Landscape
Linkages is an innovative pilot scheme financed by NQ Dry Tropics
to entice landholders in the Southern Desert Uplands to manage
their land with native vegetation and at the same time conserve
wildlife in their pastures.
In this two-year scheme, landholders and managers in the region
bordered by the shires of Jericho, Aramac and Barcaldine, submitted
a price to provide the required maintenance of vegetation on areas
on their properties, while not increasing the intensity of
grazing.
Winning tenders were financed by NQ Dry Tropics (at an average
of around $2 per hectare), but landholders managed and were in
control of their own commitment. A total of 15 properties covering
85,207 hectares were involved.
The Desert Uplands bioregion is a nationally recognised
biodiversity hotspot. It forms part of the Great Dividing
Range between coastal and inland catchments in Central Queensland
and covers an area of approximately 75,000 square kilometres. The
economy of the region relies almost entirely on the grazing
industry.
This project was developed and operated by the Desert Uplands
committee. For further information please visit the
Desert Uplands website.
