Coastal issues in regional Natural Resource Management Plans: the case of the New South Wales Catchment Blueprints

Abstract

This paper provides a preliminary overview on how coastal issues are being addressed in regional Natural Resource Management plans in New South Wales, by investigating the Catchment Blueprints for the State’s coastal catchments. The consideration of coastal issues in these Blueprints represents progress towards an improved Natural Resource Management in the coastal zone. However, a more explicit relationship between catchment-based activities and coastal zones is yet to be established if coastal zone management needs are to be fully addressed at the overall Catchment Management level.