function at a landscape scale. Unsustainable use of natural resources Use strategic regional and land-use planning to unsustainable development. Change land management practices towards sustainability. Goal 1, Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 4, Goal 5 Invasive species Plan for and conduct strategic weed and animal control activities. Goal 2 Changes to the aquatic environment and water flows Use strategic regional and land-use planning to avoid unsustainable development. Goal 1, Goal 2 Inappropriate fire regimes Use strategic regional and land-use planning to manage fire and fire risk, considering both native vegetation and human needs. Goal 1, Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 4, Goal 5 Urban development Use strategic regional and land-use planning to unsustainable development. Integrate native vegetation and its sustainable management into the urban and periurban environments. Goal 1, Goal 2, Goal 4, Goal 5
An increase in the condition of threatened and rapidly declining native vegetation communities. An increase in the capacity of native vegetation to sustain critical ecosystem functions and provide multiple ecosystem services over the long term that will also enhance the productive capacity of land. An increase in the adoption of sustainable management practices for native vegetation in production landscapes. condition and their underlying drivers. Target 6: By 2025 there will be a net national improvement in condition of native vegetation. Goal 2 Maintain and improve the condition and function of native vegetation (cont.) Goal 3 Maximise the native vegetation benefits of ecosystem service markets An agreed set of systems and guidelines is developed to promote biodiverse native vegetation outcomes from carbon sequestration measures and ecosystem service markets. Native vegetation policies, plans and programs maximise ecosystem service market opportunities that contribute to native vegetation outcomes. Potential adverse impacts on native vegetation arising from ecosystem service markets are identified and minimised, including consideration of socioeconomic impacts. Target 7: By 2014 systems and guidelines have been developed for accreditation and reporting of the biodiversity co-benefits of carbon markets. Target 8: By 2015 credible and consistent accounting tools are developed to measure and report on carbon sequestration and avoidance initiatives across Australia, related to the establishment and management of native vegetation communities, including permanent, biodiverse, locally native plantings.
Goal 4 capacity to understand, value and manage native vegetation An increase in the number of Australians, including business and industry sectors, who understand and appreciate the importance and practice of native vegetation management. An increase in incentive arrangements and business opportunities to encourage and support native vegetation conservation on private land. An improvement in methods of communication on native vegetation management and values, tailored to land and managers’ needs. An increase in the adoption of management practices that achieve conservation and sustainable use of native vegetation by private land users and managers. A more partnership-based approach between sectors and organisations with responsibility for managing native vegetation, for example, between governments, landholders, industry and environmental groups. Target 9: By 2014 targeted communication programs and community engagement programs are in place to enable a range of stakeholder groups to better understand the values of native vegetation. Target 10: By 2016 there has been an increase in the number of Australians who understand the benefits and values of native vegetation. Target 11: By 2016 major public and private land managers and industries recognise the benefits of native vegetation by undertaking practices that promote the ecologically sustainable management of native vegetation.
Living Murray Initiative (Murray–Darling Ministerial Council; Commonwealth of Australia (Murray–Darling Basin Authority)) 2004 Murray–Darling Basin Riparian Restoration Experiment (Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council; Commonwealth of Australia (Murray–Darling Basin Authority)) 2000 Murray–Darling Salinity Management Strategy 2001–2015 (Commonwealth of Australia (Murray–Darling Basin Authority)) 2001 National Approach to Firewood Collection and Use in Australia (ANZECC) 2001 National Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan 2004–2007 2004 National Cooperative Approach to Integrated Coastal Zone Management — Framework and Implementation Plan (NRMMC) 2006 National Environmental Research Program (Commonwealth of Australia) 2010 National Forest Policy Statement (Commonwealth of Australia) 1992 National Framework for Environmental Management Systems in Australian Agriculture (NRMMC) 2002 National Framework for the Management and Monitoring of Australia’s Native Vegetation (NRMMC) 2001 National Framework for Natural Resource Management Standards and Targets (NRMMC) 2002 The National Indigenous Forestry Strategy (Commonwealth of Australia) 2005
New South Wales Aboriginal Affairs Plan (2003–2012)/Aboriginal Affairs Priority Statement Aboriginal People, the Environment and Conservation Principles 2008 (DECCW) Biocertification Assessment Methodology Brigalow-Nandewar Community Conservation Area Agreement Catchment Action Plans Conservation Partners Program including conservation Agreements, Wildlife Refuges DPI Policy and Guidelines for Aquatic Habitat Management and Fish Conservation Environmental Management Guidelines for growing cut flowers (2001) Framework for Wild River Assessment Great Eastern Ranges Initiative Native Vegetation Reform Implementation Group Final Report (2003) NSW 2021 State Plan NSW Biodiversity Strategy (1999–2003) Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003 Coastal Protection Act 1979 Crown Lands Act 1989 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Fisheries Management Act 1994 Forestry Act 1916 Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998 Local Government Act 1993 Marine Parks Act 1997 Natural Resources Commission Act 2003 National and Wildlife Act 1974
New South Wales (continued) NSW Biobanking Assessment Methodology NSW Biodiversity Banking and Offsets Scheme NSW Biodiversity Strategy 2010–2015 NSW/Commonwealth Regional Forest Agreements (North East, Southern and Eden) NSW Climate Impact Profile NSW Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology NSW Estuary Management Program NSW Firewood Policy 2008 NSW Forest Agreements (Upper North East, Lower North East, Southern and Eden) NSW Government Sustainability Policy NSW Nature Conservation Trust’s Covenanting and revolving fund NSW Native Vegetation Assessment Tool (PVP Developer) NSW Native Vegetation: Compliance and Enforcement Strategy 2009 NSW National Parks Establishment Plan 2008 NSW Registered Property Agreements Program NSW Salinity Strategy NSW Standard and Targets for Natural Resource Management NSW of the Environment NSW Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Policy NSW State Rivers and Estuaries Policy NSW Statewide Standard and Targets for Natural Resource Management NSW Vegetation Information System NSW Water Conservation Strategy NSW Wetlands Management Policy Native Title (New South Wales) Act 1994 Native Vegetation Act 2003 Noxious Act 1993 Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999 Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation 2001 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 Roads Act 1993 Rural Fires Act 1997 Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 Soil Conservation Act 1938 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Threatened Species Conservation (Biodiversity Banking) Regulation 2008 Water Management Act 2000 Western Lands Act 1901 Wilderness Act 1987
Tasmania Fuel Reduction Burning Plan 2008 Guidelines for Vegetation Burning Marine Protected Areas Strategy Natural Resource Management Framework Permanent Native Forest Estate Policy (2011) State Policy on the Protection of Agricultural Land 2009 State Coastal Policy 1996 State Fire Management Policy 2009 Tasmania’s Nature Conservation Strategy (2002–2006) Tasmanian Private Forest Reserve Conservation Covenanting Program Tasmanian Protected Areas on Private Land Conservation Covenanting Program Tasmanian/Commonwealth Regional Forest Agreement 1997 (and supplementary Tasmanian RFA (Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement 2005) Tasmania Together 2020 Tasmanian Wetlands Strategy Threatened Species Strategy for Tasmania 2000 Water for Ecosystems Policy Crown Lands Act 1976 Forestry Act 1920 Inland Fisheries Act 1995 Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 Nature Conservation Act 2002 National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 Natural Resource Management Act 1993 Plant Quarantine Act 1997 State Policies and Projects Act 1993 The Forest Practices Act 1985 Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 Water Management Act 1999
Western Australia DEC Framework for Mapping, Classification and Evaluation of Wetlands in WA (2007) DEC Nature Conservation Covenant Program EPA Bulletin No. 1 — Environmental Offsets (2008) EPA Position Statement No. 2 — Environmental Protection of Native Vegetation in WA (2000) EPA Position Statement No. 4 — Environmental Protection of Wetlands (2004) EPA Position Statement No. 8 — Environmental Protection in Natural Resource Management (2003) EPA Position Statement No. 9 — Environmental Offsets (2006) EPA Guidance Statement No. 19 — Environmental Offsets (2008) EPA Guidance Statement No. 33 — Environmental Guidance for Planning and Development (2008) Management of Commercial Harvesting of Protected in Western Australia (2008) National Trust of Australia (WA) Conservation Covenanting Program Planning Policy No. 2 — Environment and Natural Resources (2003) State Planning Policy No. 2.8 — Bushland Policy for the Perth Metropolitan Region (2011) Waters & Rivers Commission Waterways WA Statewide Strategy (draft) (2001) Water & Rivers Commission Statewide Policy No. 5 — Environmental water provisions policy for Western Australia (2000) Western Australian/Commonwealth Regional Forest Agreement Wetlands Conservation Policy for Western Australia and Implementation Strategy (1997) Bush Fires Act 1954 Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004 Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998 Fish Resources Management Act 1994 Land Administration Act 1997 Planning and Development Act 2005 Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 Wildlife Conservation Act 1950