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

3.       Desktop review of supporting information
3.1      Resources
To aid in the nomination of the Noosa Nine for management priorities under the NES, a comprehensive desktop
review was undertaken of supporting information including the Noosa Biodiversity Assessment Report (NBA) and
the Noosa Shire Priority Species Assessment (NPSA). This process identified regional biodiversity values, fauna
species of conservation significance and key threating processes (e.g. climate change). For context, the
background, objectives and outcomes of the two assessment reports are summarised below.


3.1.1    Noosa Biodiversity Assessment Report

The NBA was prepared by Eco Logical in 2017 to guide planning and decision-making in the development of the
NES. The assessment details the scientific understanding of biodiversity values across the Noosa Region to assist
in determining the key issues for local conservation management (Eco Logical 2016). The report addresses habitat
values, ecological communities and flora in detail, while nominating nine regionally key and iconic fauna species
from one hundred and eight-five identified fauna species of national, state or local environmental significance.
Threats to biodiversity values are also presented and discussed at general habitat and ecological levels.


3.1.2    Noosa Shire Priority Species Assessment

The NBA was prepared by Noosa & District Landcare in 2019 to compliment biodiversity goals (Strategies 1.1, 1.2
& 1.3) of the NES. Council identified there had been several independent studies which have contributed to
threatened species knowledge in the area, but an overview of practical conservation action relevant at council
level had previously not been undertaken (Noosa & District Landcare 2019). Thus, the assessment was
commissioned to consolidate a list of conservation significance fauna and flora known to occur within the Noosa
Region. A total of forty-five (45) conservation significant fauna species were identified under the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) and the Nature Conservation Act (NCA). In addition, the paper
succinctly identifies regional conservation threats and potential management actions.


3.1.3    Desktop review process

To ensure Information presented within this Road Map is current, information extracted from the above sources
was cross-checked against the following resources;
    • Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act ‘Protected Matters Search’
    • The Nature Conservation Act ‘Request a Species List’
    • Qld Department of Environment and Science – ‘Threatened Species Back on Track Status’