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Northern Rivers Invasive Plants Action Strategy 2008-2013: for the use of all public & private land managers
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Northern Rivers Invasive Plants Action Strategy 2008-2013: for the use of all public & private land managers

Meri Oakwood Dr
NSW North Coast Weeds Advisory Committee
05/2009

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Abstract

Control Invasive plants Weeds Life on Land Clean water Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
The Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (NRCMA) region covers an area of approximately 50,000 square kilometres extending from the Queensland border in the north to the Camden Haven River in the south and west to the Northern Tablelands. The region is characterised by two distinct major environments, the coastal environment and the eastern slopes of the Tablelands, and contains a diversity of micro-climates, habitats, soils, land use patterns and weed issues. The overall aim of this Northern Rivers Invasive Plants Action Strategy is to provide a regional framework to guide and enhance weed management across the entire region, to reduce the economic, environmental and social impact of weeds. This Strategy investigated the current organisational structure in relation to weed management in the NRCMA region in order to identify stakeholders that have not previously been included in the overall network. The aim was to enable the maximal number and diversity of stakeholders to be involved during the consultation process and to increase involvement in subsequent weed awareness and strategic weed management programs. It provides a decision-making tool to assist land managers and funding bodies to assess and prioritise individual weed species within landscapes, within and between Local Government Areas or throughout the entire NRCMA region. Seven landscapes were chosen in order to capture the complexity of environments and the diversity of weed issues in the NRCMA region: aquatic, agricultural, coastal, forest, riparian, tablelands and urban. The Strategy also contains recommendations of criteria for site prioritisation, suggestions for a standardised reporting system and a list of actions addressing specific goals and objectives. It complements the Australian Weed Strategy, national and state legislative controls, and contributes to the Northern Rivers Catchment Action Plan.

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