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National Programme of Action

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

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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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