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

1.        Introduction
Noosa Shire is located within the Southeast Queensland bioregion, an area of exceptionally high biodiversity that
supports a diverse range of ecosystems. It is this ecosystem diversity that results in a significantly high proportion
of regional threatened species and ecological communities. To ensure the future protection and enhancement of
existing biodiversity values, The Noosa Environment Strategy (NES) was developed in 2019. In relation to long-
term survival of threatened and protected fauna, the NES details Council’s commitment to significant
implementation actions for the first three (3) years of the Strategy (19/20 to 21/22). Hence, the objective of this
Road Map is to guide Council’s approach (and funding) to the on-going management of regionally threatened
fauna.

The NES identifies specific targets for each of Council’s environmental strategies. The primary focus of Strategy
1.3 is to, ‘Ensure populations of key threatened indicator species remain viable’ (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: Strategy 1.3 of the Noosa Environment Strategy (2019)




For net improvement of regional biodiversity values, an integrated approach in threatened species conservation is
required to support other related Council environment strategies, across a diverse range of key habitats. This will
be achieved through the provision of clear strategies and key performance indicators, via the pathway described
in this document;

     1)   Review of Council’s previous and current actions and strategies in threatened species conservation
     2)   Identification of stakeholder involvement in threatened species conservation
     3)   Desktop review of Council’s supporting biodiversity assessment reports and applicable resources
     4)   The identification of regional habitats, ecological communities and fauna of conservation significance
     5)   Identification of regional threating processes to fauna, habitats and ecosystem processes.
     6)   A comprehensive analysis of threatened species susceptibility to regional threating processes
     7)   The nomination of key threatened fauna species for management priority
     8)   Clear processes and actions required to deliver threatened fauna recovery programs
     9)   The supply of a detailed anticipated delivery schedule and budget to achieve the deliverables of Strategy
          1.3 of the NES.