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

Table of Contents
1.    Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.    Background .......................................................................................................................... 4
      2.1          Prior works - the Noosa Nine .................................................................................... 4
      2.2          Supporting desktop assessments ............................................................................. 4
      2.3          Active threatened species conservation and stakeholder involvement ...................... 4
3.    Desktop review of supporting information ......................................................................... 6
      3.1          Resources ................................................................................................................ 6
      3.1.1        Noosa Biodiversity Assessment Report .............................................................................6
      3.1.2        Noosa Shire Priority Species Assessment .........................................................................6
      3.1.3        Desktop review process .....................................................................................................6
      3.2          Findings .................................................................................................................... 7
      3.2.1        Regional habitats ................................................................................................................7
      3.2.2        Regional threatened ecological communities.....................................................................7
      3.2.3        Regional fauna of conservation significance ......................................................................7
      3.2.4        Regional threating processes .............................................................................................9
      3.3          Summary of findings ................................................................................................. 9
4.    Evaluation ........................................................................................................................... 10
      4.1          Decision Matrix ....................................................................................................... 10
      4.2          Selection criteria ..................................................................................................... 10
      4.3          Analysis .................................................................................................................. 11
      4.4          Species representation across habitats .................................................................. 11
5.    Results ................................................................................................................................ 12
      5.1          The Noosa Nine ...................................................................................................... 12
      5.2          Management priorities ............................................................................................ 12
6.    Delivery ............................................................................................................................... 13
      6.1          Threatened species recovery and conservation strategies...................................... 13
      6.1.1        Case Study – Noosa Council Koala Conservation Plan ..................................................13
      6.1.2        Approach - species recovery and conservation plans .....................................................13
      6.2          Development and implementation........................................................................... 13
      6.3          Periodic review ....................................................................................................... 14
      6.4          Anticipated delivery and resources ......................................................................... 14
7.    Priority Recommendations ................................................................................................ 16
8.    Conclusion.......................................................................................................................... 17
9.    Attachment One – Decision Matrix (to be reviewed by expert panel) ............................. 18
10.   References .......................................................................................................................... 19