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A. designing     landscaped             species;                              rehabilitated in consultation with
   areas to complement and         B. utilising suitable plant                Noosa Landcare.
   enhance          existing          species identified in PSP2
   vegetation and ecological          Landscaping;
   linkages;                       C. restoring        degraded
B. removing species likely to         ecosystems to achieve a
   displace   native     flora        functional ecosystem state
   species or degrade fauna           that    requires   minimal
   habitat;                           human intervention;
C. replanting              and     D. replicating      adjacent
   rehabilitating     degraded        remnant habitats of the
   habitat;                           same type, including the
D. replacing any vegetation           understorey vegetation;
   removed with suitable           E. creating or enhancing
   local native species;              linkages between existing
E. providing    for      fauna        habitats;
   habitat; and                    F.   avoiding the use of pest
F.   avoiding the planting of           plant species listed in
     pest plant species.                PSP2 - Landscaping;
                                   G. planting riparian zones to
                                      filter stormwater run-off,
                                      stabilise soil and provide
                                      for wildlife habitat; and
                                   H. providing   ground     and
                                      arboreal structures for
                                      fauna, which may include
                                      ground depressions, rocks,
                                      hollows, nesting boxes
                                      and in-stream habitat.

                                 AO10.2                                       Not applicable
                                 Vegetation cleared is replaced
                                 with:
                                   A. plantings of equivalent
                                       area that replicate the
                                       floristic structure of the
                                       vegetation removed; or
                                   B. where this is not possible
                                      due to the characteristics
                                      of the site and the
                                      development,     plantings
                                      twice the number of the
                                      removed trees and plants.

                                 Editor’s Note — Revegetation and
                                 rehabilitation works are to be carried out
                                 in accordance with an approved
                                 Revegetation       and      Rehabilitation
                                 Management Plan, as referred to in PSP3
                                 Ecological assessment guidelines.




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