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botanic garden values.

         The botanic garden and park headquarters also support the living collection, herbarium collection and the visitor-focused Discovery Centre.

         As a result of historic vegetation destruction by introduced animals there has been severe erosion on Phillip Island. Large areas remain bare, although significant areas of surviving native vegetation are spreading through some valleys. The introduced weed African olive (Olea europaea) remains a significant weed on Phillip Island requiring ongoing control. African Olive currently assists in soil stabilisation on areas of the island, therefore its control needs to be strategic.

         The park and botanic garden are the refuge of many endemic species including
  substantial proportions of many of the 15 flora species listed under the EPBC Act as
    critically endangered.
         The Forestry Area of the park contains stands of non-native trees as a result of efforts to develop timber production plantations as a local source of construction material on the island. These were established and managed many years before the proclamation of the park.

         The significance of the park and botanic garden include both historic and cultural heritage values. The area which is now the Mount Pitt Section of the national park has been the site of a number of significant events in the human history of the island,
         including its discovery and settlement by Europeans and its defence during World War II. The park contains a number of heritage artefacts relating to World War II.

2.1 Native plants and animals

         Our aim
         Maintain or improve the distribution and abundance of species native to Norfolk Island, ensuring healthy ecosystems and the processes upon which they depend.

         Background
         Given the small size of the park and botanic garden and the distribution of many species beyond the park and botanic garden boundaries, achieving our aim depends on both on- and off-park actions. Therefore cooperation with the Norfolk Island Regional Council and the local community is vital.
         Norfolk Island is home to a range of threatened species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act (see Appendix C). The Norfolk Island Region Threatened Species Recovery Plan identifies many of the priorities for species-directed management actions on and off the park.

         In order to achieve the objectives of this management plan, the Director may need to impact upon native species, including species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act. Under ss.354 and 354A of the EPBC Act a person may not kill, injure, take, trade, keep or move a member of a native species except in accordance with a management plan. Unless specifically authorised by a management plan, the EPBC Regulations also prohibit taking animals and plants into the park or botanic garden, and cultivating plants in the park or botanic garden.