Queensland’s regional NRM organisations: ready to tackle the nature and climate crises

Australia’s iconic landscapes face enormous threats, and this decline impacts the economy as well as our quality of life.

We are a global hotspot for biodiversity, but we’re also in the midst of an extinction crisis. And while the onus is on land managers to manage farmland sustainably, they’re expected to do so while also delivering higher yields and better quality produce to international markets in a more and more complex operating environments.

At the same time, experts point to the growing sovereign risk of degraded natural resources and a changing climate and what that means for society and the economy.

Yet despite these challenges, federal spending on the core services for Regional NRM organisations has declined from $167M per year (2002 – 2008) to just $90M per year (2018 – 2023).

Place-based action is key

Regional NRM organisations are embedded in their local communities, working collaboratively to identify threats to our environment and to plan for solutions. Because of this approach, and our ability to deliver practical on-the-ground outcomes at the regional level we’re trusted from paddock to parliament.

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We are driven by science and data

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We have a track record delivering billions of government dollars

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We’re regionally based but have nation-wide coverage

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We are experts at community engagement

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We have 25 years of experience delivering outcomes on-the-ground

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We are independent, and often bridge the gap between policy and practice

Regional NRM organisations are already preferred suppliers to the Australian Government and are on the Australian Government Panel of Regional Delivery Partners for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Services. Australian Government agencies are able to use the panel to procure Regional Delivery Partners to co-design and deliver projects.

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What we’re proposing nationally – our 2025 Federal Election request

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Essential NRM services

$280 million per year for 10 years
Enduring annual funding of $280 million per year for 10 years through the Natural Heritage Trust will allow regional NRM organisations across Australia to boost effort to protect nature and restore habitat on public and private land; improve sustainable agriculture practices; help communities build resilience and adapt to climate change; improve water quality in rivers, wetlands and coasts; and control pest plants and animals that impact biodiversity and agriculture.

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Emergency disaster preparedness

$18.9 million per year for 5 years
Will allow regional NRM organisations to scale-up processes for protection, adaptation and recovery of biodiversity, natural capital and agricultural assets in extreme weather events.

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Nature for farmers

$9.6 million per year for 5 years
will support agricultural land managers and communities to prepare for and implement investible carbon and nature projects that maximise co-benefits.

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Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation

$10 million
This investment, matched by philanthropic investment will fund 10 nature-based solutions trials delivered by regional NRM organisations across the country.

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Energy transition and emissions reduction

$27 million
This investment will support regions for inform the development of alternative energy infrastructure, minimise negative outcomes and maximise positive outcomes for communities and the environment. This work could potentially inform land use planning, benefits schemes and mitigation projects, community engagement and knowledge sharing.