NLN submission - Review of Caring for our Country

by NLN on Wed, 20/07/2011 - 22:05

Review of Caring for our Country: Australia's National Resource Management Investment Initiative

The goal of Caring for our Country is

“to achieve an environment that is healthier, better protected, well managed, resilient, and provides essential ecosystem services in a changing climate”.

Landcare would suggest that this goal misses the point. Government programs like Caring for our Country underachieve unless they have the support and involvement of land managers and the wider community.

Caring for our Country’s goal should be:

“to foster a community that is aware, engaged and active in caring for their environment, so that it is healthier, better protected, well managed, resilient, and provides essential ecosystem services in a changing climate”.