2022-05-10 P&E Committee Agenda - Item 5 - Attachment 1 - DRAFT - Noosa Threatened Fauna species Recovery Road Map

4.        Evaluation
4.1       Decision Matrix
A comprehensive Decision Matrix is presented as Appendix One, which scores and ranks the shortlisted thirty-
four fauna species in relation to their conservation status and susceptibility to regional threating processes (the
selection criteria). A total of nine species of conservation significance (the Noosa Nine) will be nominated for
management priority through the Decision Matrix (Appendix One / Figure 2 below).

Figure 2: Decision Matrix (Refer to Attachment One for full matrix)




4.2       Selection criteria
Thirteen (13) criteria were used to score and rank species for management priorities. Weighting was applied to
criteria critical to delivering Strategy 1.3 of the NES. Table 4 (below) lists the selection criteria and weighting used
to nominate the Noosa Nine.

Table 4: Selection criteria and weighting
                                              Criteria                                                Weighting
                                                    From Strategy 1.3
   Conservation advice                                                                                    20%
   Species utilisation of regional threatened ecological communities                                      15%
   Sensitivity to overall ecosystem change (indicator species)                                            10%
   Iconic status                                                                                          10%
                                                     Threating Processes
   Climate change impacts                                                                                 5%
   Development, land clearing and habitat fragmentation                                                   5%
   Inappropriate fire regimes                                                                             5%
   Land use practices and water management                                                                5%
   Invasive species                                                                                       5%
   Disease                                                                                                5%
   Negative human / wildlife conflicts                                                                    5%