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of fire management programmes to ensure that their views regarding how country should be burnt are incorporated and that they support the programmes. It is also important for Bininj/Mungguy to be actively involved in implementing and reviewing the outcomes of fire management programmes.

    * Climate change effects
  Changing climatic conditions may alter the intensity and extent of fires, and fire management strategies need to take this into account.

    * Knowledge gaps
  Better understanding is required of the role and acceptability of wet-season burning as a tool for reducing native sorghum abundance and promoting development of other understorey communities. Actions relating to research and knowledge management are covered in Section 7 (Research and knowledge management).

    * Lack of community understanding and awareness
  Tour operators, visitors and residents need to understand the use of fire as a land management tool and the wise use of fire at campgrounds.

    * Loss of cultural knowledge
  The loss of cultural knowledge related to traditional burning practices poses a threat to the long-term cultural management and use of floodplains.

Policies

     5.3.17          Fire will be managed to protect park values, in particular from the threats to landscapes identified in Section 5.2.

     5.3.18          Bininj/Mungguy traditional burning practices will continue to be recognised and incorporated in fire management programmes.

     5.3.19          Fire management will be carried out in a manner consistent with the Bushfires Act (NT) so far as practicable.

     5.3.20          The Director may apply for a permit to carry out fire management works under the Bushfires Act (NT).

     5.3.21          Access to areas in the park may be restricted or prohibited to ensure park values are protected from threats such as fire.

Actions

     5.3.22          Develop, implement, review and update the park's fire management strategies to minimise the impacts of fire on the park's values including by:

        (a)      assessing risks to park values

        (b)      focusing management of fire in priority areas and/or for the management requirements of significant species and ecological communities

        (c)       using a range of mechanisms to deliver fire management and control programmes

        (d)      using fire history mapping to set annual and ongoing fire management goals

        (e)      monitoring the results of fire management and the effectiveness of management works and adjusting management strategies accordingly.

     5.3.23          Map important areas for threatened and significant species and threatened ecological communities, and ensure that management protects these areas from unsuitable fire regimes and implements appropriate fire regimes.

     5.3.24          Develop a set of thresholds and acceptable ranges for fire regimes for all threatened terrestrial animal and plant species for targeted application to relevant habitat, and ensure that fire management at those sites is maintained within that range.

     5.3.25          Provide training programmes for park staff, Bininj/Mungguy and community members involved in fire management – including