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that the Australian Government is unable to provide funding to cover all actions in this threat abatement plan across all of Australia and requires financial and implementation support from stakeholders. Partnerships amongst and between governments, non-government organisations, community groups and individuals will be fundamental to successfully delivering significant reductions in the threat posed by chytrid.

Investment in many of the TAP actions will be determined by the level of resources that stakeholders commit to management of the problem. The Australian Government recognises that the capacity of each state or territory government to implement this TAP will be dependent on the resources of that state or territory and the methods of implementation they choose to adopt.

Given the extent of the chytrid fungus across Australia, an indicative estimate of the costs involved to undertake the actions outlined in this plan is provided below. The costs provided will be highly variable depending on facilities, location and availability of skilled personnel. Some projects may be suitable to be conducted by PhD students (or even volunteers) at a lower cost. Anyone looking to implement an action is strongly recommended to undertake their own budget exercise for their particular circumstances and outcomes sought.

Action                                                                                                                  Costs anticipated or known at the time of TAP development for action items                                                                                Estimated total cost across TAP
Monitoring and survey activities.                                                                                       Costs will be dependent on the number and location of sites and species surveyed and the type of monitoring program required.                             $2,800,000 over 5 years.

Development of a Communication Strategy and community education.                                                        $250,000 to develop Communication Strategy +                                                                                                              $250,000 for initial development of Strategy.
                                                                                                                         $30,000 for general promotion per year.                                                                                                                  $150,000 over 5 years for community education.

Continued identification and prioritisation of at-risk species for protection — through risk assessment process.        $25,000 per risk assessment, total costs will depend on number of assessments required.                                                                   Possibly $200,000 over 2 years.
Identification of priority areas for protection.                                                                        $80,000 per regional review to identify priority areas, total costs will depend on number of reviews required.                                            Possibly up to $400,000.
Development of regional management plans and establishment of recovery programs.                                        $10,000 for each regional plan, total costs will depend on number of plans required.                                                                      Possibly up to $200,000 for 20 Regional plans.
                                                                                                                        $280,000 per species to develop and implement recovery program.                                                                                           $2,000,000 for 7 recovery programs over 5 years.

Development and implementation of translocation and assisted colonisation strategies and hygiene protocols.             Costs will be dependent on the requirements of the individual species and availability of suitable facilities.                                            $1,500,000 over 5 years.

                                                                                                                        $150,000–$250,000 per species to develop and implement translocation and assisted colonisation strategies and protocols.
Development of a Trigger Action Response Plan (to prevent extinctions).                                                 $80,000                                                                                                                                                   $80,000
Development of husbandry protocols and