Partnerships
It’s impossible to achieve whole-of-landscape natural resource management outcomes without working together, so partnerships in NRM are crucial at all levels.
The natural resource management sector has its roots in collaboration. From day one we’ve been focussed on working collaboratively to ensure people are engaged and that any outcomes are sustainable over the long term.
We engage many partners to develop our regional NRM plans. In fact, more than 1200 partners have been engaged in regional NRM planning across the state in the past 2 years. We build relationships to deliver projects on the ground and EY recently captured data around the skills we outsource at the regional level. And we work collaboratively with partners to ensure policies are developed which meet the needs of people who rely on our natural assets for their lifestyles and livelihoods.
Partners at the regional NRM level
Regional NRM organisations focus on partnerships that achieve outcomes for the natural assets that underpin the quality of life of the people that live and work in their communities. These partnerships usually include Traditional Owners, local governments, NGOs, landcare groups, agricultural groups and land managers and sometimes involves regional NRM organisations outsourcing skills to those partners.
Not only does this enhance those organisations it also diversifies regional economies and leverages employment growth.
We know the regional NRM sector has world class skills in this area as well. When we engaged EY to conduct a skills assessment of Queensland’s regional NRM organisations, they found that 100% of the groups boast community engagement skills – which encompasses partnership development, community facilitation and capacity building abilities.
As well as building these networks within their communities, regional NRM organisations are also building partnerships across regional boundaries by collaborating on strategic projects, developing policy and identifying and responding to emerging NRM needs. NRM Regions Queensland is, itself, a product of this collaboration.
NRM partnerships at the state level
At the state level, NRM Regions Queensland builds partnerships with organisations that can help our members achieve outcomes for land and water management.
We have MOUs in place with QWaLC and LGAQ that utilise a set of agreed partnership principles.
We also work collaboratively with other strategic partners on statewide projects such as the Land Restoration Fund, the Private Protected Areas Program (Nature Refuges) and the research sector.
NRM funding partners
Of course our funding partners are crucial to delivering natural resource management across Queensland. None of this work would be possible without investment from both the Queensland Government and the Australian Government.
Partnerships
NRM sector launches plan for Nurturing Nature: Cultivating Culture
A $196.4 million plan to improve Queensland’s natural resources.
Fire Ants pose $2 billion threat
NRM regions Queensland is joining forces with Queensland’s peak conservation and agriculture groups to call for urgent investment to eradicate fire ants.
Biosecurity in Queensland’s NRM regions
Regional NRM organisations play a vital role in delivering on-ground biosecurity projects across Queensland. Check out some of our work.
Land Restoration Fund – workshops and resources for round 3
The Land Restoration Fund has announced its third funding round open to applications with up to $50 million available for high-quality carbon farming projects and up to $10 million available per project. Applications close Friday 2 June.
Queensland’s Reef Champion Award Winners announced
Innovative nitrogen reduction practices, dedicated approaches to extension, revegetation of farms and conservation of wetlands and fauna just some of the projects honoured at the Reef Champion Awards, hosted by Queensland Farmers Federation
Regional communities deliver big outcomes for the Great Barrier Reef
Queensland’s regional communities are working together – identifying solutions and taking action to protect the Great Barrier Reef from the impacts of climate change.
MOU between Queensland Water and Land Carers and NRM Regions Queensland
NRM Regions Queensland and Queensland Water and Land Carers have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise principles of cooperation, data sharing and collaboration between the two organisations.
QFF and NRM Regions Queensland: supporting the Land Restoration Fund
The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Queensland’s agricultural sector through loss of markets, the rising cost of inputs, on-farm and regional labour shortages, and interruptions to distribution networks.
Ecosure and NRMRQ: Delivering for Queensland’s Nature Refuges
A key action under Queensland’s Protected Area Strategy 2020-2030 is to facilitate the effective management of private protected areas through innovative partnerships.