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habitat, and the suite of collective actions required to ensure metapopulation processes are maintained. The former will generally be implemented at the site-level, while the latter is a holistic landscape-scale approach to metapopulation management.
Many state-level actions have been ongoing, or recently commenced, under various state and territory environment-related, or specific strategies for the listed Koala (for detail, see section 14).
Conservation of the listed Koala is complex, and there is local-scale variation in the nature and intensity of threats, land use patterns and land management activities. Recognising this complexity and variation, it is essential that regional-level implementation plans are developed (Action 1c; Part III Implementation), prioritising areas where gaps exist. These plans will include fine-scale mapping, spatial prioritisation, and more prescriptive details on land management actions (e.g. fire and weed management, revegetation) of appropriate scale to each region.
NB. Prioritisation seeks to complement, not replace or duplicate, that undertaken by state and territory jurisdictions.
Actions that may potentially have the greatest impact on recovery include Actions 3b and 4b. These will reduce the cumulative loss of habitat and improve the likelihood of retaining habitat on private lands.
Priorities assigned to actions under each of the six strategies are interpreted as follows:
Priority 1:  Urgent. Prompt action is needed in advance of implementation of other management actions, to ensure effective coordination or to provide crucial information for planning and management. Early action might also be necessary to avoid or mitigate the most significant threats.
Priority 2:  Essential. Action is necessary to avoid or mitigate direct threats, implement planning and management, undertake research, and develop tools towards the long-term recovery
Priority 3:  Highly beneficial. Action is desirable, and while not critical, will provide for longer term maintenance of recovery.
             NB. Threats are outlined in Part IV and level of risk categorised in TSSC 2021.

Indicative costs for actions by priority and year are in Appendix 1.
Radio-tracking Koalas to understand movement patterns following the 2019/2020 bushfires. Image: © James Skewes.
Strategy 1: Build and share knowledge
The actions here comprise knowledge-based inputs or activities that support direct actions in the recovery plan. These inputs will provide information for a strategic and coordinated approach to conservation for the listed Koala, now and into the near future.
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1 a         Identify nationally important populations and habitat for recovery across the listed Koala range under current and future conditions. This includes considering impacts of projected climate change such as drought, heatwave and fire. This is assessed by undertaking modelling and analysis of Koala habitat, distribution and abundance, and genetic and genomic analysis (sections 14.1 and 20.3), allowing for iterative updates using a robust scenario-based approach. Prioritise