Strategic Plan for Natural Resource Management in the CWLA

Introduction

What is the Strategic Plan for Natural Resource Management (NRM) in CWLA?

A guide for property owners and community groups in the Central West Lachlan Area (CWLA) to coordinate actions to improve the environment.

The Plan:

Why was it prepared?

To improve local understanding of environmental issues in the CWLA
To direct limited financial and human resources to best effect
To expand investment in the environment from private, commercial and government sources
To help the 25 Landcare and other community groups in each of the 18 subcatchments of the CWLA to:
- assess the natural resource management situation in their locality;
- agree on priority natural resource management issues
- prepare community environmental plans and individual property action plans
- prepare specific funding proposals to activate these environmental plans.

What does it provide?

For Catchment Management Authorities and others sponsoring sustainable development: a means to coordinate NRM investments and activities in the CWLA for maximum impact.
For farmers: NRM information for planning and implementing NRM activities on their properties, and for obtaining funding support.
For town's people: information about their local environment and what NRM actions they can take to sustain and improve it.

Click here to download the Executive Summary as a PDF.

To request a copy of the complete Strategic Plan on CD, please complete the form below (members only).

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