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4: Indicative funding required for the implementation of actions in Tasmania.
Relevant priority action from Caring for Our Australian Alps Catchment  Description                                                                                Relevant recovery plan actions  Annual cost estimate
Halting catchment degradation                                           Management of invasive weeds and feral animals                                             A2.1                            $1,946,000
                                                                                                                                                                   A2.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A6.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A7.1
Investing in resilient ecosystems                                       Revegetate selected wetlands, restore soil eroded areas                                    A2.2                            $347,667
                                                                                                                                                                   A3.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A7.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A7.3
Adapting to new climates                                                Undertake fire management research, post-fire restoration, manage visitor impacts          A1.1                            $295,332
                                                                                                                                                                   A4.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A4.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A4.3
                                                                                                                                                                   A5.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A5.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A6.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A7.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A7.3
                                                                                                                                                                   A8.2
Investing in management innovation                                      Management and operational data, decision making, risk management, staff training          A1.1                            $295,332
                                                                                                                                                                   A2.4
                                                                                                                                                                   A8.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A8.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A10.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A10.2
Investing in people and communities                                     Accessible information, connectivity, conservation partnerships, indigenous participation  A2.1                            $52,000
                                                                                                                                                                   A4.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A10.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A10.2
Researching for better catchments                                       Baseline and change in condition data, adaptive management                                 A1.1                            $660,332
                                                                                                                                                                   A2.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A2.4
                                                                                                                                                                   A3.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A4.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A5.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A6.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A8.1
                                                                                                                                                                   A8.2
                                                                                                                                                                   A9.1
Total annual cost:                                                      $3,596,663

6.2 Monitoring, evaluation, reporting and review

This plan is intended to be in force for 10 years. Review of progress toward achieving the objectives of the plan is required in year 5. Full review and potential revision of the plan should occur in year 10.

A range of activities to address monitoring and reporting are also identified in Actions 8, 9 and 10 (Table 2). They include research and analysis, collation and reporting of information, and communication of the information with stakeholders, particularly land managers and community groups.

6.3 Guide for decision makers

Under the EPBC Act, or other national environmental legislation as may apply at the time an activity is proposed, any person proposing to undertake actions that may have a significant impact on any listed threatened species or ecological community should consider whether the action requires EPBC Act assessment and approval. Further advice on the EPBC Act is available on the Department of the Environment website.

Actions that could result in any of the following may result in a significant impact on the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens ecological community:
    * Reduction in community extent or condition
    * Reduction in range or extent of associated species or threatened species
    * Introduction of, spread or reinvasion of weeds or disease
    * Damage to the community by disturbance, compression, cutting, burning regimes or trampling and grazing by introduced herbivores
    * Alteration of catchment and / or hydrological processes (including eutrophication), alteration of the floral and faunal components of the community.

For further information on Management and conservation practices, please refer to the background information document.

  7.           References

    ACT Government. (In prep). ACT Sphagnum Bogs and Fens Management Plan. Environment and Sustainable Development, ACT Government, Canberra.
    AALC (Australian Alps Liaison Committee). (In prep). The draft report - Feral Horses in the