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Catchment Action Plan Presented by: Lyndal Hasselman Slide 2 OVERVIEW OF PROCESS Slide 3 Review of the 2006 CAP + Community and stakeholder consultation + Technical panels + Reviewers phase (community, stakeholder, technical) Public exhibition (12 th November) Submit to Minister (1 st February) Slide 4 STRUCTURE OF THE CAP Slide 5 Social-ecological systems Slide 6 Table of Contents 1.Lachlan Catchment 2.Tablelands 3.Mixed Farming Slopes 4.Lachlan Plains 5.Lachlan Rangelands 6.Lower Lachlan Floodplains Slide 7 Lachlan Catchment Broad directions Focus on how we can leverage towards a vision The overall package resulting from the social-ecological systems e.g. which has revegetation as more important e.g. which has riparian health as more important Slide 8 Each social-ecological system section System description Values Changes Vision Desired outcomes and priorities Change mechanisms Performance measures the current system identity the disturbances impacting on the system the future system identity where to prioritise, to make a difference what approach, to make a difference knowing if we are on track 3-5 year implementation plans for each social-ecological system Slide 9 VISION Slide 10 e.g. Tablelands The Tablelands community successfully balances profitable agriculture with a high standard of environmental management and conservation. The community is diverse and connected with producers, small block owners and urban people all working together to enhance biodiversity, improve water quality, reduce impacts of invasive species and maintain the clean air and clean water of the landscape. Slide 11 Slide 12 e.g. Lachlan Plains The Lachlan Plains have improved land management systems with technology that improves both production and conservation. The mining industry, corporate agriculture and family farms have learnt to work together, providing a diverse economic base and ecosystem services for the region. Corporate companies are actively involved in the communities. There remains a strong sense of place and connection to the country. Cultural diversity is a valued part of the community and Aboriginal culture is respected as part of a shared Australian history. The landscape has connected habitat, improved riparian health and provides valuable outdoor recreation. Urban communities are consuming local products and also doing their part for sustainable resource use. Slide 13 Slide 14 What do you think of the vision? Slide 15 DESIRED OUTCOMES Slide 16 Program logic Program logic is the rationale behind a program the understood cause-and-effect relationships between program activities, outputs, intermediate outcomes, and longer term desired outcomes. Represented as a diagram or matrix, program logic shows a series of expected consequences, not just a sequence of events. Slide 17 Input Output Intermediate outcome Long term outcomes The key components of a program logic can be likened to a drop landing in a pond and the resulting ripple effect towards the banks of the pond. Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 PRIORITIES Slide 21 Priorities to focus or target Spatial parts People parts System parts Slide 22 Each desired outcome, has two or three priorities Slide 23 What do you think of the priorities? Slide 24 Are there better priorities? Refined priority LachLandcare priority? Are there other priorities? Slide 25 LachLandcare priority? LachLandcare action? Partners action? Slide 26 ??? Slide 27 PERFORMANCE MEASURES Slide 28 Are we on track? Slide 29 Performance measures Are we headed in the right direction Are we on track? towards our desired outcomes? towards our priorities? Slide 30 Performance measure Levels of success emergingacceptablegoodvery good Area of native vegetation Native vegetation increased by 6,000 hectares (to 21.5% native vegetation) Native vegetation increased by 16,000 hectares (to 22.5% native vegetation) Native vegetation increased by 40,000 hectares (to 25% native vegetation) Native vegetation increased by 90,000 hectares (to 30% native vegetation) Levels of success Emerging starting to show/develop Slide 31 CHANGE MECHANISMS Slide 32 Change (policy) mechanisms Regulation Education and advocacy Financial incentives Direct action Research Slide 33 WORKING TOGETHER Slide 34 Towards the same vision On the same priorities On different priorities In the same way (change mechanism) In different ways (change mechanisms) relative to our strengths Slide 35 Slide 36 What do you value about this landscape or place? Select three responses. Whats important to our communities $ Slide 37