The vision of the Department of Natural Resources and Water (NRW) is for 'enhanced community benefit through sustainable natural resource management'.
NRW plays a critical role in stewardship of Queensland's natural resources. The department manages and allocates the state's land and water resources; it manages native vegetation and the use and sale of native forest resources; and is responsible for managing the control of pest plants and animals.
www.nrw.qld.gov.au
The JSC was established in 2002 under the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality and Natural Heritage Trust extension bilateral agreements.
The JSC coordinates Queensland and Australian Government investment in regional natural resource management and recommends proposals and decisions to state and federal Ministers for approval.
www.regionalnrm.qld.gov.au/about_new/news_events_publications/jsc/index.html
The Cape York Heads of Agreement is an agreement designed to ensure coexistence on Cape York and joint protection of the environment. This landmark agreement was first signed by the Cattlemen's Union (CU), the Wilderness Society (TWS), the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), the Cape York Land Council (CYLC) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peninsula Regional Council on the 5 February 1996. It is an agreement designed to protect cultural heritage and environmental values while also providing for greater certainty and more effective management of the pastoral industry. The original agreement was revisited in September 2001 and has seen the State of Queensland join the agreement. An important element of the agreement is to establish a mechanism, including a ‘Ministerial Implementation Committee’, that will translate long-held aspirations for Cape York Peninsula into action.
Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project
www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=472