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Wetlands

Managing Wetlands on Your Property

There are many benefits to managing wetlands on rural properties. They are a vital resource for achieving sustainable production and for safeguarding the health of your property and the local environment.

A recent global study estimated that the world's natural ecosystems are worth US$33 trillion. Of this, wetlands are thought to be worth US$14.9 trillion, or 45% of the total (Ramsar Bureau 2000). The services, functions and values provided by wetlands are good reasons for protecting them through proper management.

The Department of Land and Water Conservation has produced a set of publications on Managing Wetlands on your Property – Guidelines for Inland NSW. View or download the publications by selecting the links below.

Section 1 – Managing Wetlands on your Property – Guidelines for Inland NSW (PDF 309KB)

Section 2 – Managing Wetlands on your Property – Guidelines for Inland NSW (PDF 219KB)

Resource Folder – Managing Wetlands on your Property – Guidelines for Inland NSW (PDF 1.7MB)

These Guidelines provide a "wise use" approach to managing wetlands. They were written with a focus on the management of small to medium-sized wetlands in inland New South Wales. They were developed in response to a need expressed by community members for guidance on managing the wetlands of inland NSW.

Landholders with all levels of experience in land management and natural resource managers in regional areas can use the Guidelines and Resource Folder to set up a framework or plan for managing wetlands.

The Guidelines describe the process of developing a management plan for your wetland areas in four steps. We also offer some tips along the way to assist you at each stage of the process, as well as describing case studies that show how others have managed their wetlands. We also provide some useful websites for those who have access to the internet.

The process outlined (adapted from the Hawkesbury-Nepean Management Trust 1996) is flexible; the period of time over which you carry out the steps depends on you and the time you have available.

The Resource Folder contains a large amount of helpful information on:

• wetland values,
• relevant legislation and policies,
• a variety of management strategies,
• potential funding sources, and
• lists of contacts for further information.