Meeting papers

Links to Noosa Environment Strategy 2019
Theme 1 - Biodiversity
Goal: By 2030 the condition and extent of our natural ecosystems has improved.

Target                                      Measure                               Implementation in EBFRs
Strategy 1.1 Protect and enhance existing ecosystems, vegetation networks and habitats
By 2030, there is no net loss of            Bushland Operational Assessments      BOAs were undertaken in some
ecosystem values across the shire,          (BOAs) will be undertaken every 5     EBFRs in 2012, and across all
and the condition of Council’s priority     years across priority Council         EBFRs in 2017. BOAs are being
bushland reserves are enhanced.             managed Bushland Reserves.            repeated in all EBFRs from 2022-23.

Strategy 1.3: Improve long-term survival for threatened species and ecological communities
By 2030, populations of key threatened Monitored as part of the Threatened        The new Threatened Fauna
indicator species remain viable.           Species Plan and reported in the       Recovery Roadmap identifies key
                                           Environment Strategy’s Monitoring      threatened species and provides a
                                           Program.                               framework for ongoing monitoring.
                                                                                  The EBFRMP identifies relevant
                                                                                  significant species for active
                                                                                  management. Turtles are identified
                                                                                  as priority species to focus on in
                                                                                  2023-2024. .




 Activity/project                           Council’s       Strategies       Status in EBFRs in 2022
                                            role
 Undertake environmental restoration        Provider,       1.1, 1.3, 2.1,   BOAs undertaken as required. Completed
 activities throughout Council’s            facilitator,    2.2, 4.3         in 2022-23. Ecological restoration grant
 conservation reserves. Prepare BOAs        funder                           ($75,000 / yr over three years FY20-23)
 for Council reserves to monitor the                                         funded by Environment Levy grant,
 success of work.                                                            delivered by community volunteer
                                                                             directed contractors and volunteers. In
                                                                             2022, Council provides 3 labour days
                                                                             contractor support per reserve per year.
 Reduce the threat of priority              Partner,        1.1, 1.3, 2.2,   See above.
 biosecurity risks, such as pest plants     educator,       4.3              Glory lily continues to expand - areas of
 and animals, on Council land and           provider,                        most other weeds are reducing.
 support private landholders to do the      regulator
 same.
 Identify priority land parcels that        Planner,        1.1, 1.2, 2.2,   The EBFRMP identifies east west
 enhance landscape connectivity and         provider        4.1              connectivity and collaboration
 seek to have them managed for                                               opportunities to work with other areas of
 environmental outcomes, either                                              Council to achieve better connectivity
 through direct purchase by Council, or                                      through adjacent land not currently
 utilising other appropriate protective                                      managed for conservation.
 mechanisms.
 Undertake detailed biodiversity            Partner,        1.1, 1.3         The biodiversity values of the EBFRs
 assessments across different Broad         researcher,                      need to be assessed in a fine-scale
 Vegetation Groups, with a view to          funder                           manner to update State regional
 understanding and monitoring the                                            ecosystem mapping. BOAs need to be
 health of biodiversity across the Shire.                                    prepared as 5 yearly condition maps with
                                                                             updated rehabilitation plans to direct
                                                                             restoration activities.
 Scope and undertake monitoring             Partner,        1.1, 1.3         The EBFRMP identifies relevant
 programs on populations of 6-8 key         researcher,                      significant species and provides the
 representative threatened species, to      funder                           management framework for directing
 mitigate against local extinctions.                                         management actions for key species.



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