|Natural Resource Management| Natural Resource Management refers
to the management of natural resources such as land, water,
soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how
management affects the quality of life for both present and
future generations. Natural resource management is congruent
withthe concept of sustainable development, a scientific
principle that forms a basis for sustainable global land
management and environmental governance to conserve and preserve
natural resources. Natural resource management specifically
focuses on a scientific and technical understanding of resources
and ecology and the life-supporting capacity of those resources.
Australia’s environment, with its iconic areas such as the Great
Barrier Reef, the Wet Tropics, the Snowy River and the
Australian Alps, along with our coastal areas, forests, rivers,
wetlands and unique wildlife is at the centre of our national
identity and our economy.