Bushlinks 500 BushLinks 500 is a Southern Midlands Council project helping landholders to protect identified areas of natural vegetation through fencing, weed control, grazing management and some replanting; and establish bands of vegetation between the protected areas
Caring for our Country Caring for our Country is the Australian Government's integrated natural resource management program, through which funding is provided to regional groups, government and non-government agencies for environmental projects (links to applications as available)
Coastal management Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment page on the State Coastal Policy and managing our natural coastal resources
Coastcare & Natural Resource Management Information on government and community action to manage public areas of the Tasmanian coastline as part of Natural Resource Management (NRM). NRM organisations are supported in their work by the NRM Support Unit in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Environment Protection Authority Tasmania (EPA) The EPA is Tasmania's principal environmental regulator. It administers the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 and is an integral part of Tasmania's resource management and planning system
Game management Information about game species which are hunted in Tasmania, with links to species, property based management plans, publications and contacts
Geoconservation Details of Tasmanian Government efforts to preserve the natural diversity of Tasmania's non-living environment (geodiversity). Includes information about Geoscientific Collection Permits, wave wake erosion and a link to the Tasmanian Geoconservation Database
Indigenous Australians caring for country Links to information on cooperation between the Australian Government and indigenous Australians in the management of Australia's land, fresh water and seas, and in the conservation of biodiversity
Indigenous Protected Areas Programme The IPA Programme supports the cultural responsibility of indigenous Australian communities to care for their country, and to pass on knowledge of the land and its resources to future generations. A map of declared IPAs around Australia, including Tasmania, fact sheets, funding information, and other information is available
Industrial activities (Environment Protection Authority) Information on the EPA's regulation of potentially polluting industrial activities and operations such as mining and extractive activities, metallurgical and chemical industries, wood processing and pulping, food and textile processing and windfarms
Land management Information on the management of rural land and rivers in Tasmania so as to support the continued prosperity and development of industries and the commmunity's standard of living
LIST (Land Information System Tasmania) The Tasmanian Government's land information system, the LIST is the primary source for quality Tasmanian land and resource information such as title, properties, valuation, mapping, surveying, and natural resources including vegetation and threatened species, tenure and orthophoto imagery. Also contains climate change information for temperature and precipitation. LIST also includes an internet based map viewer called LISTMap, enabling users to view and create maps, and interrogate data from over 200 spatial datasets
Lowland Native Grasslands of Tasmania ecological community Australian Government information about the listing of the Lowland Native Grasslands of Tasmania ecological community and has links to publications including the EPBC Act Policy Statement 3.18. The site also provides information and contacts for farmers including a hotline and factsheets
Managing our natural resources Details of the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment's sustainable management of Tasmania's natural resources. Includes information on game management, recreational game licenses, threatened species, climate change, options for private landholders, natural resource management & conservation and geoconservation
Marine Bioregional Planning National initiative to see Marine Bioregional Plans, including a system of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), established over Australia's ocean jurisdiction in south-east, south-west, north-west, north and east regions
McKell Medal National award for excellence and achievement in natural resource management. Includes information on past winners, nomination and selection criteria, and biographical details of Sir William McKell
Natural Resource Management (DAFF) Details of the Natural Resource Management (NRM) activities of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Property-based Wildlife Management Plans Information on how property owners can develop a property-specific plan outlining how game species will be managed on an individual property or group of properties. Each plan is a non-binding partnership arrangement between landowners and other property users, facilitated by staff from the Game Management Services Unit of the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Undertaking riverworks Groups or individuals wishing to conduct riverworks should contact their local council to inform them that works are about to commence and to check whether they will need planning approval. Information on applying for a dam permit is provided