Daly River Catchment Conservation Plan

S. Gold, J. Woinarski, B. Baker and R. Pressey
The Conservation Plan will be developed over a 12 month period and will form the basis for maintaining the area’s important habitats and species. The Plan will seek to: enhance the existing reserve network; establish off-reserve conservation measures, including the use of conservation incentives, covenants, and other mechanisms for conserving biodiversity; provide an integrated approach to landscape management by complementing biodiversity conservation initiatives with water planning and land clearing regulations and guidelines. The first part of the project will entail detailed data gathering and scientific analysis of the area’s biodiversity values. Following the scientific analysis there will be a series of stakeholder consultations aimed at identifying ways in which landholders and the broader community can become better involved in conservation activities. The Conservation Plan will be based on a series of principles that guide our community’s expectations for, and interest in, resource use, conservation and regional planning.
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/drmac/plan