Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:6:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 2/20)
Character Range: 83320–86517

are implemented, actions in this plan are framed to allow a flexible approach to implementation that will suit the local conditions, resources and skill base.
The relationship between supporting strategies, on-ground strategies, performance criteria and objectives can be found at Figure 3.
Figure 3 Flow chart of recovery plan purpose, objectives, performance criteria and on-ground and supporting strategies.

6.1                 On-ground and supporting strategies
All strategies identified in this plan are necessary for the conservation of the Greater Bilby. On-ground strategies directly tackle biological threats to the objectives for the conservation of the Greater Bilby, while the supporting strategies establish the systems needed to ensure effective on-ground action. Generally, on-ground strategies relate to the specific actions needed at different sites, while supporting strategies will be implemented across many sites, or are not directly spatial in nature.
The threats relate to three key biological factors – the effect of predators, the extent and condition of habitat (including habitat loss, and habitat degradation arising from fire, weeds, grazing, fragmentation), and population resilience. Accordingly, the on-ground strategies focus on these factors:
    * Manage introduced predators.
    * Improve and maintain habitat.
    * Establish and maintain a Greater Bilby metapopulation that maintains genetic diversity and insures against extinction in nature.
These on-ground strategies are complemented by supporting strategies aimed at ensuring successful implementation of this recovery plan. Supporting strategies are:
    * Research strategy – to ensure management actions are underpinned by rigorous research.
    * Recovery governance – to ensure efficient, effective, and timely implementation of recovery actions.
    * Monitoring, survey and information management – to measure management impact and report on progress.
    * Traditional Owner research and management – to provide for Indigenous land managers, including Traditional Owners and Indigenous rangers, to plan and implement research and management actions.
Photo: Birriliburu rangers mosaic burning practices Mungarlu priority management zone © Jessica Chapman.

6.2                 Priority setting and costs
Actions are not prioritised in this recovery plan, for the following reasons:
    * It is necessary to implement all actions in this plan to maximise the Greater Bilby's chances of long-term survival in nature. All actions are important.
    * Maximum investment in local, on-ground action is likely to be achieved where communities and land managers can choose and tailor actions to respond to local conditions, resources and capacity.
    * The risk presented by each threat varies across the distribution of the Greater Bilby and between locations where bilbies persist, hence the priority for actions varies for each location.
    * Priorities at some locations are likely to change within the life of this plan and over-prescribing priorities may reduce plan effectiveness.
Costs are not identified in this plan. Although the additional cost of some actions can be calculated, the cost