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involvement in the implementation of actions within the Recovery Plan, an overall costing figure is not provided. Instead, costings are based on a scalable cost per unit for the more common activities (Table 3). These costings were derived from the data provided to the Australian Government through grant-funded projects and the associated conservation activities implemented.

Table 2: Estimated per unit costings for common recovery activities.
Related action #   Action                                                                                     Est. annual cost
                                                                                                              per unit
2.1                Fencing (livestock-proof)                                                                  $2000-$6000/km
2.2                Pest animal control treatment                                                              $100-500/ha
3.1                Weed control treatment                                                                     $750/ha
3.4                Revegetation – tree/shrub planting                                                         $3/tube-stock
4.1                Signage                                                                                    $500-1000/sign
-                  Project admin – project planning and management, communication, monitoring, and reporting  $120 000
                                                                                                              (1-2 FTE)
-                  Project admin – Operational works planning and programme implementation                    $120 000
                                                                                                              (1-2 FTE)

6.4      Social and economic considerations
Habitat clearance is a major threatening process to Littoral Rainforest. Due to the distribution of the ecological community along the east coast of Australia, often in proximity to urban development and agriculture, remnant Littoral Rainforest could be adversely affected by habitat degradation arising from anthropogenic activities. As habitat critical to the survival of the ecological community is identified as all remaining sites meeting the criteria for the listed community, as well as derived native vegetation structures that adjoin, buffer or connect high integrity remnants, there is potential for developments to be restricted under the EPBC Act assessment and approval process. Any measures to assist recovery of Littoral Rainforest that involve restrictions on the use of coastal areas may result in economic impacts to affected industries.
Conversely, habitat improvement of Littoral Rainforest from increased protection may address community concerns and be economically and socially advantageous. Increased public awareness of Littoral Rainforest and associated species may bring social and economic advantages to local communities through tourism. Local communities, including Traditional Owners, may benefit from involvement in recovery actions. Government support for protection of Littoral Rainforest on private land may be available.

6.5      Review
The Recovery Plan requires review within five years of commencement. It is intended that the review will measure the success of the Recovery Plan in achieving the overall objective using the performance criteria in Section 5.3 and under each strategy in Section 5.4.
A range of activities to address these factors are identified within the recovery actions identified to achieve each recovery strategy. They include research and analysis, collation and reporting of information, and communication of the information with stakeholders, particularly land managers and community groups.
The review will be coordinated by the Department of the Environment and Energy in association with relevant Australian and state government agencies and key stakeholder groups.
Key stakeholders involved in the review of the Recovery Plan include organisations likely to