2018-08-07 P&E Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Biosphere Reserve 10 Year Periodic Review

                                                 Noosa Biosphere Reserve - Periodic Review 2018




GLOSSARY

TERM                                 DESCRIPTION

Bassian and Torresian                Geophysical zones of Australia.
Bushland Reserve                     Council     controlled     land    managed      for
                                     environmental and conservation purposes while
                                     allowing low key nature based recreational
                                     activities.
Conservation Park                    Land dedicated for conservation purposes under
                                     the Nature Conservation Act 1992 that allows low
                                     key nature based recreational activities.
Endemism                             Any species whose range is restricted to a limited
                                     geographical area.
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)   Building upon the Third great transformation (the
                                     digital revolution), the 4IR is a fusion of
                                     technologies that is blurring the lines between
                                     the physical, digital, and biological spheres. The
                                     First industrial revolution was the steam engine,
                                     and Second, the dominance of science and mass
                                     production.
ha                                   Hectares, land measurement.
Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi)              Local Indigenous people of Noosa.
Key Performance Indicator            Benchmarks or standards set for measuring
                                     progress.
kms                                  Kilometres, distance measurement.
kms2                                 Square kilometres, area measurement.
Macpherson-Macleay Overlap           Temperate and Sub-Tropical climatic zones of
                                     Australia.
Non-profit organisation              Community organisation or charity group.
RAMSAR                               Convention on Wetlands of International
                                     Importance (1971, Iran)
National Park                        Special places which protect and conserve
                                     outstanding examples of Queensland's natural
                                     environment and cultural heritage.
Resource Reserve                     Land dedicated for conservation purposes where
                                     controlled levels of resource extraction are
                                     allowed
State Forest                         State forest land managed for the sustainable
                                     harvesting of timber resources




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