Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432:reg:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00432
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 56057–59050

4               Recovery objectives
The Greater Bilby Recovery Summit 2015 Report and Interim Conservation Management Plan (the interim plan) (Bradley et al. 2015) included the following vision:
VISION
'In 2040, the Greater Bilby and its cultural and spiritual significance to Traditional Owners is valued and embraced by all Australians and by the global community. Together we engage through effective partnerships providing legislative, management and stewardship frameworks that support a secure, viable and self -sustaining population of bilbies in the wild, across an extended range.'
This vision, the goals and outcomes of the interim plan and the findings of the 2016 Ninu Festival (Paltridge 2016) have been used to frame the objectives, strategies and actions in this recovery plan. The objectives and actions included in this plan also represent a continuation and extension of the conservation framework laid out in the preceding recovery plan (Pavey 2006).
More than 70 % of the distribution of naturally occurring wild bilbies are found on Indigenous-managed lands. Training and employment opportunities for Indigenous people, access to traditional lands, and maintenance of culture and ecological knowledge are critical for the conservation of wild bilby populations.

4.1                 Objectives and performance criteria
The EPBC Act requires a recovery plan to provide for the research and management actions necessary to stop the decline and support the recovery of the Greater Bilby so that its chances of long-term survival in nature are maximised. The chances of long-term survival in nature are affected by:
    * the levels of mortality; longevity, and rate of reproduction
    * the extent and quality of habitat, and
    * the size of and connectivity between populations.
These parameters are influenced by threatening processes and affect the Greater Bilby's ability to be resilient to stochastic events and threatening processes.
This plan is designed to operate for ten years. The ecological priorities within this period are to increase the population size and extent, prevent local extinction, and to maintain genetic diversity. The social priority is to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in bilby conservation.
The objectives describe the state of the species and the level of involvement of Indigenous people in 2030.
Objective 1: The size of the Greater Bilby population has grown.
Performance criterion 1: In 2030, an index of abundance derived from a sample of sites indicates population growth compared to 2020. Parameters such as sample site representativeness, survey frequency, and whether site data is indicative of absolute or relative bilby abundance will be considered by the recovery team.

This objective focuses effort to reversing the suspected recent trend of decline. By increasing the Greater Bilby population, it becomes more resilient and the species is at lower risk of extinction.

Objective 2: The extent of occurrence and