The $200 million Landscape Repair Program is underway to deliver large-scale projects in the Reef catchment to improve water quality.
Sediment run-off from the land into Reef catchments impacts on water quality.
Poor water quality is one of the most significant threats for the Great Barrier Reef.
Six delivery partners are receiving funding through the Program. They are delivering projects to reduce sediment run-off across the Reef catchment.
The projects include:
- the Cape York Regional Landscape Repair Project managed by Cape York Natural Resource Management
- the Burdekin Regional Landscape Repair Project managed by NQ Dry Tropics
- the Landscape Repair in the Fitzroy Program managed by the Fitzroy Basin Association
- the Wet Tropics Regional Landscape Repair Program managed by Terrain NRM
- the Burnett Mary Landscape Repair Program managed by the Burnett Mary Regional Group
- the Mackay Whitsunday Regional Landscape Repair Program managed by Reef Catchments
Activities will include:
- gully and streambank remediation
- grazing land management
- restoring native riparian vegetation and aquatic habitats
The projects will involve community groups, First Nations communities, landholders and industries.
The Landscape Repair Program is a key part of Australia's efforts to increase action to improve water quality flowing to the Reef.
Delivering targeted, well-funded programs that prioritise key threats for Reef water quality is the most effective action we can take.
The Program is funded through the Reef Trust. The Reef Trust is Australia's investment program to protect and manage the Reef.
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