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This Plan Is the Third Edition, of the Condamine NRM Plan. The This Plan is the third edition, of the Condamine NRM Plan. The ongoing review and development of the Plan is based on a continuous improvement process, which provides optimal natural resource management direction for the catchment over the years1 to come. Table of Contents WHAT IS THE PLAN? .............................................................................................................................. 3 HOW TO USE THIS PLAN ............................................................................................................................ 4 OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................................................ 5 OUR PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Why is the Plan being updated? ...................................................................................................................... 6 How were the priorities identified? ................................................................................................................. 6 The Advisory Team .......................................................................................................................................... 8 A Quality Process ............................................................................................................................................. 8 COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ............................................................................................................... 10 Assets ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Threats .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Natural resource management actions .......................................................................................................... 11 Plan implementation process ........................................................................................................................ 13 STATE OF THE CATCHMENT ...............................................................................................................14 People ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Water ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 Land ............................................................................................................................................................... 34 Wildlife .......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Air .................................................................................................................................................................. 71 OUR PRIORITIES ...................................................................................................................................78 Regional Vision .............................................................................................................................................. 78 Aspirational targets ....................................................................................................................................... 78 Strategic alignment ........................................................................................................................................ 81 Risks .............................................................................................................................................................. 85 Monitoring and updates ................................................................................................................................ 87 2 What is the Plan? This Plan provides an integrated framework for improving the sustainability of management of natural resources in the Condamine catchment. It achieves this by: • Reviewing the current state of natural resources in the catchment, with consideration of socio-economic impacts • Identifying and prioritising the issues • Identifying the underlying processes causing the issues • Ensuring stakeholder engagement in the Plan’s development and future involvement in its implementation • Identifying opportunities for better management of the issues • Establishing a structure of targets and actions to guide the catchment community to better NRM outcomes for the future • Providing a basis for strategic regional investment to guide future investment priorities for a range of NRM stakeholders • Establishing a framework for assessment and review of the NRM plan, investment priorities and their outcomes • Providing a living reference for catchment stakeholders to use as a compass: guiding collective action and regularly updated to keep us all on track The Plan integrates people, water, land, wildlife and air conservation themes with a series of overarching principles to provide an integrated and inclusive approach to managing the catchment. It encourages all stakeholders across the catchment to work together to achieve a more sustainable and profitable future and to set a precedent for future generations to do the same. 3 How to use this Plan Everyone has a role to play in protecting our catchment's natural resources We all benefit from these resources through the goods and services they provide — from the water we drink and the food we eat, to the air we breathe and the birds we watch in our gardens. We all use the resources, and we all have a role to play in protecting them. This Plan provides guidance for our collective actions to ensure we can enjoy the benefits of these resources long into the future. It provides long term targets and priorities for the resources of People, Water, Land, Wildlife and Air of the catchment. It is up to each of us to take ownership of the natural resources we each manage or interact with and set appropriate goals and targets that are within our own sphere of influence and control, but that still align with the broader goals and targets outlined in the NRM Plan. The targets and the priority maps are a great resource to use when planning where to focus your activities. They show us our goal, but everyone must map their own path towards it. Some targets will be more relevant to some people and organisations than others, but together we can achieve them all. Checklists have been provided to show some of the most helpful ways people can contribute in their daily activities, depending on the type of catchment stakeholder you are. For some people several checklists may be relevant, for others only one. 4 Overarching principles This Plan adopts the following overarching principles to ensure the appropriate, efficient and effective implementation of the Plan towards the community’s vision for the catchment. Coordination and Linkage Implementation of this Plan will be done in coordination with appropriate agencies, government departments, community groups, industry and any other relevant stakeholders, including those in neighbouring catchments. Resulting plans and programs will be developed at relevant scale and link to and address relevant local, state, national and international requirements with coordinated involvement of relevant stakeholders for local issues. Strategic Planning NRM Plan targets will be incorporated into, and aligned with, appropriate local, state and national strategic planning documents through liaison with relevant government departments and industry organisations. Sustainability Actions undertaken during implementation of this Plan will promote the responsible use and equitable distribution of the catchment’s natural resources to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of the natural environment, industry, agriculture and livelihoods. Climate Change The impacts and effects of climate change will be a major consideration in implementation of all aspects of this Plan. Cultural Heritage and Knowledge, both Indigenous and European Actions undertaken during implementation of this Plan will ensure the conservation of Traditional knowledge, and the European and Indigenous Cultural Heritage of the Condamine catchment. Community Capacity Building Implementation of this Plan will involve the development of community capacity building and awareness programs to increase knowledge and implementation of best management practices. Implementation strategies, review/monitoring and continual improvement will be part of implementation programs. Programs will engage with relevant stakeholders from planning to delivery to maximise capacity growth and ownership of implementation. 5 Our Process Why is the Plan being updated? Stakeholders in the Condamine catchment are committed to continually improving practices across all aspects of natural resource management. The state of the catchment, similar to many areas in southern Queensland, is rapidly changing. These changes together with the availability of new data, information and technology mean that the 2010 Plan required updating. Additionally, issues affecting natural resource management (such as climate change and the booming
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