Chapter 12 Wetlands – For wetlands the Strategy will: comprehensively integrate the management of wetlands with the management of rivers and estuaries commit to maintaining the values of Ramsar sites (incorporating site management plans into the regional Waterway Strategies), monitoring their ecological character and providing clarity regarding the listing of new Ramsar sites commit to environmental watering of high value wetlands on the floodplains of regulated rivers, on a priority basis ensure public land managers and waterway managers work together more closely to manage wetlands in parks and reserves ensure that wetland biodiversity is integrated into landscape connectivity4 planning outline approaches for maintaining and improving connectivity4 between rivers and floodplain wetlands outline arrangements for improving the long-term security of wetlands on public land reserves in fragmented landscapes8 commit to providing assistance for landholders to improve the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands on private land outline the existing arrangements for mitigating risks to wetlands from irrigation drainage and provide for better protection of wetlands from rural drainage. Chapter 13 Estuaries – For estuaries the Strategy will: comprehensively integrate the management of estuaries with the management of rivers and wetlands clarify and formalise organisational responsibility for estuary entrance management improve strategic planning of management activities to maintain or improve the environmental condition of estuaries enhance knowledge to support improved estuary management strengthen programs to increase community awareness of, and involvement in, estuary management.
Chapter 12 – Wetlands For wetlands the Strategy will: comprehensively integrate the management of wetlands with the management of rivers and estuaries commit to maintaining the values of Ramsar sites (incorporating site management plans into the regional Waterway Strategies), monitoring their ecological character and providing clarity regarding the listing of new Ramsar sites commit to environmental watering of high value wetlands on the floodplains of regulated rivers, on a priority basis ensure public land managers and waterway managers work together more closely to manage wetlands in parks and reserves ensure that wetland biodiversity is integrated into landscape connectivity4 planning outline approaches for maintaining and improving connectivity4 between rivers and floodplain wetlands outline arrangements for improving the long-term security of wetlands on public land reserves in fragmented landscapes8 commit to providing assistance for landholders to improve the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands on private land outline the existing arrangements for mitigating risks to wetlands from irrigation drainage and provide for better protection of wetlands from rural drainage. Chapter 13 – Estuaries For estuaries the Strategy will: comprehensively integrate the management of estuaries with the management of rivers and wetlands clarify and formalise organisational responsibility for estuary entrance management improve strategic planning of management activities to maintain or improve the environmental condition of estuaries enhance knowledge to support improved estuary management strengthen programs to increase community awareness of, and involvement in, estuary management.
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