Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p100
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 100/276)
Character Range: 414166–417482

of island restoration and ecosystem re-assembly.
    * Research into the connections between landform, microclimate and plant survival to identify potential priority areas for restoration, and possible experimental management to enhance the qualities of those areas (for example, to maximise moisture retention).
    * Research to inform ex situ actions for those plant species that may not respond to more general environmental management (such as Critically Endangered herbs, grasses and orchids), for example: propagation and establishment techniques for threatened orchids, including seed germination and mycorrhizal fungal relationships.
    * Research into habitat requirements of range-restricted plant species (such as some orchids).
    * Research to fill knowledge gaps for priority threatened plant species including on life history parameters, reproductive strategies, genetic diversity, pollination ecology, and potential importance of mycorrhizal fungal relationships.
    * Research into sustainable and cost-effective ways of removing woody weeds rapidly from large areas of forest and promoting restoration of native forest while minimising negative consequences such as erosion, loss of habitat for threatened species and reinvasion by weeds.
    * Research to understand which plant species (native and exotic) can host Phytophthora cinnamomi and which native species are susceptible to disease and dieback.
    * Research on how to abate species-specific pressures on threatened plants.

4.7.4        Research to support conservation of native fauna
    * Continuation of research on the ecology, population size, genetics and range movements (as required) of priority bird species, including the Norfolk Island morepork, Norfolk Island green parrot, and various sea birds.
    * Research into phylogenetic relationships and ecological gaps in avian assemblages in the Norfolk Island Group and assessment of the potential to (re)introduce species that have been lost, or close relatives such as the long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga), New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis) and New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae).
    * Research into the potential impact of offshore human activities (such as wind farms), including comprehensive research on seabird species which have not already been subjects of tracking studies.
    * Investigation of the movement and micro-habitat requirements of snail species, including assessment of the potential impacts of climate change and identification of areas of the islands (in their current state or with enhanced management) with the potential to provide refuges.
    * Research into the Lord Howe Island gecko and Lord Howe Island skink distributions, population dynamics, ecological requirements and vulnerability to threats.
    * Further research to inform the provision of suitable nest sites for Norfolk Island green parrots and Norfolk Island moreporks.

4.7.5        Social research
    * Research into community aspirations and values in relation to the natural environment of Norfolk Island, attitudes towards possible conservation interventions, and factors that facilitate or hinder community engagement in conservation.

Part 5—Implementation

5.1         Governance and responsibilities

5.1.1        Governance
For the plan to be