At Southern Queensland Landscapes (SQL) we coordinate, connect, and engage with land managers, community groups, First Nations people and others to learn from each other and work collaboratively to ensure flourishing landscapes and healthy communities.
The region includes a diversity of landscape types including wet and dry rainforests, woodlands, grasslands and wetlands. Land use is dominated by grazing followed by cropping, conservation and forestry.
Regional communities are particularly connected to landscapes and each other. We appreciate people are part of the landscape and that management is an integral part of healing Country. We respect and learn from the 28 Nations in our region and further afield, while working together to develop pathways to a sustainable future including sustainable businesses to ensure First Nation Peoples have employment and growth opportunities.
SQL is committed to improving the health, vigour and resilience of soils throughout its varied landscapes. We do this by promoting practices that increase ground cover and soil health, identify agronomic constraints and improve water infiltration.
Our region contains 262 unique primary regional ecosystems, 1,162 animal species, 4,309 plant species and 991 fungi species existing in six bioregions. The projects we undertake aim to protect and enhance the habitat for these species on private and public lands.
We take multiple approaches to restoring our landscapes and building resilience. Techniques that encourage landscape rehydration are supported to increase ground cover, build soil and spread water gently across the landscape. Fire as a tool for healing Country is supported through many of our projects and we are committed to supporting knowledge sharing in this space.
We encourage everyone interested in the Southern Queensland region to reach out to us via our website.
SQ Landscapes’ contributions to our national NRM snapshots
