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Corporation, and Gunaikurnai Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation welcomes an inclusive plan to care for the land, plants, animals and waterways of Wurundjeri, Taungurung and Gunaikurnai Country.
The Wurundjeri, Taungurung and Gunaikurnai wish to acknowledge the current status and challenges confronting the Leadbeater's possum as representing the greater crisis in which our Wurundjeri, Taungurung and Gunaikurnai landscapes and biodiversity find themselves as we all place pressures on biodiversity through our daily actions.
Wurundjeri, Taungurung and Gunaikurnai Elders welcome a collective approach to setting targets to improve and enhance the habitat of the Leadbeater's possum and that of all species and place strong emphasis on valuing our unique regional environment, to honour the past and for all future generations. We believe this approach will result in positive outcomes for our environment and enhance populations of threatened species such as the critically endangered Leadbeater's possum.
Wurundjeri, Taungurung and Gunaikurnai people have a deep understanding and connection to this land that should be respected and valued. Caring for country was the birth right of Wurundjeri, Taungurung and Gunaikurnai people for tens of thousands of years and we now work to pass on the knowledge and skills developed to help everyone care for this land in similar ways. We encourage all involved to include Wurundjeri, Taungurung and Gunaikurnai people in the future conservation and sustainable management of Leadbeater's possum habitat."

    9               Acknowledgements
This plan was compiled by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water with significant contributions from Professor John Woinarski (Charles Darwin University), Dr Lindy Lumsden (Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action), the Wurundjeri, Taungurung and Gunaikurnai people, and Victorian Government, particularly Dr Dan Harley from Zoos Victoria. Substantial advice was also provided by the environment, science and forestry sectors.

    10     Acronyms and definitions

10.1           Acronyms
    * ARI Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
    * ANU Australian National University
    * CAR Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative (for the reserve system)
    * DCCEEW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Cth)
    * DELWP (the former) Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Vic)
    * DEECA Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Vic)
    * EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
    * ESU Evolutionarily Significant Unit
    * FFG Act Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic)
    * GMZ General Management Zone
    * IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature
    * LiDAR Light detection and ranging remote sensing technology
    * LPAG Leadbeater's Possum Advisory Group
    * MNES Matters of National Environmental Significance
    * NFPS National Forest Policy Statement 1992
    * NGO Non-government organisation
    * PV  Parks Victoria
    * PVA Population viability analysis
    * RFA Regional Forest Agreement
    * SMZ Special Management