Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285:reg:1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 23573–26791

through engaging with range states and international bodies with an interest an expertise in conserving the species.

The long-term vision under this recovery plan is that the populations of albatross and petrel species breeding and/or foraging in Australia's jurisdiction have increased to such a size that the species no longer qualify for listing as threatened under any of the EPBC Act listing criteria.
The objective of the recovery plan is:
To improve the conservation status of albatrosses and petrels so that these species are on a trajectory towards no longer being threatened in Australia's jurisdiction.
The success or otherwise of the recovery plan including the trajectory of species will be measured according to progress on the plan's strategies and overarching actions. The objective will be achieved if within three generations (60 years approx.) there is a measurable and sustained positive population trend (compared to 2021 baseline counts) in the number of mature individuals within the Australian breeding populations of albatross and petrel species within the recovery plan. The recovery plan includes strategies and overarching actions to be applied within Australia's jurisdiction that protect albatross and petrel breeding habitats, address threats to the conservation of the species on land and at sea, generate new knowledge to guide recovery, and increase public awareness. The plan will also assist in the implementation of Australia's international environmental responsibilities, in particular to give effect to obligations under the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels and Convention on Biological Diversity, and including engagement with relevant regional conservation and fisheries organisations and arrangements to advance the conservation of albatrosses and petrels.
Strategies have been identified that will be used to measure the effectiveness of the recovery plan and progress towards its objective over the life of the plan.
    1. Ensure ongoing protection of albatross and petrel breeding sites and habitats in Australia's jurisdiction.
2.       Improve the understanding of the size, structure and population trends for albatrosses and petrels breeding in Australia's jurisdiction.
3.       Improve effectiveness of management measures that reduce land-based threats to albatrosses and petrels breeding in Australia's jurisdiction.
4.       Improve effectiveness of management measures that reduce marine-based threats to albatrosses and petrels foraging in Australia's jurisdiction.
5.       Improve understanding of generalised threats to albatrosses and petrels breeding and foraging within Australia's jurisdiction.
6.       Improve community awareness of the conservation of albatrosses and petrels.
7.       Achieve substantial progress towards global conservation of albatrosses and petrels in international conservation and fishing forums.
This recovery plan is being made jointly by the Australian Government, and the governments of Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland. This joint approach recognises the wide distribution of albatrosses and petrels that breed and forage in Australia's jurisdiction. The approach ensures that