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in activities such as mapping and monitoring. Communication through appropriate means should be specifically targeted to particular groups, including:                                        Years 1–5      Community ownership of the issue and increased awareness among stakeholders of the importance of managing invasive grasses
    * Indigenous communities
    * pastoralists
    * conservation agencies
    * the general public
    * relevant state and territory agencies.
Action 4.2: Better assist the capacity of Indigenous people to participate in the management of the five listed grasses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         High priority  Indigenous land managers better engaged to address impacts of the five listed grasses on their land

Large areas of northern Australia are under Indigenous management. These include pastoral leases, jointly managed national parks and Indigenous Protected Areas, where Traditional Owners have entered into voluntary agreements for the purposes of biodiversity and cultural resource conservation. Mechanisms such as ranger programs will assist with the management of the five listed grasses over large areas of land. This is particularly valuable around key assets and outlier infestations, where the adverse impacts and risk of spread are high.  Years 1–5

Objective 5: Implement coordinated, cost-effective on-ground management strategies in high-priority areas

To achieve efficiencies in management activities, it is accepted that sharing information and coordinating activities will result in the greatest gains. Applying immediate management to high-priority areas that contain key assets is an important first step, to be followed by efforts to manage and reduce, where feasible, the density and area of occupancy of the grasses in other areas. Applying appropriate land rehabilitation activities will be important to support the land to regenerate following management actions. Identifying resources available at state, territory and Australian Government levels, and facilitating the acquisition of these resources to protect priority assets, is key to achieving the goal of this TAP.

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Action 5.1: Foster a coordinated partnership approach to the management of the five listed grasses. Facilitate information sharing and encourage coordination of the implementation of management and monitoring actions across all land tenures to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of management programs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        High priority    Identification of key agency contacts and formation of advisory group (e.g. a grasses TAP advisory group)

Generally, the five listed grasses were brought to Australia to support pastoral production. It is therefore important to develop cooperative management and monitoring programs with pastoral land managers and organisations as well as other stakeholders. Engagement with all key stakeholders across jurisdictions will help to establish partnerships to identify solutions and achieve coordinated action. Facilitating regional coordination would improve communication and encourage the sharing of information on spread pathways, impacts and control methods. Ready access to this information by land managers and agencies at all levels of government will enable more effective and efficient management.  Years