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Ongoing       Development of restoration and revegetation techniques for priority sites degraded by Phytophthora dieback, using resistant plant species.                                                                             $250,000–$500,000 per site for a restoration project (using several sites with varying characteristics).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                governments; research organisations
Develop methods for restoration of priority sites that are degraded by Phytophthora dieback.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Development of a best practice guide for restoration.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Introduction of resistant species that may provide structure and food sources for priority fauna species into priority protection areas.

Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Responsibility                                                                                                    Priority          Time frame    Outcomes                                                                                                                                                                                Estimate of resources required
Action 4.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Australian Government and state and territory                                                                     Medium priority   Medium term   Cultures of Phytophthora can be tested against samples available through a complete and accessible national repository for cultures of Phytophthora isolated from natural ecosystems.   $80,000 for the development and adoption of a standard protocol.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    governments; research organisations
Establish repositories for collections of Phytophthora cultures and nationally available standards for collection and analysis of Phytophthora samples, in order to facilitate research on the genetic basis of resistance and genetic diversity of Phytophthora.                                                                                                                                                     Use of national standard methods by laboratories for the collection and analysis of soil, plant and water samples for the presence of Phytophthora.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Communication of data findings to stakeholders.
Action 4.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Australian Government and state and territory governments; non-government organisations; research organisations   High priority     Ongoing       Use of research findings to inform targeted communication around threat mitigation.                                                                                                     $250,000–$500,000 for a social research project.

Undertake social research to determine the level of public awareness of the threat, uptake of messages and subsequent behaviour change.

         3.      Duration, review, funding and implementation

              3.1       Duration and review of the Plan

         Section 279 of the EPBC Act provides for the review of this Plan at any time and requires that it be reviewed by the Minister at intervals of no longer than five years. During the life of the Plan, the Minister's scientific advisory committee (the Threatened Species Scientific Committee) will be provided with updates of actions taken under this Plan to aid them in advising the Minister on the effectiveness of the Plan in abating the key threatening process.

              3.2       Funding and implementation

         It is important to note that threat abatement plans are not linked directly to a specific funding program. Each financial year, the Australian Government funds threat abatement plan development and implementation as one part of a broader approach to biodiversity conservation (www.environment.gov.au/about/publications/ budget/index.html). The Department allocates its annual budget to a range of competing biodiversity conservation priorities. The budget applied to the implementation of individual threat abatement plans may vary from year to year according to priorities.

         The total cost of implementing this Plan cannot be quantified at the time of writing. Projects that are to be undertaken by the Australian Government will need to