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(including Commonwealth, state, territory and local government lands, conservation areas, transport corridors and private property). Encouraging land managers to address the control of these grasses in relevant management plans may lead to the containment of existing infestations. To maximise efficiency, these plans could also consider site rehabilitation and integrated management of weeds, fire and feral animals. The suppression of smaller outlier populations is important and often more feasible and cost-effective than managing larger infestations. Efforts to protect key assets in more heavily infested areas may have a greater likelihood of success.  Years 1–3        Management plans across land tenures that include control of the five listed grasses
Action 2.6: Improve and promote understanding of invasive grass control and land rehabilitation methods to maximise native vegetation restoration and minimise site damage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Medium priority  Guidelines identified and modified or developed for distribution to land managers

It is important to employ management practices that ensure best practice for native vegetation restoration, particularly in areas containing key assets. Appropriate land rehabilitation requirements will vary between sites. Identifying and developing effective and appropriate methods will increase the likelihood of successful outcomes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Years 2–5
Action 2.7: Facilitate collaborative applied research that can be used to inform or support improved management of the five listed grasses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              High priority    Collaborative applied research projects undertaken to test and improve management of the five listed grasses

While a management response cannot await the completion of well-aligned applied research, an adaptive management approach may facilitate progress by supporting priority research being undertaken in parallel with the testing and improvement of management strategies and tools.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Years 2–5

It is important that joint/collaborative research be used to inform and update knowledge of ecology, impact and, in some instances, the most effective management techniques (e.g. timing of herbicide application, grass selective herbicides, biological control options and fire response), as this information is incomplete for most of these grasses.

Without this, there is an increased risk of management efforts being misdirected or ineffective.

Objective 3: Identify and prioritise key assets and areas for strategic management

The key purpose of this TAP is to address the KTP; that is, to reduce ecosystem degradation, habitat loss and species decline caused by the five listed grasses. It is therefore necessary to identify the important ecosystems, habitats and species that may need protecting. For the purposes of the Australian Government, these are the EPBC Act listed assets. There may also be state, regional and/or local assets that should be identified to help prioritise management activities. In areas of invasion or potential invasion, identified assets need to be prioritised for monitoring and management activities in order to best use limited resources.

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Action 3.1: Identify key assets for