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National Recovery Team.  2  Years 1 to 5         $30,000 to $500,000 coordinated by Australian Government; plus absorbed by normal government business
     Collate and synthesise existing data (e.g. from past research projects) that may improve understanding of Koala population dynamics and threat profiles across habitats and scales.
1 h  Establish national research priorities targeted at applied outcomes, that inform and improve Koala management. This action will identify national research needs in:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Coordinated by the Australian Government with: state and territory government agencies; with local governments, natural resource management organisations; Koala research community; Koala welfare and rehabilitation organisations; the Expert Technical Advisory Panel and the National Recovery Team.                                               1  Year 1 and ongoing   $60,000 to $80,000 per workshop
           * effective partnerships and structures for Koala conservation
           * social, economic and institutional barriers and constraints, and solutions to improve effective implementation of Koala strategies
           * cost-benefit analysis and effectiveness of incentive mechanisms on private lands
           * climate change refugia, and climate-resilient re-vegetation and restoration practices (Actions 1b, 5b) drivers of broad-scale population dynamics and processes
           * translocation decision support tools (Action 6b).
     This action builds on research priorities identified by the states and territory including the NSW Koala Research Plan and priority research identified by Expert Technical Advisory Panel and the outputs of the first Koala expert elicitation workshop for New South Wales (Hemming et al. 2018).
1 i  Establish national-level recurring forums to complement gaps in existing forums and enhance existing collaboration and knowledge sharing among researchers, managers, Koala rehabilitation workers and carers, and other interested parties to make the most effective use of research outcomes, techniques in Koala rehabilitation and habitat restoration, and identify and address any further key knowledge gaps.                                                                                  Coordinated by the Australian Government with state and territory government agencies and the Expert Technical Advisory Panel.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2  Annually             $60,000 to $80,000 per workshop, plus sponsorship
1 j  Initiate and facilitate a network to establish and support an active National Koala Recovery Team, Expert Technical Advisory Panel, Community Advisory Committee with strong governance in place (Figure 3, Part III Implementation).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Coordinated by the Australian Government with state and territory governments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1  Year 1               Absorbed by normal government business
1 k  Share knowledge across experts, government organisations, conservation groups, rescue and rehabilitation groups, Indigenous groups and the general public through regular Koala workshops and conferences. This includes a national Koala conference every three to five years that brings together researchers, policy makers, planners and interested conservation groups and citizens; Exceptional circumstance workshops, such as following responses after major crises (e.g. fire and drought).  Coordinated by the Australian Government with state and territory governments, and the Expert Technical Advisory Panel and the National Recovery Team.                                                                                                                                                                                                 3  5 yearly             $300,000 to $550,000 per