ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS
EFFECT
Impact on commercial fisheries & oyster industry
Increased potable water treatment
Loss of wellbeing
Poor management decisions
Loss of biodiversity
Water shortages
Declining resilience, scenic amenity, recreation and tourism
Conflict and over-use of limited resources
FOCUS PROBLEM
DECLINING WATER QUALITY, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RESILIENCE
Loss of vegetation and soil organics, erosion and nutrient loading, diffuse-source pollution, acid discharge
Poor management practices
Unsustainable development
Unsustainable behaviours
Climate change
Lack of indicators and monitoring
Inadequate compliance enforcement
Inadequate legislative protection
Failure to make evidence-based management decisions
Failure to understand impact of actions
Difficulty coordinating actions and resolving competing interests
Lack of knowledge - science, local, cultural
People have lost their connection to nature
Governance is disjointed and complex
CAUSE
Figure 13: Problem tree
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Less rain, more frequent extreme weather events
Manning River Estuary and Catchment Management Program (ECMP)
