Biodiversity Assessment - Victorian Volcanic Plain
Opportunities
| Opportunities | Comments |
|---|---|
| Mount Gambier (VVP2) | |
| Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc | Native Veg Act needs greater level of enforcement to achieve key outcomes (loopholes currently being exploited). |
| Other - describe | A system of vegetation corridors across public and/or private land linking significant remnant areas, enabling movement of species between patches. (native forests in the Caroline area is one of the highest priorities). |
| Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP1) | |
| Capacity building with stakeholders (specify) | Better resourced and focussed extension, training of extension officers in integration of biodiversity management , provision of extension materials relating to biodiversity management |
| Improved access and ease of use of biodiversity information, particularly mapping. | |
| Environmental management systems | Ecologically sustainable wood labelling/marketing system. |
| Extend Biodiversity EMS content to other sectors and support widespread adoption | |
| Incentives | Stewardship (Bush Tender) Biodiversity focussed Quantitative measurement of benefits, targeted with competitive cost minimisation and specific management agreements |
| Industry codes of practice | Update Codes of Forest practice to take account of conservation status information in regional native vegetation management plans and refine application of habitat protection aims. |
| Institutional reform | Support for adjustment of timber industry in line with sustainable yields as part of RFAs |
| Integration with Landcare, catchment & property planning | Routine linking of biodiversity EMS into Property management Planning |
| Use of quantitative measures and preferences (Biodiversity benefits index) as part of Landcare investment decision making. | |
| Other planning opportunities | Local Government. Native Vegetation Controls improved decision making though clearer rules/ concepts and training. Improved accounting through permit tracking database, calculation and monitoring of offsets, and remote sensing of remnants. |
| Local Government. Review of new Format Planning Schemes to include fuller consideration of biodiversity management and planning issues. | |
| Threat abatement planning | Completion for Victorian Pest Management Framework |
| Completion of Statewide Native Vegetation Management Framework and 10 Regional Native Vegetation management Plans - better and more focussed native vegetation protection and enhancement | |
| Monitor implementation of Native vegetation Management Plans. | |
| Revision of Regional Catchment Strategies with increased emphasis of management of biodiversity assets. | |
| Valuing ecosystem services | Need for inclusion of biodiversity considerations into proposed salinity/water quality/land protection credit schemes |
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