The Community Access to Natural Resources Information (CANRI) Program provides information products tailored for community-based local and regional environmental management in New South Wales. It is the first program of its kind to offer integrated access to maps and other data held at various Internet sites by a diverse group of natural resource agencies and other stakeholders.

CANRI is a collaborative initiative involving all NSW natural resource agencies. The NSW Government has provided nearly $4m funding for CANRI over four years from July 2000 (see CANRI Business Case). CANRI addresses six themes: coordination; data; systems; quality & standards; products & services; and communications. A wide range of CANRI projects is being completed within these themes each year.

CANRI is managed by the NSW Natural Resources Information Management Strategy Steering Group, with the NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources as lead agency. CANRI relies heavily on the involvement of representatives from natural resources agencies and other stakeholders, who are active in the various CANRI committees and groups.

CANRI is built on an open technology framework - see the technology overview for more information.

Learn more about how you can contribute to, and benefit from, the CANRI Program.