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is not affected by this plan.
Asplenium listeri is not included in the list of species under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) that had effect from 11 January 2002.

A.4.2 Affected interests

The following interested parties were provided with draft material for comment during the preparation of this plan:

Parks Australia North                        Australian Government agency responsible for management of Christmas Island National Park and of listed species in the Territory under the EPBC Act and Regulations
Department of the Environment & Heritage
Department of Transport & Regional Services  Australian Government agency responsible for providing State-type services in the Territory, including management of Crown Land
Shire of Christmas Island                    Elected body
Christmas Island Phosphates                  Company mining phosphate
Asia Pacific Space Centre                    Company proposing to build spaceport
Department of Finance and Administration     Australian Government agency managing Immigration Reception and Processing Centre
Union of Christmas Island Workers            Industrial union
Island Care Inc                              Community based organisation

A.4.3 Indigenous people

Christmas Island does not have an indigenous population.  The first settlement from 1888 was by workers for the Clunies-Ross family who held the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.  These were a mix of Javanese people and Cocos-Malays.  In addition, Chinese labourers were employed in mining from the late 1890's.  In the 1996 census the population was 1,906 - about 70% of Chinese descent, about 20% of European or Australian descent and about 10% of Malay descent (DoTaRS 2002).

A.5 Benefits to other species
Protective measures proposed for Asplenium listeri are likely to have few (or no) implications for other species because of its restricted distribution, the paucity of species associated with its habitat, and the minimal recovery options available.

There are not likely to be conservation agreements with landholders because of the national park/ Crown land tenure of its localities.

There may be limited (or no) increases in community awareness because of the suggested confidentiality of locality information.

No negative impacts are likely to affect non-target species or an ecological community arising from implementation of this plan.

A.6 Social and economic impacts

Whilst the known localities of Asplenium listeri are outside areas of current economic activity, there is some potential for the presence of the species to constrain economic activity or development.  However, this arises from the listing of the species under the EPBC Act, which invokes a range of protective provisions and offences where a population is to be affected, rather than from the provisions of this plan.  This necessitates careful attention to inclusion of Asplenium listeri in environmental assessments and management standards across the island, regardless of specific tenure.

The magnitude of any potential constraint cannot be estimated, as it will vary with the location, size