Archives: Priority Actions

Establish an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Mapping and Management Centre to inform policy, planning and project development and guarantee protection of cultural values and sites.

Deliver a region-wide Proficiency Program providing targeted training/support to PBCs across the region.

Establish a region-wide legal entity that provides coordination, advocacy, advisory and capacity building support, and represents the interests of all members PBCs.

Develop a region-wide, collaborative Research and Development Strategy identifying the research needs to deal with future challenges.

Incorporate priorities and actions identified through Threatened Species Recovery Plans into local projects to facilitate community stewardship of, and action towards, recovery of threatened species.

Conduct trials on a range of innovative practices relevant to industries in the Wet Tropics, to improve knowledge of the effectiveness of these approaches and increase the uptake of successful techniques.

Collaboratively prepare and implement a Biodiversity Connectivity Strategy incorporating latest science on climate change impacts.

Develop knowledge packages and tools that support local-level planning that effectively takes climate change into account.

Develop a collective, regional Strategy for attracting novel funding for a wide range of NRM initiatives.

Preparation of a cross-sector, multi-partner Regional Influence Strategy to influence policy and decision making at all levels.

Collaboratively develop a transparent region-wide agreement on new ‘goals’ and priorities for biodiversity, building in science on climate change.

Develop a region-wide, cross-sector, cross-partner communications program about the natural resource values and threats of the Wet Tropics.