Coasts and marine

Australia's National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities

Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, 2006
ISBN 0 642 553 068

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About the National Programme of Action

In 1995 the international community agreed to the non-binding Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA). The GPA is designed to be a source of conceptual and practical guidance to be drawn upon by national and/or regional authorities for devising and implementing sustained action to prevent, reduce, control and/or eliminate marine degradation from land-based activities. National Programmes of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (NPAs) are the translation of the GPA at the national level.

Australia's NPA builds on the Framework and Implementation Plan for a National Cooperative Approach to Integrated Coastal Zone Management and illustrates the specific activities of Australian governments to address land-based sources of pollution. It highlights the activities of Australian, State and Territory governments, and through case studies, a sample of activities undertaken by local government, industry and other non-government organisations.

NPA case studies

Australia's NPA is complemented by 24 case studies. Case studies can be read by clicking on the map or selecting from the list of case studies below.

Map showing NPA case studies The Coastal Catchments Initiative Conservation Volunteers Australia International Council for Environmental Initiatives The Wilderness Society Fertiliser Industry Federation of Australia Australian Marine Conservation Society World Wide Fund for Nature Australia Waterkeepers Australia Clean Up Australia The Geographe Bay Region Peel-Harvey Waterway Water Quality Improvement Plans on the Swan Coastal Plain Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management Douglas Shire Council Reef Water Quality Protection Plan Townsville-Thuringowa Creek to Coral Program South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership Great Lakes – New South Wales Hornsby Shire, New South Wales Gippsland Lakes: cooperatively managing water quality CH2: Council House 2 Building Melbourne Port Phillip Bay Derwent Estuary City of Salisbury

  1. The Coastal Catchments Initiative (PDF - 161 KB)
  2. Gippsland Lakes: cooperatively managing water quality (PDF - 133 KB)
  3. Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (PDF - 150 KB)
  4. Water Quality Improvement Plans on the Swan Coastal Plain (PDF - 213 KB)
  5. International Council for Environmental Initiatives (PDF - 110 KB)
  6. Derwent Estuary (PDF - 213 KB)
  7. South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership (PDF - 172 KB)
  8. Fertiliser Industry Federation of Australia (PDF - 117 KB)
  9. World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (PDF - 106 KB)
  10. Clean Up Australia (PDF - 107 KB)
  11. Port Phillip Bay (PDF - 137 KB)
  12. Conservation Volunteers Australia (PDF - 106 KB)
  13. Hornsby Shire, New South Wales (PDF - 117 KB)
  14. The Wilderness Society (PDF - 105 KB)
  15. Australian Marine Conservation Society (PDF - 104 KB)
  16. CH2: Council House 2 Building Melbourne (PDF - 104 KB)
  17. Townsville-Thuringowa Creek to Coral Program (PDF - 197 KB)
  18. Waterkeepers Australia (PDF - 106 KB)
  19. City of Salisbury (PDF - 171 KB)
  20. Peel-Harvey Waterway (PDF - 155 KB)
  21. The Geographe Bay Region (PDF - 151 KB)
  22. Douglas Shire Council (PDF - 315 KB)
  23. Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management (PDF - 243 KB)
  24. Great Lakes – New South Wales (PDF - 132 KB)
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