Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/7)
Character Range: 67270–70469

6               Recovery program

6.1                 Recovery strategy
The recovery of the Mahogany Glider is a long-term endeavour. Building on the previous plan, actions over the life of this recovery plan will further enhance habitat protection, quality and connectivity and improve the glider's population trajectory. This will be a significant foundation on which to further promote the on-going recovery effort needed to meet the recovery program's long-term recovery goal.
The key to the effective implementation of this recovery plan will be to engage local communities in the recovery program, raise awareness, facilitate participation and build local ownership of recovery effort. This plan will have a priority focus on the 5 primary populations and increasing their connectivity with the secondary and range limit populations. Actions will respond to on-ground threats, primarily habitat loss and fragmentation, inappropriate fire regimes, intensive grazing and weed invasion. Recovery of the species will be supported and facilitated by the maintenance of an effective and collaborative recovery team, improvement in our knowledge of the distribution and status of the population, and the effectiveness of the management actions.

6.2                 Objectives, performance criteria and actions

6.2.1             Long-term recovery objective
The long-term objective of this recovery plan is to increase the extent, quality and connectivity of the habitat for the Mahogany Glider to maximise its chances of long-term survival in the wild.

6.2.2             Objectives and recovery success criteria of this recovery plan
The objectives and recovery success criteria of this plan include:
1)        Habitat critical to the survival of the Mahogany Glider is secured, enhanced and managed to support recovery of Mahogany Glider populations.
2)        An integrated monitoring program that reports on Mahogany Glider population trends, the impacts of threats, and effectiveness of management and research actions is established.
3)        The Mahogany Glider Recovery Team is collaborative and effectively coordinates the implementation of the recovery plan.
4)        The community values, and is actively engaged in, the conservation of the Mahogany Glider.
5)        Emergency triggers and response protocols are developed and are informing planning decisions.
The recovery plan will be deemed successful if within 10 years the following have been achieved:
    * There is an increase in the extent of high-quality habitat (mixed open forest and mixed open woodland) that is managed for Mahogany Glider recovery.
    * The population trajectory has improved.
    * Genetic diversity is maintained.
    * The area occupied by Mahogany Gliders has increased.
    * Connectivity has been restored within 5 priority corridors.
    * Infrastructure and maintenance guidelines have been implemented in all linear and transport easements.
    * Appropriate grazing and fire management regimes have been adopted by landholders who are actively engaged in improving habitat quality across all subpopulations.
    * Emergency triggers and response protocols inform planning decisions as needed.