The Northern Rivers region is located on the east coast of New South Wales – from the Camden Haven River in the south to the Queensland border in the north, and west to the northern tablelands, as well as 3 nautical miles out to sea. The region also includes the Lord Howe Island group in the Pacific Ocean.
Under the 2006 New South Wales Natural Resources Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Strategy, this state of the catchments report was prepared as part of what was a comprehensive data collection and analysis for natural resource assets in catchments across NSW – the 2010 State of the catchments reports. Data was collected and analysed using a common analytical framework, and the reports provide information on natural resource condition and trends within a consistent reporting framework.
Reporting was based on 13 natural resource themes, in accordance with the NSW state-wide natural resource management targets. These resource management targets were part of the green state priorities and targets in the NSW State Plan 2010.
Natural resource asset reports
These associated reports assess individual natural resource assets in the Northern Rivers region, the pressures impacting on them and management actions undertaken to address these pressures:
- Native vegetation (PDF 1.6MB)
- Fauna (PDF 621KB)
- Threatened species (PDF 655KB)
- Invasive species (PDF 974KB)
- Riverine ecosystems (PDF 1.8MB)
- Groundwater (PDF 2.1MB)
- Marine waters and ecosystems (PDF 856KB)
- Wetlands (PDF 525KB)
- Estuaries and coastal lakes (PDF 3.6MB)
- Soil condition (PDF 3.1MB)
- Land management within capability (PDF 3.2MB)
- Economic sustainability and social well-being (PDF 692KB)
- Capacity to manage natural resources (PDF 622KB).