2019-02-18 GC Agenda Att 1 to Item 8 - Draft Environment Strategy

Summary of targets
Theme 1 - Biodiversity
Goal: By 2030 the condition and extent of our natural ecosystems has improved
 Strategy 1.1: Protect and enhance existing ecosystems, vegetation networks and habitats
 Targets                                        Baseline                                          How we will measure progress
 Target: By 2030, there is no net loss of       In 2016, the Noosa Biodiversity Assessment        Every 5 years updated regional ecosystem
 ecosystem values across the shire, and the     Report mapped the extent and abundance of         mapping will be used to identify changes in the
 condition of Council’s priority bushland       the 61 regional ecosystems (RE) types             number and extent of regional ecosystems.
 reserves are enhanced.                         occurring within Noosa Shire.
                                                                                                  Condition assessments of Council Reserves will be
                                                Condition assessments will be undertaken,         undertaken, using methodology of the Queensland
                                                where they do not already exist, across all Tier Herbarium BioCondition Assessment Framework.
                                                1, 2 and 3 Council reserves, as identified in the
                                                Bushland Strategic Management Plan (draft).
 Strategy 1.2: Expand vegetation networks and habitat
 Target: By 2030, half of all land in the Noosa 36.5% of land within Noosa Shire is currently     Every 2 years GIS tenure mapping and data from
 Shire is managed for its environmental         managed for its environmental values on public private property programs will identify the
 values.                                        and private land, through National Park,          percentage of land managed or protected for its
                                                Conservation Area, Council bushland reserve,      environmental values.
                                                Land for Wildlife, or private property
                                                conservation covenants.
 Strategy 1.3: Improve long-term survival for threatened species and ecological communities
 Target: By 2030, populations of key            A baseline is to be developed for 6-8 key         A key threatened species list is already being
 threatened indicator species remain viable.    threatened species based on:                      developed and will be workshopped and finalised in
                                                     Representativeness across biological        early 2019
                                                        families
                                                     Representativeness across ecosystems A longitudinal study of key threatened species will
                                                     Iconic value to the Noosa community         be undertaken over 10 years
                                                     Availability of existing data and records
                                                Depending on the species selected, there may
                                                already be existing data, however a new
                                                baseline for some species will be required.




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