New South Wales, Department of Land and Water Conservation
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Wetlands; Water Management; Restoration; Land Use; Water Use; Water Resources Planning; Policy; Total Catchment Management
As one of the component policies of the New South Wales State Rivers and Estuaries Policy, the Wetlands Management Policy provides guidance on wise use, best management practice and rehabilitation of wetlands. By adopting the policy, the State Government will give explicit consideration to the biophysical requirements of wetlands to ensure their sustainable management. Principles to be followed include formal recognition in water allocation and management plans of environmental water regimes for wetlands, encouragement of land uses that maintain wetland habitats and processes, discouragement of purpose built wetlands on the site of viable natural ones and the active rehabilitation of degraded wetlands and their habitats. Implementation of the policy will require application to Government agency's activities, coordination of the wetland work of Government agencies, provision of support to the community and preparation of an annual Wetland Action Plan (A).
Publication
19-Mar-2008
19-Mar-2008
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CAP PL Ref
Department of Land and Water Conservation (1996) 'The NSW Wetlands Management Policy', NSW Government, Sydney.
