Landscape Linkages

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.