Land and Water Management
The sustainable use and protection of our catchments' natural resources requires careful management to maintain the environmental integrity of the resource and to protect Victoria's reputation as a clean, green producer.
The condition of our catchments underpins the wellbeing of all Victorians. We rely on healthy catchments for water supply, food fibre and timber production, the conservation of flora and fauna, tourism and recreation.
| Catchment Management This section provides overview information on catchment management related information (e.g. Declared Water Supply Catchments). Invasive Plants (updated) This section provides a range of information about many weed species of relevance to Victoria. Information provided includes: maps of potential distribution and present distribution in Victoria; invasiveness assessment and impact assessment for species, and links to relevant websites for each species. The Weeds section of the DPI website provides a range of information on pest plants, including Weeds Information Notes, 'Under Control' newsletters and the 'Tackling Weeds on Private Land' and 'Weed Spotter' initiatives. Pest Animals Minimising the impact of pest plants and pest animals is a key aspect of sustainable land and water management. Pests are a major cause of degradation to Victoria's catchments and rivers and impact heavily on a wide range of agricultural and biodiversity assets. |  |
| Land Degradation This section describes and maps: | Water Quality and Agriculture This page links to: |
| Catchment Hydrology Irrigated Agriculture This section links to:
| Salinity Management This section describes and maps: |
| Agricultural Research This page links to: | Waste Management This page links to: |
| see also: Water section of VRO website | Coastal Management |
Related Links
Australian Agriculture Assessment 2001 (external link) - information about Australian agriculture; agriculture profile; changing face of agriculture; landscape balances; nutrient management; soil acidification; soil erosion and nutrient loads. This information is part of the Australian Natural Resources Atlas website.
The Autralian Natural Resources Atlas website provides information on Landscape Health in Australia (external link). Information provided includes: defining and assessing landscape health; native vegetation; soil and hydrology; weeds and feral animals; threatened ecosystems and species.
Full text downloadable versions of the former Land Conservation Council's Final Recommendations for various Victorian Study Areas together with more recent Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) studies are available on the VEAC website. These provide an ongoing framework for public use of land in various areas of Victoria.
A full text downloadable version of the former Land Conservation Council's Wilderness Special Investigation - Final Recommendations (Nov 1991) is available on the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council website. These provide an ongoing framework for the management of wilderness areas in Victoria. The recommendations in the text have been edited to reflect government variations and amendments at the time of approval, and subsequent changes. The recommendations are grouped under Wilderness Areas and Other Areas with Remote and Natural Attributes. These are based upon their value of wilderness quality.
The Victorian Landcare and Catchment Management Magazine (external link) is available for download on the Australian Natural Resources Atlas website.
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This document was last reviewed on 13/01/2012