Plan to sustainably manage the region's natural resources
The SA Arid Lands Landscape Board’s Regional Landscape Plan has been approved and will guide the board’s direction for sustainably managing the region’s natural resources for the next five years.
Coming into effect on 1 July, the revised plan was launched at a community meeting in Quorn on Thursday 24 June, after having been endorsed by Honourable Emily Bourke MLC, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water.
It provides a framework for how the landscape board will work with the community, landholders, First Nations groups, industry and partners to support climate resilience, adaptive land management and biodiversity outcomes, while managing water resources and pest plants and animals over an area that equates to more than half of South Australia.
The revised plan sets the board’s strategic direction under some guiding principles and incorporates a new compliance framework in administering the Landscape SA Act 2019.
With minor updates and modernisation from the board’s Regional Landscape Plan 2021-2026, its sets the board’s priorities which centre around climate resilience, people and partnerships, water management, adaptive land management, and protecting and enhancing biodiversity.
The launch followed an 11-week public consultation period, informed by direct consultation with the board’s seven district-based Landscape Groups, board and staff members, and its Aboriginal Engagement Network. All feedback was considered in the final version of the plan.
SAAL General Manager Jodie Gregg-Smith said the consultation ensured the plan was reflective of community knowledge, values and priorities and she thanked everyone who took the time to contribute.
“The Regional Landscape Plan reflects local priorities and supports the long-term health of our landscape and its communities,” she said
“While the board lists five key priorities, all of our priorities are connected. We can only achieve a climate resilient region by managing water resources judiciously, supporting adaptive land management practices and by protecting and enhancing biodiversity.
“The people and our partnerships are central to our work and play a critical role in looking after the natural resources of our region.”
Find out more about the board’s new Regional Landscape Plan at Landscape South Australia - SA Arid Lands | Our region's plan
