- Rangelands Natural Resource Management awarded $477,250 Lotterywest grant
- Funding will consolidate data collection to better conserve threatened species
- Will improve analysis and forward planning of natural resource management activities
A Lotterywest grant of almost half a million dollars has been awarded to Rangelands Natural Resource Management (NRM) to develop a statewide database to improve the protection of threatened species in Western Australia.
The $477,250 in funding will help consolidate and manage data collected from restoring ecosystems and conservation activities.
The standardised descriptors will be used to retrospectively, to collate historical data gathered independently by Rangelands NRM organisations across the State.
The new framework will help streamline planning and coordination of activities to conserve threatened species and their habitat.
The grant has been awarded to Rangelands NRM, but the funds will be distributed to all WA NRM organisations to undertake this work.
As stated by Environment Minister Reece Whitby:
“Western Australia’s NRM groups are worthy recipients of this Lotterywest grant. The organisations play an important role in conservation and the sustainable management of our State’s land, waters and biodiversity.
“This Lotterywest funding will allow NRM groups to more accurately capture and assess the significant work they undertake, ultimately helping improve the protection of our threatened species.
“The new data framework will be critical in categorising and analysing the past work of NRM groups, which will enable them to better prioritise their work moving forward.”
