) to reduce adverse impacts on agricultural land productivity.
Please see Biodiversity for further strategies relating to biosecurity. a) Support a collaborative representative group, with sub-regional representation, to develop a regional soil management plan that can inform cropping, horticulture and grazing land management. The plan will:
• collate existing information including resource condition;
• update and refine soil mapping to be suitable for property scale use;
• further investigate the optimal levels for soil health across grazing and cropping regions;
• determine management targets to maintain or improve land condition and soil health;
• develop and improve upon best management practice techniques; and
• create a monitoring, evaluation and review programme.
b) Support land managers to undertake adaptive management to maintain or improve land condition, by raising their awareness and building their capacity to identify the capability of their land, adopt innovative management techniques, and employ best management practices.
a) Support development of integrated regional biosecurity information systems and tools to support decision making that also reduces impacts on agricultural productivity.
b) Continue to develop regional biosecurity capacity through:
• the Burdekin Dry Tropics Regional Pest Strategy;
• key industry bodies; and
• Biosecurity Queensland. For example: maintain a public register of potential pests / weeds and prompt declaration processes.
LAND