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Biodiversity Assessment - Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields

Activities

Table: The contribution of integrated Natural Resource Management to the protection of biodiversity in each subregion: existing measures and effectiveness.

Existing activities	Assessed effectiveness	Comments
Bulloo Dunefields (SSD7)
Incentives	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Large percentage of land supporting wildlife refuges. West 2000 Strategic Plan (DLWC) To contribute to a viable and self-sustaining Western Division through measures to enhance property productivity and natural resource mgt. Assistance program worth $17.5 million for landholders.
Industry codes of practice	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Large percentage of land supporting wildlife refuges. Tocal Code of Landuse Practice, NSW Agriculture. AC Archer (1997)
Institutional reform	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Large percentage of land supporting wildlife refuges. Western Lands Review (DLWC) To identify economic, social, environmental and administrative issues which impact on the sustainable mgt of westn lands and recommend appropriate legislations, institutions and tenure. Review of the Western Lands Act 1915
Integration with Landcare, catchment & property planning	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Large percentage of land supporting wildlife refuges. Western CMB CMB's were established early 2000 (CatchMgtAct 1989), will produce Catchment Blueprints, which will give direction for community involvement and Government investment in the catchment.
Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Large percentage of land supporting wildlife refuges. Western Division Regional Environmental Plan No. 1 - Extractive Industries. Control of extractive industries in the Western Division to; protect agricultural land, water quality, riparian environs, heritage items and aboriginal sites.   National Parks and Wildlife Act (1974), enables establishment and management of reserves, as well as VCA's   NSW Biodiversity Strategy (1999)   Threatened Species Conservation Act (1995), provides for recovery and threat abatement plans   Native Vegetation Conservation Act (1997), provides for reg veg mgt plans and property plans/agreements.
Threat abatement planning	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Large percentage of land supporting wildlife refuges. Draft NSW Threat Abatement Plan - predation by the red fox Vulpes vulpes (NPWS)   NSW Threat Abatement Plan (in preparation) Predation by plague minnow, Gambusia holbrooki (NPWS)
Central Depression (SSD6)
Incentives	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. West 2000 Strategic Plan (DLWC) To contribute to a viable and self-sustaining Western Division through measures to enhance property productivity and natural resource mgt. Assistance program worth $17.5 million for landholders.
Industry codes of practice	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Tocal Code of Landuse Practice, NSW Agriculture. AC Archer (1997)
Institutional reform	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Western Lands Review (DLWC) To identify economic, social, environmental and administrative issues which impact on the sustainable mgt of westn lands and recommend appropriate legislations, institutions and tenure. Review of the Western Lands Act 1914
Integration with Landcare, catchment & property planning	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. Western CMB CMB's were established early 2000 (CatchMgtAct 1989), will produce Catchment Blueprints, which will give direction for community involvement and Government investment in the catchment.
Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. National Parks and Wildlife Act (1974), enables establishment and management of reserves, as well as VCA's   Western Division Regional Environmental Plan No. 1 - Extractive Industries. Control of extractive industries in the Western Division to; protect agricultural land, water quality, riparian environs, heritage items and aboriginal sites.   NSW Biodiversity Strategy (1999)   Native Vegetation Conservation Act (1997), provides for reg veg mgt plans and property plans/agreements.   State Environmental Planning Policy 44 - Koala Habitat Protection   Threatened Species Conservation Act (1995), provides for recovery and threat abatement plans
Threat abatement planning	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	Possible stewardship role for landholders. NSW Threat Abatement Plan (in preparation) Predation by plague minnow, Gambusia holbrooki (NPWS)   Draft NSW Threat Abatement Plan - predation by the red fox Vulpes vulpes (NPWS)
Dieri (SSD3)
Incentives	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	The NRM instruments in place include a duty of care obligation for pastoral lessees under the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989, clearance controls following the Native Vegetation Act 1991, incentives to lessees through NHT funded Bushcar NHT funded Bushcare Grants for on-ground works
Industry codes of practice	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	The NRM instruments in place include a duty of care obligation for pastoral lessees under the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989, clearance controls following the Native Vegetation Act 1991, incentives to lessees through NHT funded Bushcar Organic beef production accreditation for Cowarie pastoral lease
Integration with Landcare, catchment & property planning	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	The NRM instruments in place include a duty of care obligation for pastoral lessees under the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989, clearance controls following the Native Vegetation Act 1991, incentives to lessees through NHT funded Bushcar Lake Eyre Basin Strategic Plan
Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	The NRM instruments in place include a duty of care obligation for pastoral lessees under the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989, clearance controls following the Native Vegetation Act 1991, incentives to lessees through NHT funded Bushcar Mining Act 1971   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999   Native Vegetation Act 1991   National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972   Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989   Soil Conservation and Landcare Act 1989   Animal and Plant Control (Agriculture and Other Purposes) Act 1986
Other - describe	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	The NRM instruments in place include a duty of care obligation for pastoral lessees under the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989, clearance controls following the Native Vegetation Act 1991, incentives to lessees through NHT funded Bushcar Great Artesian Basin Strategic Management Plan
Other planning opportunities	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	The NRM instruments in place include a duty of care obligation for pastoral lessees under the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989, clearance controls following the Native Vegetation Act 1991, incentives to lessees through NHT funded Bushcar Marree Soil Conservation District Plan
Simpson Desert (SSD2)
Incentives	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Large area reserved in northern South Australia Government assitance with capping of free flowing bores   Community based devolved grants process to alleviate decline in biodiversity conservation and to improve pastoral production   Provision of rangeland information kits to aid understanding of natural resource management issues
Integration with Landcare, catchment & property planning	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Large area reserved in northern South Australia Implementation of Lake Eyre Basin regional strategy   Raising community awareness of catchment realted issues via provisions of brochures and signs
Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Large area reserved in northern South Australia Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989
Other - describe	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Large area reserved in northern South Australia monitoring programs established on all pastoral leaseholds   Looking after our soils : Better outstation and road development on Aboriginal lands, Central Land Council
Other planning opportunities	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Large area reserved in northern South Australia Establishing mechanisms to increase ecological and economic sustainability of rangelends
Threat abatement planning	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Large area reserved in northern South Australia Establishment of reference areas to monitor grazing impacts   some regional fire management, monitoring and control through regional offices of Bushfires Council
Simpson-Strzelecki Dunefields P1 (SSD1)
Capacity building with stakeholders (specify)	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	conservation agreements with pastoralists for fire, feral, weed management Develop Centre Land Watch, a pastoralists natural resource monitoring program, Centralian Land Management Association
Other - describe	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	conservation agreements with pastoralists for fire, feral, weed management monitoring programs established on all pastoral leaseholds
Threat abatement planning	Significant constraints to integrate conservation	conservation agreements with pastoralists for fire, feral, weed management some regional fire management, monitoring and control through regional offices of Bushfires Council
Strzelecki Desert (SSD5)
Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999   Mining Act 1971   Native Vegetation Act 1991   Animal and Plant Control (Agriculture and Other Purposes) Act 1986   Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989   Soil Conservation and Landcare Act 1989
Warriner (SSD4)
Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Native Vegetation Act 1991   Animal and Plant Control (Agriculture and Other Purposes) Act 1986   Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989   Soil Conservation and Landcare Act 1989   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999   National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972   Mining Act 1971