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c         Ensure identification and implementation of any offset decisions are strategic at a landscape scale and informed by the recovery plan. These will draw on relevant planning and mapping documents such as natural resource management regional plans, regional implementation plans (Part III) Indigenous Healthy Country Plans or local government Koala strategies.  Governments appropriate to scale.                                                                                   1         Year 1 and ongoing  Absorbed by normal government business

4 d  Incorporate the impacts of projected climate change such as drought, heatwave and fire, into all strategic Koala planning and actions, including restoration guidelines, offsets, translocation guidelines, forestry practices, corridor, reserve and protected area planning, allowing for iterative updates using a robust scenario-based approach.  Australian Government, state and territory governments in coordination with local governments and natural resource management organisations.                                                 2  5 yearly            Absorbed by normal government business

4 e  Build on existing information to develop national guidelines or standards for Koala-friendly urban design.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Australian Government to coordinate state and territory government agencies, in consultation with local governments; (including, but not limited to, road authorities); and urban planners.  1  Year 1 and ongoing  $80,000 to $200,000
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Strategy 5: Strategically restore listed Koala habitat
Restoration increases the overall habitat available for Koalas and increases the connectivity between areas of habitat, which is important to the long-term survival of listed Koala populations. Many Landcare-type organisations are restoring lost and degraded habitat for many species or improve environmental functions. These activities are to ensure that resources are targeted to the most strategic areas.
Action no.  Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Potential partners/responsibility                                                                                                                               Priority  Timeframe           Indicative cost

5 a         Build on and implement landscape-scaled habitat restoration plans. To facilitate movement and re-occupation, consider landscape-scale processes such as climate change, fire and drought, and Koala movement patterns. Draw on natural resource management plans, regional implementation plans (Part III) based on up-to-date mapping and spatial analysis and climate change projections.   Coordinated approach between states and territory governments; local governments; natural resource management organisations; and non-government organisations.  1         Year 1 and ongoing  Highly variable depending on size and location of area:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        $5,000 to $50,000 per document, plus in-kind contribution through normal government business

5 b  Build on guidelines where they exist (e.g. New South Wales Koala habitat revegetation guidelines [Wegner and Taws 2019]), to develop and implement best practice revegetation and restoration guidelines appropriate to local conditions. Guidelines are to include planning for drought, heatwave, fire, and eucalypt responses to climate change using a robust scenario-based approach, consistent with national standards for ecological restoration (SERA 2017).                                                                      Coordinated between state and territory governments with input from research experts; Expert Technical Advisory Panel; natural resource management organisations; and local community groups and non-government organisations.        2  Years 1 to 5        $80,000 to $120,000 to