A five-year regional landscape plan for the Limestone Coast has received State Government endorsement.
The Limestone Coast Landscape Board last week announced the Regional Landscape Plan 2021-2026, setting the five-year strategic direction of the board, had been endorsed by Environment and Water Minister David Speirs.
The landscape plan was developed in consultation with the community and key stakeholders encouraging the region to work together to achieve impactful and sustainable changes to landscape management to benefit the economic growth and productivity of local communities.
The board’s five priorities are working collaboratively to manage pest plants and animals, growing sustainable primary production, protecting and balancing the region’s water resources, educating and partnering to sustainably manage landscapes and conserving and enhancing the region’s biodiversity.
Limestone Coast Landscape Board general manager Steve Bourne said eight focus areas allowed projects to incorporate First Nations engagement, adapt for climate change, develop relationships with partners across all sectors and target high priority pest plant and animal species for effective management and control.
“The five-year landscape plan guides the Limestone Coast Landscape Board’s investment through an annual business plan that sets out how on-ground works and strategic activities will deliver on the board’s priorities,” he said.
“In conjunction with the plans, the Walking Together Statement reflects the Limestone Coast Landscape Board’s commitment to embedding First Nations knowledge into our work and providing opportunities to work together in sustainable landscape management.
“The statement reflects the South East Aboriginal Focus Group’s Lartara-Wirkeri cultural governance framework which promotes best practice around cultural outcomes in caring for our regional landscapes.”
