2021-02-09 P&E Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Draft Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Plan 2021-2026

12.2 Appendix 3 – Reserve Prioritisation Methodology


 Reserve Values
 Criterion                Criterion                Scoring System                                   Data Source                                    Strategic Alignment
                          Justification
 Biodiversity Values
 Reserve Size             Larger sizes generally   0 = <1 ha                                        NC Draft Prioritisation Matrix – provided to   Link to the Noosa
                          have higher              1 = 1 – 5 ha                                     NDLG                                           Biodiversity Conservation
                          biodiversity value       2 = 5 -10 ha                                                                                    Plan 2017
                                                   3 = 10-50 ha
                                                   4 = 50 -100
                                                   5 = >100 ha
                                                   Largest reserve is 324ha
 Connectivity             Reserves with            0 = urban, roads, waterbodies.                   Noosa Biodiversity Plan Dataset 2017           Link to the Noosa
                          greater connectivity     1 = cleared, scattered trees, sparse regrowth,   Noosa_bio_plan_ph2_Patch_Connectivity_         Biodiversity Conservation
                          generally have higher    patch with no or lower order connection to       v2                                             Plan 2017
                          biodiversity value       node.
                                                   2 =patch with indirect (2nd/3rd level)           The adjacency scoring of the Patch
                                                   connection to node (core/edge).                  Connectivity layer was used. Adjacency
                                                   3 = patch with direct connection to node.        scoring assesses the proximity between
                                                   4 = small node - unsupported (not connected      habitat nodes (i.e. supported nodes) or the
                                                   to another node).                                degree of connection of patches to nodes.
                                                   5 = small node, medium and large nodes –
                                                   supported.                                       The Patch Connectivity layer was
                                                                                                    developed based on Queensland Offsets
                                                                                                    Policy – Landscape Fragmentation Tool.
 % Of Remnant             Reserves with higher     0= ≥50% Urban, roads, water bodies and           Noosa Biodiversity Plan Dataset 2017           Link to the Noosa
 Vegetation, % of         percentage of            cleared.                                                                                        Biodiversity Conservation
 regrowth, % of cleared   remnant generally        3= ≥50% scattered regrowth and scattered         Noosa_bio_plan_ph2_EcoCondition_v3             Plan 2017
 land                     have higher              trees.
                                                                                                    The urban overlay was created by selecting
                          biodiversity value       5 = ≥ 50% Disturbed/continuous regrowth/
                                                                                                    applicable residential, industrial,
                                                   plantation and Disturbed continuous/
                                                                                                    commercial and community services zones
                                                   remnant.
                                                                                                    from the IPZ zones layer. These were
                                                                                                    buffered out, then in by 100m to remove
                                                                                                    gaps for roads. Reserves under 0.3ha and


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