2023-03-07 - P&E Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Environmental Services - Threatened Fauna Recovery Road Map

9.       Management priorities for the Noosa Nine
9.1      Conservation advice
A staged implementation approach is recommended to deliver Strategy 1.3 of the NES to promote;
    ➢ maximum outcomes for minimal investment
    ➢ allow for any potential project risks to be identified and mitigated
    ➢ opportunity for increased stakeholder involvement
    ➢ access to future funding opportunities

The more threatened a species is, the higher the risk of extinction. Therefore, it is scientifically appropriate to
prioritise conservation resources to more vulnerable species. For example, species listed as critically endangered,
should be considered for temporal management priority over less threatened species (see Figure 4).

               Figure 4: Structured prioritisation of the management actions for the Noosa Nine




9.2      Considering regional threats to populations and habitats
The objective of this Road Map is to guide Council’s approach to the on-going management and recovery of
threatened fauna within the Noosa Shire Local Government Area (LGA) and adjacent coastal waters. Therefore, we
must also consider the regional population dynamics of a species and the threats impacting species and their
habitats during prioritisation of the Noosa Nine. For example, the increased severity of climate change induced
coastal erosion is decreasing the regional breeding potential of sea turtles, particularly along highly dynamic
beaches, such as the Noosa Eastern Beaches. These erosion events (often associated with tropical depressions) also
coincide with the sea turtle breeding season (November to May).