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cycles of biota of water‑dependent ecosystems (for example, habitats that protect juveniles from predation) is maintained.
(7) An objective is to protect and restore ecological community structure, species interactions and food webs that sustain water‑dependent ecosystems, including by protecting and restoring energy, carbon and nutrient dynamics, primary production and respiration.

8.07 Ensuring water‑dependent ecosystems are resilient to climate change and other risks and threats
(1) This section sets out particular objectives relating to ensuring that water‑dependent ecosystems are resilient to climate change and other risks and threats.
(2) An objective is that water‑dependent ecosystems are resilient to climate change, climate variability and disturbances (for example, drought and fire).
(3) An objective is to protect refugia in order to support the long‑term survival and resilience of water‑dependent populations of native flora and fauna, including during drought to allow for subsequent re‑colonisation beyond the refugia.
(4) An objective is to provide wetting and drying cycles and inundation intervals that do not exceed the tolerance of ecosystem resilience or the threshold of irreversible change.
(5) An objective is to mitigate human‑induced threats (for example, the impact of alien species, water management activities and degraded water quality).
(6) An objective is to minimise habitat fragmentation.

        Part 3—Targets by which to measure progress towards objectives
Note:     Section 13.09 requires the Authority to conduct a review of the environmental watering plan every 5 years. This review will include a review of the targets.

8.08 Targets by which to measure progress towards achieving objectives
(1) The targets by which to measure progress towards achieving the objectives in Part 2 are set out in Schedule 7.
(2) As the targets will be used to measure progress towards achieving the objectives in Part 2:
            (a) the achievement of the objectives in Part 2 should be given priority over the achievement of the targets; and
            (b) the failure to achieve a target does not in itself mean that a person has acted inconsistently with the environmental watering plan.

8.09 Assessment of progress towards objectives in Part 2
The Authority must measure progress towards achieving the objectives in Part 2 by using the targets in Schedule 7 having regard to the following:
            (a) progress towards achieving the long‑term average sustainable diversion limits;
            (b) ecological objectives and ecological targets set out in long‑term watering plans;
            (c) climatic conditions;
            (d) the Basin‑wide environmental watering strategy;
            (e) Basin annual environmental watering priorities;
            (f) any information collected, or analysis undertaken, under Chapter 13;
            (g) the outcomes of any review of the environmental watering plan.
Note:  See section 13.09.

        Part 4—Environmental management framework

        Division 1—Preliminary

8.10 Outline of this Part
This Part sets out the environmental management framework, which includes:
            (a) processes to co‑ordinate the planning,