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that benefit a wide range of threatened species. These may include covenanting programs to protect habitat critical to the survival of the species, incentive or stewardship programs to restore or maintain high quality foraging or breeding habitat for the species, and other opportunities to be involved in conservation management on their land.

BirdLife Tasmania and a network of community volunteers actively but irregularly survey for this species, including monitoring threats in its habitat inside and outside Key Biodiversity Areas, and exploring conservation actions. Involvement in forty-spotted pardalote conservation can provide social benefits with community members and engaged groups having a sense of achievement, inclusion, community spirit and pride whilst gaining enjoyment and appreciation of their surrounding natural environment. The community education components of the program also promote community ownership, provide community support and encourage active involvement in protecting local natural resources.

The Recovery Plan includes opportunities for First Nations Peoples to lead, manage and be involved in recovery programs on Country. These include: developing and implementing adaptive management plans for forty‑spotted pardalote; leading and participating in forty-spotted pardalote surveys and long-term population monitoring programs; developing, managing and implementing threat abatement programs for pest animals, stock, fire and/or weeds; leading and participating in research programs to improve the long-term prospects for the forty-spotted pardalote.

In addition, there is the potential for financial gains through ecotourism ventures and holiday accommodation operators in areas where forty-spotted pardalote are reliably seen. Such areas are more likely to be in regional areas of Tasmania through the breeding season. Additional social benefits include encouraging passive recreation, appreciation of natural aesthetic values and increased awareness and appreciation of Indigenous cultural values.

10. Affected interests

Organisations and individuals likely to be affected by the actions proposed in this plan include: government agencies (Commonwealth, state, local), particularly those involved with environment and conservation programs; regulators; private landholders; Indigenous land and sea management groups (including ranger programmes); researchers; Bushcare, Landcare and Wildcare groups; bird watching groups; conservation groups; wildlife interest groups; 4WD and fishing groups; environmental consulting companies; tourism operators; mining companies; industry and commercial bodies; proponents of agricultural development in the vicinity of important habitat.

This list should not be considered exhaustive, as there may be other interest groups that may like to be included in the future or need to be considered when specialised tasks are required.

Table 5 lists some of the interest groups, how they could contribute to the success of the Recovery Plan and the potential benefits/impacts that may emerge from the plan's implementation.

Table 5. Forty-spotted Pardalote Recovery Plan interest groups.
Interest Group                                                                                                                                       Contribution                                                                                                                                                Impacts/Benefits

Australian Government                                                                                                                                Responsible for development, coordination and evaluation of the plan.                                                                                       Informed decision making regarding the EPBC Act referral