Burnett Mary Regional Group.
Environmental Account.
Environmental Account ID: AU00047
Location: Burnett Mary Region, Queensland, Australia
Purpose: Deliver an accurate, scalable and repeatable solution to
measure, account for and value natural capital at a landscape scale.
Current land use: Grazing, cropping and horticulture, forestry,
conservation, residential.
Environment type: South East Queensland and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions
Area: 5,576,737 ha
Assets: Native Vegetation, Fauna - Native Vertebrate, Fauna - Aquatic Vertebrate
& Waterways
Method: AfN-METHOD-NV-09, AfN-METHOD-F-03, AfN-METHOD-F-05
& AfN-METHOD-W-01
Certification Passport.
About the account.
The Burnett Mary Region Environmental Account is a regional scale environmental account that spans approximately 5.6 million hectares. The Burnett Mary region is renowned for its ecological diversity, rich cultural heritage and extensive primary production with sites of international significance, such as the World Heritage listed K’gari (Fraser Island) and the Ramsar listed Great Sandy Strait.
Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) will utilise the regional environmental account to measure current environmental condition, and over time the change in condition, to inform BMRG’s natural resource management, investment and funding strategies. Assets measured in the first stage of this Environmental Account include Native Vegetation, Fauna and Freshwater, with coastal and marine environmental assets to be included at a later date.
This Burnett Mary Region Environmental Account proves that a vision for a comprehensive set of national and regional scale environmental accounts is both scientifically and financially achievable.
Account location.
Asset Accounts.
F2 - Aquatic Vertebrate
F1 - Native Vertebrate
Annual certification compliance & material disclosures.
8 March 2024
The proponent reported a significant dry period in 2023, followed by minor flooding. No further significant event or material change in land use was identified.
Historical data.
This account has historical data that has been archived due to updates or corrections.
About BMRG.
The Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Ltd. (BMRG) is the peak body for natural resource management (NRM) within the Burnett Mary region. Established in 2001, it is one of 54 national, not-for-profit regional bodies providing an essential link between the community and various programs procured by Government and other funding sources.
BMRG’s vision is “to protect and enhance the agricultural and natural environment of the Burnett Mary region for future generations”. This is achieved by directing investment into a wide range of community- based programs that deliver positive outcomes in the areas of ecological diversity, sustainable land management, water quality, cultural heritage values and coastal and marine management. Community collaboration and partnerships are paramount to achieving BMRG’s vision which is supported by maintaining strong relationships with a range of organisations including: Federal, State and Local Governments; Landcare and Catchment Care groups; Indigenous organisations; agricultural and industrial sectors; universities and schools.
