The Border Rivers–Gwydir region occupies an area of about 50,000 square kilometres. The main rivers that drain the inland slopes of the eastern highlands are the Dumaresq, Severn and Macintyre. The Gwydir River is located in the south-west of the catchment.
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 Border Rivers–Gwydir region, the pressures impacting on them and management actions undertaken to address these pressures:
- Native vegetation (PDF 1.7MB)
- Fauna (PDF 620KB)
- Threatened species (PDF 649KB)
- Invasive species (PDF 1MB)
- Riverine ecosystems (PDF 1.8MB)
- Groundwater (PDF 1.2MB)
- Wetlands (PDF 502KB)
- Soil condition (PDF 3.6MB)
- Land management within capability (PDF 3.3MB)
- Economic sustainability and social well-being (PDF 688KB)
- Capacity to manage natural resources (PDF 532KB).