A Biosphere over the
D'Aguilar Range and Surrounding Areas
Over the past few years The
Mt
Nebo and Mt Glorious Environment
Protection Association, Inc. has been pursuing the idea of a
comprehensive and voluntary integrated land management strategy to try
to secure the social, economic and environmental values of the D'Aguilar
Range (including Brisbane
Forest Park) and associated areas
for the long-term future. Working with partners that include the
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, SEQ Catchments, Brisbane City
Council, Pine Rivers Shire Council, Powerlink, SEQ Water and the
University of Queensland, investigations have begun to investigate
aligning the proposed integrated management strategy with a world-wide
network of similar management strategies coordinated by UNESCO under
their "Man and Biosphere Program". In short, this would amount to
listing the area and its associated management strategy as a UNESCO Biosphere.
The proposal to list the Range and associated areas (including the dams
that feed off the Range country - Wivenhoe Dam, Somerset Dam and North
Pine Dam) is thus being actively pursued, with input being sought from
those with an interest in the area. The following pages provide further
information to those interested.
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