Natural resource management planning cannot exist in isolation from other land-use and related planning in the ACT and the local region. Planning in the region is administered by a range of ACT, NSW, Australian and local government agencies and other organisations. Planning by all agencies needs to be integrated so that conflicting overlaps are reduced and cooperation is ensured – a complex system that needs to match the complexity of the landscape itself.

Strategies and plans taken into account in formulating this plan include:

• the Canberra Plan, Territory Plan and National Capital Plan
• ACT Government natural resources strategies and management plans (including Measuring our progress: Canberra’s journey to sustainability, Think water, act water and Weathering the Change. The ACT Climate Change Strategy 2007 – 2025; strategies for conservation areas and endangered species and habitats; action plans and strategies for threatened species and communities; and guidelines for water-sensitive urban design and environmental flows)
• ACTEW strategies and plans (Future Water Options for the ACT Region - implementation plan, and Water Security for the ACT and Region: recommendations to ACT Government) and
• ACT and regional catchment management group strategies
  and plans.

This target will achieve effective cooperation and collaboration between natural resource management and other planning interests. It aims to achieve a more consistent set of natural resource management objectives across all planning mechanisms in the ACT, and ensure that progress is reported regularly and rigorously. Progress towards this goal is likely to evolve gradually as it requires cooperation and new ways of thinking within and across governments.