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agencies
Partners and potential contributors        * Indigenous land managers
                                           * NRM bodies
                                           * Private land owners/managers
                                           * Industry operators

Strategy 2: Reduce threats   Management strategies and actions to reduce threats to Littoral Rainforest
                             Invest in the control and management of transformer weeds
                             Research / Information
                                 1. Identify areas where transformer weeds may be impacting upon Littoral Rainforest and develop priorities based on patch values, cost and benefits.

                                 2. Investigate potential vectors contributing to the spread of transformer weeds.

                                 3. Undertake research to inform the control of transformer weeds.
Action 2.1
High priority                    4. Develop best practice guidelines for the control and management of transformer weeds.

                             On-ground
                                e.    Invest in the control and management of transformer weeds in patches of Littoral Rainforest (as identified under action 2.1a).

                                f.      Use appropriate techniques to control weeds, following best practice guidelines (as developed under action 2.1d).

                                g.    Educate land managers on the impact of transformer weeds in Littoral Rainforest and circulate best practice guidelines for their management.

                               Minimise the impacts of grazing and agriculture on Littoral Rainforest
                               Research / Information
                                   1. Identify areas where grazing and agricultural impacts may pose a threat.
Action 2.2
Medium priority                On-ground
                                 b.       Support land managers to reduce/remove grazing pressure from within the vicinity of Littoral Rainforest, including excluding livestock.

                                 c.       Provide guidance for maintaining catchment hydrology and water quality.
                              Develop and implement a control program for feral animals
                                 Research / Information

                                  1. Identify and map areas where feral animals may be impacting upon patches of Littoral Rainforest.

                                  2. Quantify impacts of feral animals and identify critical densities of key pests

                                  3. Investigate effective control methods for feral animals in Littoral Rainforest.

Action 2.3
High priority                    On-ground
                                 d.         Develop best practice guidelines for the management and control of feral animals in Littoral Rainforest.

                                 e.         Implement appropriate control strategies in areas where feral animals are identified as impacting upon Littoral Rainforest.

                                 f.           Monitor the effects of removing feral animals from patches of Littoral Rainforest.

                                 g.         Ensure domestic and rural animals (e.g. pigs) are appropriately managed to prevent future feral animal populations establishing in Littoral Rainforest.

                                 h.         Educate local councils and land managers on the role of feral animals.

                             Mitigate the potential impacts of disease and pathogens on Littoral Rainforest
                             Research / Information
                                  1. Identify and map areas where disease and pathogens may be impacting upon patches of Littoral Rainforest.

                                  2. Investigate the potential interactions between the spread of disease and pathogens and the nursery industry.

Action 2.4                        3. Develop local and regional protocols for the management of disease and pathogens in Littoral Rainforest.
Medium priority
                             On-ground
                                 d.         Implement protocols for the management of disease and pathogens in Littoral Rainforest.

                                 e.         Integrate disease and pathogen control protocols into other local and