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Budget 2012-2013 Budget Paper No.3 The Budget

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Title

Budget 2012-2013 Budget Paper No.3 The Budget

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Tabled paper 1785

Collection

Tabled Papers for 11th Assembly 2008 - 2012; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT

Date

2012-05-01

Description

Tabled By Delia Lawrie

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Made available by the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory under Standing Order 240. Where copyright subsists with a third party it remains with the original owner and permission may be required to reuse the material.

Language

English

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Tabled papers

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application/pdf

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https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00042

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/277295

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/424028

Page content

212 Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport Parks Visitor Management Programs Create educational and recreational opportunities based on sustainable use of the natural and cultural assets of the parks estate. Key Deliverables 2011-12 Budget 2011-12 Estimate 2012-13 Budget Total visits to Territory parks 2.8M 2.9M 2.9M Visitor satisfaction 92% 92% 92% Conservation Management Programs Protect the natural and cultural assets within the Territorys parks estate and support protected area and wildlife conservation management across the Territory. Key Deliverables 2011-12 Budget 2011-12 Estimate 2012-13 Budget Hectares under conservation management 18.2M 26.4M 26.4M Collaborative biodiversity surveys undertaken 17 20 16 Species being actively managed 40 40 40 Managed species reporting beneficial trends 32 23 22 Output Group: Natural Resources Outcome: Sustainable use and protection of natural resources through planning, management and monitoring, and mitigation of threats arising from natural processes or human activities. Output Group/Output 2011-12 Budget 2011-12 Estimate 2012-13 Budget $000 $000 $000 Natural Resources 35 957 47 616 37 264 Land Management 23 367 32 431 25 139 Water Management 12 590 15 185 12 125 Key Variations The Natural Resources output group decreases in 2012-13 due to one-off Natural Disaster Relief and wildfire funding in 2011-12, the completion of project funding and the timing of negotiation of externally funded programs for 2012-13.