2018-09-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   11 SEPTEMBER 2018




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             11 SEPTEMBER 2018

           POLICY GUIDELINE — Conservation Land

           4) Land for Wildlife
           The LfW Program offers an alternative for landholders whose properties do not qualify for the VCA
           Program or for landholders that do not want a statutory covenant on their land. The LFW Program
           provides a support network for landholders interested in conserving their land and adds to Noosa’s
           social capital of people involved in private land conservation. Based on popularity and area of land
           cover the LFW program is Noosa’s leading private land conservation initiative.
           Land for Wildlife offers a lower level of conservation protection than public ownership or private
           Nature Refuge, however, like many other rural properties that are vegetated, LfW properties are
           protected (or partly protected) under the under the Noosa Plan Biodiversity and Riparian Overlays.
           Applications for LfW are considered on a case by case basis and suitable land includes:
           e     Land parcels identified in the mapping methodology
           °     Land in biodiversity corridors
           e     Land outside biodiversity corridors that meets LfW criteria id     in supporting guidelines.
           A Private Landholder Conservation Partnerships Guideline h               veloped to implement the
           LfW program.
           Conservation tenure and levels of protection
           In terms of safeguarding biodiversity, public owne        Is considered mor        re than private
           ownership. It is not possible to determine the abse    isk to biodiversity of eac    ervation land
           mechanism as it is subject to the intent of thé      fanadholder   ardiess of sta       protection
           provisions). Figure 1 below shows the various consé@tWation p      on tenures, levels of protection
           and the scale of investment required.

                  Common land conservation tenures

                                              Public ownership (acquisition)
                                                    1. National Park                           ,
                   Highest                        YR OSE oa 4                                Highest
                                                 ee NV aaa
                                             4. Council freehold Nature refuge
                   protection                         y                                     a cinnl-al 4
                    Level of

                                                  Private ownership
                    we               5. Freehold Nature Refuge (VCA or Revolving fund)
                                         6. Freehold with vegetation covenant (VCA)
                                     7. Freehold protected under Noosa Plan Biodiversity      ee
                                                     Overlay (LfW)
                                            8. Landholder goodwill (all tenures)

                              Figure 1. Common land conservation measures and level of protection

           Decision support tool
           Landholders may choose to voluntary sell to Council for conservation purposes or elect to be part
           of a private landholder conservation partnerships program. Figure 2 is a decision support tool for
           helping to determine the preferred conservation mechanism for landholders interested in protecting
           their land through one of the conservation mechanisms.
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