Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 179720–181423

7               Social and economic considerations
The key social impact of this plan is expected to be positive and arise from the acknowledgement of the role that supporting Indigenous land managers, including Traditional Owners and Indigenous rangers, and Indigenous organisations and communities play in the future conservation of the Greater Bilby across much of its current distribution. The plan acknowledges the value of traditional ecological knowledge, traditional management practices, maintenance of culture and connection to country, and the understanding local communities have of threats and local conditions.
Economic impact may occur to those who require approval to remove or modify bilby habitat and are prevented from doing so, or are required to modify their proposal by a consent authority as a result of this plan. Although this plan indicates the need to understand how agricultural practices (such as grazing) affect bilbies and to consider modifying practices in consultation with land managers if necessary, the economic costs of any such voluntary changes may be significant at the station level but are not expected to be significant at an industry level.
The investments of state and territory governments and conservation organisations such as the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Bush Heritage Australia, World Wide Fund for Nature and the Save the Bilby Fund in on-ground actions identified in this plan are considered significant economic benefits.
Another social benefit of this plan is that it deals with community concerns about the loss or local extinction of charismatic fauna.
Photo: Demonstrating cat trapping at the Ninu Festival, June 2016 © Kiwirrkurra IPA.