Cro ws Nest Shire Council

Project Green NestCrows Nest Shire

Council

Cro ws Nest Shire Council

Crows Nest Shire

Cro ws Nest Shire Council

Some statisticsArea – 1700 sq kmPopulation ~ 12,000Major industries

Cattle – dairy & grazingHorticulture – cut flowers, avocados, etcTourismTimber

Cro ws Nest Shire Council

Why are we involved in conservation incentives?

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Identified impediments to sustainable NRMResources

•Time•Money•Technical information

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What we’ve doneTwo major components

1.Natural Resource Information

2.Holistic Natural Resource Management of Crow’s Nest Shire

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NRM Strategy

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Cro ws Nest Shire Council

Natural Resource Information in Crows Nest Shire

Compilation of NRM informationprovides a technical foundation for:

• Property management planning• Town Planning Scheme• Economic development, and• Publication of data.

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Land Resource Areas of Crows Nest Shire

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Land resource areas

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Remnant vegetation & wildlife corridors

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Components include:Components include:•• Planning Scheme measuresPlanning Scheme measures•• Financial incentivesFinancial incentives•• Landholder NRM grants program Landholder NRM grants program

and onand on--ground works programground works program•• Conservation agreementsConservation agreements•• PartnershipsPartnerships

Nature conservation in Crows Nest Shire

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Voluntary conservation agreements

Land for Wildlife &Conservation covenants

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Community nursery

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Workcrew• Fully equipped team to work with

landholders to undertake NRM works.• Work on private & public lands

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Landcare partnershipsLandcare partnerships• Devolve funds• Joint projects• Support property planning – GIS• Provide technical information• Support Landcare actions on

public lands• Partner innovative projects

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Where to from here?• More strategic focus• Support property planning• Strengthen linkages between

Councils & at regional level• Skills & knowledge transfer• Ecosystem services project

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Healthy land – our future