What is NRM?

Natural resource management is the ecologically sustainable management of the land, water, air, marine and biodiversity resources for the benefit of existing and future generations, and for the maintenance of life support capability of the biosphere.

NRM involves caring and protecting animals and plants that are in danger of becoming extinct; managing and eradicating weeds, feral animals, dieback and other plant diseases; keeping our soil healthy, stable and usable for agricultural purposes; planning for times of below average rainfall and drought; protecting drinking water from contamination and pollution; protecting existing and rehabilitating our native bushland; working out ways to reduce salinity; finding out through research and planning how to keep our waterways, rivers and inlets healthy.

NRM Themes

South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. is the regional body for natural resource management in the South Coast Region of Western Australia.

Fifty-six regional groups cover all of Australia.

South Coast NRM Inc. is committed to the sustainable long-term management of our natural environment.

We coordinate and administer funding from the Australian Government and the Government of Western Australia to undertake planning and on ground activity.

Planning for NRM activity

Since 1994, South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc., originally known as SCRIPT, has played a major role in planning and implementing NRM activities in the South Coast Region.
To make sure that the funding from the Governments is being invested in the right areas, South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. has involved the community and developed a plan of what we want to happen in the Region through NRM.

The South Coast Regional Strategy for NRM is a strong forward planning approach serving as the foundation for the investment of funds for NRM projects and activities that address the threats to our natural and cultural assets. This investment is the largest ever allocation of funds by the Australian and Western Australian Governments.

Assets and Themes Framework

Our Region includes many remarkable and valuable natural assets: forests, mountain peaks, rivers, inlets, wetlands, islands and ocean waters.

Assets also include agricultural landscapes ranging from broad acre cropping and grazing to forestry, viticulture and horticulture industries, as well as fishing, native seeds supply, sandalwood and nature-based tourism.

There are threats to these assets and The Strategy uses the themes listed here as a framework for developing and implementing on ground work to address those threats: