Community targets
Vision: Our diverse community has a cohesive sense of its special place and the capabilities to ensure the wise use and enjoyment of our natural systems in perpetuity
1. Ecological footprint
Intermediate
Agreed ecological footprint measures are established and progress reported publicly in the ACT state of environment reporting (from 2008)
A 15% reduction in the 2008 per capita ecological footprint has been achieved (2015)
A 15% reduction in the 2008 per capita ecological footprint has been achieved (2015)
Long-term
A 30% reduction in the 2008 per capita ecological footprint has been achieved (2030)
2. Indigenous engagement
Intermediate
Traditional knowledge has actively influenced significant decision making in Namadgi National Park and more broadly over ACT public land (2015)
Long-term
Application of traditional knowledge and values has influenced the conservation and management of the ACT’s natural assets (2030)
Indigenous employment and active participation in natural resource management activities has more than doubled from its 2008 base (2030)
3. Community Capacity
Intermediate
Training of 2200 adults to assist the delivery of natural resource management outcomes, through an annual program of targeted capacity building and learning opportunities (2015)
Long-term
Training of 5000 adults to assist the delivery of natural resource management outcomes, through an annual program of targeted capacity building and learning opportunities (2030)
4. Community Participation
Intermediate
Community participation in natural resource management has grown by 11 000 people (2008 to 2015)
Long-term
Community participation in natural resource management has grown by 23 000 people (2008 to 2030)
5. Integration of planning frameworks
Intermediate
One set of natural resource management objectives for the ACT, expressed consistently in the Territory Plan, the National Capital Plan, the Natural Resource Management Plan, and echoed in management plans for specific places and their progress reported in regular state of environment reports (2015)
Long-term
An enduring, stable and ACT-wide natural resource management planning framework that ensures that natural resource management targets are generally accepted in the community and that delivers significant natural resource management outcomes (2030)
