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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