Agricultural production has the greatest footprint of any land use in Central Queensland with nearly 90% of the land under agricultural production.  Grazing is the dominant agricultural land use. The Biodiversity and Grazing Project has a broad objective to contribute to an understanding of grazing land management practices in Central Queensland that lead to beneficial outcomes for both ecosystem health and productive land use.

Mining and other extractive industries such as quarries use about 56 000 hectares in Central Queensland.  Mining is a very important economic contributor to the Central Queensland region.  The Coal mining and Biodiversity Project aims to ensure the future survival of threatened species and communities that live in central Queensland's coal mining areas..