Depar tment of Pr imar y Industr ies, Par ks, Water and Environment

N AT U R A L H E R I TAG E A S U M M A RY o f t h e

N AT U R A L H E R I TAG E S T R AT E G Y f o r TA S M A N I A

Resource Management and Conser vation Divis ionDepar tment of Pr imar y Industr ies, Par ks, Water and Environment

September 2013

2013–2030

September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030

The Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013 – 2030 (the strategy) has been developed to guide conservation and management of Tasmania’s natural heritage to 2030. As well as providing direction for conservation programs managed by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (the Department), the strategy provides direction for the conservation of natural heritage in Tasmania generally. This document provides an overview of the strategy.

The goals and objectives of the strategy are supported by broad principles that guide how the strategy will be implemented (Table 1). The strategy aims to improve conservation outcomes in Tasmania by taking a coordinated, strategic landscape approach to conservation and management. A landscape approach to conservation will recognise that important Aboriginal heritage sites and deposits are contained within natural landscapes. Landscape scale conservation requires the involvement of all

land managers both public and private.

VISION

Tasmania’s unique natural heritage is healthy, resilient, well understood and highly valued both in its own right and for its essential contr ibution to the Tasmanian community, economy and way of life.

A pair of Grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) on Macquarie Island.

Photo by Rachael Alderman.

September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030

Table 1: Principles underpinning the Strategy.

Natural heritage has intrinsic value

Biodiversity, geodiversity, and natural processes have intrinsic value that should be conserved, whether or not they are of direct benefit to us.

In situ conservation is a priority

Biodiversity and geodiversity are best conserved by protecting existing natural occurrences and processes.

Landscape scale approaches enable strategic and effective allocation of conservation resources

Effective conservation of natural heritage operates at the landscape scale across public and private land tenures. Landscape approaches can strategically and effectively integrate biodiversity and geodiversity conservation efforts, while considering issues relating to cultural heritage, local economies, infrastructure, agriculture, eco-tourism, and the health and social benefits of the environment.

A risk-based, adaptive management framework is needed for good conservation decisions

Adaptive management approaches using both science and practical experience to improve conservation work are most effective when combined with a risk analysis approach to managing our natural heritage and allocating resources.

Applying the precautionary principle

Where there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, a lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation.

Managing in a changing climate

Applying fundamental ecological principles and adopting a range of conservation strategies will provide a sound basis for developing robust conservation measures that enhance resilience and the potential for adaptation of our natural values in the face of a changing climate. Our management approach must be flexible to allow for innovation in a changing environment.

Acknowledging the Tasmanian Aboriginal community and respecting their past

The actions of Aboriginal people in the past has had an important influence in shaping our natural heritage and highly significant Aboriginal heritage sites are contained within some natural heritage forms. Efforts to conserve biodiversity and geodiversity must take into account Aboriginal heritage and acknowledge and respect the culture, values, innovations, practices and knowledge of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.

Engaging with the whole community

The protection and management of our natural heritage is dependent on the active participation of the community. Tasmanians are the critical decision makers for the effective delivery of this strategy. All members of the community should have the opportunity to contribute to the outcomes of this strategy.

Intergenerational equity

Our generation should ensure that the health, diversity and productivity of Tasmania’s natural heritage is maintained and where appropriate improved for future generations.

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September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030

WHAT IS NATURAL HERITAGE?

Our natural heritage is our entire environment. It includes Tasmania’s water, air, soil, land, sea, plants and animals. It includes biodiversity and geodiversity, and natural processes in terrestrial, aquatic, coastal, estuarine and marine environments. Natural heritage often contains important Aboriginal heritage.

Our natural environment has a past, a present and a future. We have inherited a landscape that has been shaped by billions of years of geological history and biological evolution, tens of thousands of years of Aboriginal stewardship, and more than two hundred years of settlement by Europeans and other immigrants.

We are currently facing many issues that will continue to impact on our natural heritage into the future, with climate change perhaps being the most challenging. The actions that we take now, and in the coming decades, will shape the natural heritage we pass on to future generations of Tasmanians.

What is a landscape approach?

A landscape approach is a systematic planning and management approach that integrates conservation management across land-tenure and land-uses. The approach does not only consider the environment, but also includes social, economic and cultural factors. Landscapes operate at a range of scales from site, to property, to catchment, to region and so on, depending on the natural value under consideration. A landscape approach recognises the interdependence of nature across large areas.

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VDM

Areas with high natural value managed primarily for conservation.

Small remnants are managed for their connectivity and habitat values.

Natural heritage in urban and rural areas is protected, maintained, and where possible restored.

Coastal and marine environments managed sustainably.

Environmental gradients protected to provide opportunities for species movement under climate change.

Primary production and conservation needs are integrated and managed sustainably.

Geoheritage values protected.

Estuaries, waterways and riparian areas contribute to connecting natural heritage across landscapes.

Refugia identified and threats managed.

September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030

Figure 1: Diagrammatic of landscape conservation.

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VDM

Areas with high natural value managed primarily for conservation.

Small remnants are managed for their connectivity and habitat values.

Natural heritage in urban and rural areas is protected, maintained, and where possible restored.

Coastal and marine environments managed sustainably.

Environmental gradients protected to provide opportunities for species movement under climate change.

Primary production and conservation needs are integrated and managed sustainably.

Geoheritage values protected.

Estuaries, waterways and riparian areas contribute to connecting natural heritage across landscapes.

Refugia identified and threats managed.

September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030

THE STRATEGY

The strategy includes goals, objectives, actions, and outcomes that are designed to achieve the vision (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Structure of the Natural Heritage Strategy.

The strategy has four goals. The first goal aims to maintain and restore natural heritage in a changing environment, and ensure the conservation, sustainability and productivity of our landscapes, ecosystems and species. Goals two and three relate to strengthening partnerships, engaging stakeholders, and raising stakeholder and community awareness and participation. The fourth goal outlines how the strategy will be implemented, including actions for the first five years (2013 – 2018). The goals, objectives, actions and outcomes of the Strategy are summarised in Table 2.

IMPLEMENTATION

The Strategy has thirty five priority actions that have been identified and will form the basis of an implementation plan which will be developed in 2013 for the first five years of the strategy (2013 – 2018). The priorities contain a number of important focus areas including:

1. Adopting a landscape scale approach to conservation.

2. Planning for, and responding to, climate change.

3. Strengthening environmental biosecurity.

4. Implementing a more holistic risk-based approach to marine conservation.

5. Developing more effective threatened species management.

6. Strengthening partnerships with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, and increasing stakeholder and community involvement in conservation activities.

7. Reviewing Tasmania’s legislation, policies and procedures to identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and efficacy.

Implementation will be coordinated through the Department’s annual business planning process and reporting will be integrated with annual reporting requirements. In 2018 a review will consider progress with implementation and whether priorities or other elements of the strategy should be amended.

VisionWhat we want for the future.

Goals and ObjectivesWhat we are aiming for.

They provide direction for our actions.

Long-term actionsActivities we will undertake to achieve

multiple outcomes for the life of the strategy.

OutcomesThe results we are trying to achieve from the actions we will be taking.

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Tabl

e 2:

Sum

mar

y of

the

Goa

ls, O

bjec

tives

, Lon

g Te

rm A

ctio

ns, O

utco

mes

and

Prio

rity

Actio

ns o

f the

Nat

ural

Her

itage

Stra

tegy

.

GO

AL

1:

TASM

AN

IA’S

BIO

DIV

ERSI

TY

AN

D G

EOD

IVER

SIT

Y V

ALU

ES A

RE

IDEN

TIF

IED

, UN

DER

STO

OD

AN

D C

ON

SERV

ED

Obj

ectiv

eLo

ng t

erm

Act

ions

Prio

rity

Act

ions

201

3 -

2018

Out

com

es

1. T

he k

now

ledg

e an

d in

form

atio

n re

quire

d to

co

nser

ve b

iodi

vers

ity

and

geod

iver

sity

is av

aila

ble.

1. Im

plem

ent

and

coor

dina

te r

obus

t na

tura

l her

itage

m

onito

ring

and

info

rmat

ion

colle

ctio

n sy

stem

s th

at a

re

alig

ned

with

Nat

iona

l and

Sta

te r

epor

ting

requ

irem

ents

an

d ar

e in

tegr

ated

with

Sta

te, r

egio

nal a

nd lo

cally

bas

ed

cons

erva

tion

deci

sion

mak

ing

and

stra

tegi

c pl

anni

ng.

2. C

ontin

ue t

o id

entif

y kn

owle

dge

requ

ired

to c

onse

rve

natu

ral h

erita

ge a

nd id

entif

y ac

tions

to

addr

ess

thos

e ga

ps.

1. Id

entif

y m

onito

ring

prio

ritie

s, an

d co

ordi

nate

m

onito

ring

prog

ram

s, to

impr

ove

effic

ienc

y, st

ream

line

data

man

agem

ent,

and

faci

litat

e re

port

ing.

2. Id

entif

y kn

owle

dge

requ

ired

to c

onse

rve

natu

ral

herit

age.

1.1

Info

rmat

ion

requ

ired

for

soun

d la

ndsc

ape

cons

erva

tion

and

stra

tegi

c pl

anni

ng a

nd a

sses

smen

t is

prio

ritise

d, c

olle

cted

in a

con

siste

nt m

anne

r an

d m

aint

aine

d in

a s

yste

mat

ic d

atab

ase.

1.2.

Sci

entifi

c re

sear

ch is

bet

ter

alig

ned

with

m

anag

emen

t an

d co

nser

vatio

n re

quire

men

ts.

2.Bi

odiv

ersit

y an

d ge

odiv

ersit

y va

lues

are

co

nser

ved.

3. Im

plem

ent

a la

ndsc

ape

appr

oach

to

regu

latio

n,

plan

ning

and

con

serv

atio

n ac

ross

pub

lic a

nd p

rivat

e la

nd.

4. D

evel

op n

ew m

echa

nism

s an

d m

etho

ds t

hat

supp

ort

stew

ards

hip

of n

atur

al h

erita

ge b

y la

nd m

anag

ers.

5. F

acilit

ate

the

inte

grat

ion

of g

eohe

ritag

e va

lues

into

re

sour

ce m

anag

emen

t an

d pl

anni

ng s

yste

ms.

6. B

uild

ing

on e

xist

ing

appr

oach

es, e

mbe

d a

holis

tic a

nd

risk-

base

d ap

proa

ch t

o co

nser

vatio

n in

est

uarin

e an

d m

arin

e en

viro

nmen

ts.

7. E

nsur

e th

at c

onse

rvat

ion

mea

sure

s fo

r th

reat

ened

sp

ecie

s an

d co

mm

uniti

es a

re p

riorit

ised,

effi

cien

t an

d ef

fect

ive,

and

con

siste

nt w

ith N

atio

nal a

nd in

tern

atio

nal

listin

g pr

oces

ses.

3. D

evel

op t

ools

to in

crea

se c

apac

ity t

o pr

iorit

ise, p

lan

and

man

age

at t

he la

ndsc

ape

scal

e.

4. S

trat

egic

ally

enh

ance

pro

tect

ed a

reas

to

fill i

dent

ified

ga

ps a

nd t

o su

ppor

t th

e N

atio

nal R

eser

ve S

yste

m,

alon

gsid

e pr

omot

ing

cons

erva

tion

outs

ide

rese

rves

.

5. D

evel

op a

mor

e ho

listic

and

risk

bas

ed a

ppro

ach

to

cons

erva

tion

in e

stua

rine

and

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ents

.

6. D

evel

op a

fram

ewor

k th

at e

nsur

es c

onse

rvat

ion

mea

sure

s fo

r th

reat

ened

spe

cies

and

veg

etat

ion

com

mun

ities

are

prio

ritise

d, e

ffici

ent

and

effe

ctiv

e;

and

alig

ned

with

list

ing

proc

esse

s un

der

the

IUC

N

cate

gorie

s an

d cl

assifi

catio

ns.

2.1

Land

scap

e ap

proa

ches

to

plan

ning

and

con

serv

atio

n of

nat

ural

val

ues

are

unde

rsto

od a

nd a

pplie

d, a

nd

deliv

er b

ette

r co

nser

vatio

n ou

tcom

es.

2.2

The

Tas

man

ian

rese

rve

esta

te is

des

igne

d an

d m

anag

ed t

o m

axim

ise c

onse

rvat

ion

of n

atur

al v

alue

s, an

d ou

r te

rres

tria

l and

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ents

out

side

of

rese

rves

are

man

aged

sus

tain

ably.

2.3.

The

con

serv

atio

n st

atus

of t

hrea

tene

d sp

ecie

s an

d co

mm

uniti

es is

impr

oved

or

mai

ntai

ned

3. T

he r

esilie

nce

of e

cosy

stem

s, co

mm

uniti

es a

nd s

peci

es

to t

hrea

teni

ng p

roce

sses

is

stre

ngth

ened

.

8. Id

entif

y a

netw

ork

of t

erre

stria

l and

aqu

atic

ref

ugia

an

d pr

iorit

y ar

eas

that

can

str

engt

hen

ecos

yste

m

resil

ienc

e an

d su

ppor

t ad

apta

tion,

and

ens

ure

that

tho

se

area

s ar

e in

clud

ed in

res

erve

s or

oth

erw

ise m

anag

ed

for

cons

erva

tion

outc

omes

.

9. E

nsur

e th

at e

cosy

stem

pro

cess

es a

re u

nder

stoo

d an

d m

aint

aine

d.

10. P

rom

ote

the

man

agem

ent

of fi

re t

o m

aint

ain

natu

ral

valu

es w

hile

app

ropr

iate

ly m

anag

ing

fuel

haz

ards

.

7. P

riorit

ise c

onse

rvat

ion

mea

sure

s to

impr

ove

ecos

yste

m r

esilie

nce

by m

aint

aini

ng a

nd in

crea

sing

conn

ectiv

ity a

nd p

rote

ctin

g re

fugi

a.

8. Id

entif

y ec

olog

ical

and

phy

sical

pro

cess

es t

hat

are

pote

ntia

lly v

ulne

rabl

e.

9. W

ork

with

fire

man

agem

ent

auth

oriti

es a

nd lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent

to in

tegr

ate

cons

erva

tion

obje

ctiv

es in

to

fire

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

.

3.1

The

res

ilienc

e of

nat

ural

ter

rest

rial a

nd m

arin

e co

mm

uniti

es is

mai

ntai

ned

and

whe

re p

ossib

le, a

nd

appr

opria

te, e

nhan

ced.

3.2

Nat

ural

eco

syst

em a

nd p

hysic

al p

roce

sses

are

un

ders

tood

, mai

ntai

ned,

and

whe

re a

ppro

pria

te a

nd

poss

ible

, res

tore

d.

3.3

Fire

is m

anag

ed t

o m

aint

ain

natu

ral v

alue

s, w

hile

m

anag

ing

fuel

haz

ards

to

prot

ect

the

com

mun

ity a

nd

asse

ts.

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Obj

ectiv

eLo

ng t

erm

Act

ions

Prio

rity

Act

ions

201

3 -

2018

Out

com

es

4. Im

pact

s on

na

tura

l her

itage

are

id

entifi

ed, a

sses

sed

and

man

aged

thr

ough

an

env

ironm

enta

l risk

an

alys

is ap

proa

ch.

11. I

ncor

pora

te e

nviro

nmen

tal r

isk a

sses

smen

ts

thro

ugho

ut o

ur w

ork

to id

entif

y an

d m

anag

e th

reat

s to

na

tura

l her

itage

.

10. C

ontin

ue t

o id

entif

y th

reat

s to

nat

ural

her

itage

va

lues

.4.

1 C

onse

rvat

ion

mea

sure

s ef

fect

ivel

y ta

rget

the

mos

t sig

nific

ant

impa

cts

on n

atur

al h

erita

ge.

4.2

New

and

em

ergi

ng t

hrea

teni

ng p

roce

sses

are

id

entifi

ed a

nd a

ppro

pria

tely

man

aged

.

5. C

limat

e ch

ange

ad

apta

tion

and

impa

ct

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

are

iden

tified

, ass

esse

d an

d in

corp

orat

ed in

to

cons

erva

tion

plan

ning

an

d m

anag

emen

t.

12. M

axim

ise a

vaila

bilit

y of

info

rmat

ion

and

know

ledg

e ne

eded

for

soun

d ad

apta

tion

resp

onse

s by

land

m

anag

ers,

cons

erva

tion

plan

ners

and

oth

er d

ecisi

on

mak

ers,

and

cont

ribut

e to

, and

pro

mot

e th

e up

take

of

thos

e m

easu

res.

13. E

nsur

e th

at g

eohe

ritag

e an

d ot

her

natu

ral v

alue

s lik

ely

to b

e lo

st a

re d

ocum

ente

d an

d w

here

app

ropr

iate

co

ntrib

ute

to a

sses

smen

ts o

f thr

eats

to

asso

ciat

ed

Abo

rigin

al h

erita

ge v

alue

s.

14. M

aint

ain

ex-s

itu c

olle

ctio

ns o

f prio

rity

plan

ts

and

anim

als

to p

rote

ct b

iodi

vers

ity, in

clud

ing

gene

tic

dive

rsity

, whe

re fe

asib

le a

nd a

ppro

pria

te.

11. D

esig

n m

onito

ring

prog

ram

s to

info

rm c

limat

e ch

ange

man

agem

ent

and

embe

d th

ose

prog

ram

s in

to

coor

dina

ted

mon

itorin

g pr

ogra

ms

(see

Obj

ectiv

e 1)

.

12. I

dent

ify s

ites

with

sig

nific

ant

valu

es w

hich

are

like

ly

to b

e lo

st a

nd fu

lly d

ocum

ent

sites

.

13. M

aint

ain

and

build

ex-

situ

popu

latio

ns o

f pla

nts

and

anim

als

vuln

erab

le t

o lo

ss fr

om c

limat

e ch

ange

.

5.1.

Inte

grat

ed m

onito

ring

and

rese

arch

pro

gram

s ar

e in

pl

ace

to in

form

clim

ate

chan

ge m

anag

emen

t st

rate

gies

.

5.2

Clim

ate

chan

ge a

dapt

atio

n is

inco

rpor

ated

into

the

m

anag

emen

t of

Tas

man

ia’s

natu

ral h

erita

ge.

5.3

An

impr

oved

und

erst

andi

ng o

f the

thr

eat

to n

atur

al

herit

age

and

asso

ciat

ed A

borig

inal

her

itage

val

ues

that

ar

e vu

lner

able

.

6. E

ffect

ive

bios

ecur

ity

mea

sure

s ar

e in

pla

ce

to m

inim

ise t

he im

pact

of

inva

sive

spec

ies

and

path

ogen

s on

Tas

man

ia’s

natu

ral h

erita

ge.

15. M

aint

ain

soun

d bi

osec

urity

mea

sure

s to

pre

vent

the

in

trod

uctio

n of

new

incu

rsio

ns in

to T

asm

ania

thr

ough

co

oper

atio

n w

ith t

he A

ustr

alia

n go

vern

men

t an

d ot

her

juris

dict

ions

.

16. E

nsur

e th

at m

onito

ring

prog

ram

s ar

e de

signe

d to

de

tect

new

incu

rsio

ns o

f inv

asiv

e sp

ecie

s an

d pa

thog

ens,

and

the

occu

rren

ce o

f new

dise

ases

in n

ativ

e sp

ecie

s; an

d in

crea

se c

apab

ility

and

capa

city

to

resp

ond

to n

ew

dete

ctio

ns.

17. D

evel

op, im

plem

ent

and

revi

ew S

tate

, reg

iona

l and

lo

cal p

lans

to

man

age

inva

sive

spec

ies

and

path

ogen

s.

14. M

aint

ain

quar

antin

e ar

rang

emen

ts a

t th

e bo

rder

to

pre

vent

the

intr

oduc

tion

of in

vasiv

e sp

ecie

s an

d pa

thog

ens

into

Tas

man

ia.

15. S

tren

gthe

n em

erge

ncy

man

agem

ent

arra

ngem

ents

fo

r in

curs

ions

of i

nvas

ive

spec

ies

and

path

ogen

s.

16. C

ontin

ue t

o m

anag

e in

vasiv

e sp

ecie

s an

d pa

thog

ens

pres

ent

in T

asm

ania

.

6.1

The

con

ditio

n an

d he

alth

of n

atur

al h

erita

ge is

m

aint

aine

d or

impr

oved

thr

ough

mea

sure

s to

pre

vent

, co

ntro

l and

man

age

inva

sive

spec

ies

and

path

ogen

s.

6.2

Tasm

ania

is p

repa

red

to e

ffect

ivel

y re

spon

d to

new

in

curs

ions

of i

nvas

ive

spec

ies

and

path

ogen

s, an

d th

e oc

curr

ence

of n

ew d

iseas

es.

7. T

asm

ania

’s ec

osys

tem

re

sour

ces

and

serv

ices

ar

e us

ed s

usta

inab

ly.

18. I

ncor

pora

te m

anag

emen

t on

a p

rope

rty

scal

e in

to

a la

ndsc

ape

appr

oach

to

cons

erva

tion,

and

pro

mot

e th

e up

take

of p

rope

rty

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

and

en

viro

nmen

tal m

anag

emen

t sy

stem

s in

agr

icul

ture

, aq

uacu

lture

and

fish

erie

s.

19. P

rom

ote

the

valu

e of

eco

syst

em s

ervi

ces,

and

ensu

re t

hat

cons

ider

atio

n of

tho

se v

alue

s ar

e in

corp

orat

ed in

to d

ecisi

on m

akin

g an

d pl

anni

ng s

yste

ms.

17. E

ncou

rage

and

sup

port

the

pro

tect

ion,

mai

nten

ance

, re

stor

atio

n an

d re

habi

litat

ion

of n

atur

al h

erita

ge in

ur

ban

and

rura

l env

ironm

ents

.

18. I

nves

tigat

e op

tions

for

prom

otin

g th

e va

lue

of

ecos

yste

m s

ervi

ces.

7.1.

Lan

d-us

e is

sust

aina

ble

and

land

deg

rada

tion

is re

duce

d, a

nd w

here

app

ropr

iate

the

land

is r

esto

red

or

reha

bilit

ated

.

7.2

Ecos

yste

m s

ervi

ces

are

mai

ntai

ned

and

rem

ain

avai

labl

e at

the

ir cu

rren

t le

vels

for

futu

re g

ener

atio

ns.

8

Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030September 2013

GO

AL

2:

ALL

STA

KEH

OLD

ERS

AN

D T

HE

CO

MM

UN

ITY

HA

VE

TH

E O

PPO

RTU

NIT

Y T

O S

UPP

ORT

AN

D P

ROT

ECT

NAT

UR

AL

HER

ITA

GE

Obj

ectiv

eLo

ng t

erm

Act

ions

Prio

rity

Act

ions

201

3 -

2018

Out

com

es

8. S

tren

gthe

n pa

rtne

rshi

ps w

ith t

he

Tasm

ania

n A

borig

inal

co

mm

unity

.

20. B

uild

par

tner

ship

s be

twee

n th

e D

epar

tmen

t an

d th

e Ta

sman

ian

Abo

rigin

al c

omm

unity

to

incr

ease

em

ploy

men

t an

d pa

rtic

ipat

ion

in la

nd a

nd s

ea

man

agem

ent.

21. C

olla

bora

te w

ith t

he T

asm

ania

n A

borig

inal

co

mm

unity

to

cond

uct

mon

itorin

g an

d re

sear

ch,

deve

lop

inte

rpre

tatio

n w

orks

, and

wor

k to

geth

er o

n co

nser

vatio

n m

anag

emen

t ac

tions

.

22. W

ork

with

the

Tas

man

ian

Abo

rigin

al c

omm

unity

to

rem

ove

barr

iers

to

cond

uctin

g cu

ltura

l act

iviti

es s

uch

as

trad

ition

al h

untin

g.

19. C

onsu

lt th

e Ta

sman

ian

Abo

rigin

al c

omm

unity

dur

ing

the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

thi

s st

rate

gy

20. B

uild

col

labo

rativ

e pr

ojec

ts w

ith t

he T

asm

ania

n A

borig

inal

com

mun

ity.

21. W

ork

with

the

Tas

man

ian

Abo

rigin

al c

omm

unity

to

iden

tify

and

rem

ove

barr

iers

to

the

com

mun

ity

cond

uctin

g cu

ltura

l act

iviti

es.

8.1.

Incr

ease

d pa

rtic

ipat

ion

and

empl

oym

ent

of t

he

Tasm

ania

n A

borig

inal

com

mun

ity in

nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

prog

ram

s.

8.2.

Tas

man

ians

rec

ogni

se a

nd r

espe

ct t

he in

fluen

ces

of

Tasm

ania

n ab

orig

inal

peo

ple

on t

he la

ndsc

ape.

8.3.

Impe

dim

ents

to

the

Tasm

ania

n A

borig

inal

co

mm

unity

hav

ing

acce

ss t

o na

tura

l res

ourc

es t

o co

nduc

t cu

ltura

l act

iviti

es a

re r

emov

ed.

9. P

artn

ersh

ips

with

in a

nd b

etw

een

gove

rnm

ent,

NR

M

regi

onal

org

anisa

tions

, N

GO

s, re

sear

ch

orga

nisa

tions

, indu

stry

, la

nd m

anag

ers

and

the

com

mun

ity a

re

coor

dina

ted,

effe

ctiv

e an

d w

here

pos

sible

st

reng

then

ed.

23. E

nhan

ce c

olla

bora

tive

and

coor

dina

ted

appr

oach

es

to c

onse

rvat

ion.

24. P

rom

ote

the

upta

ke o

f ste

war

dshi

p ag

reem

ents

be

twee

n pu

blic

land

man

ager

s an

d ad

join

ing

land

owne

rs.

25. B

uild

a v

olun

teer

net

wor

k ab

le t

o as

sist

with

a

broa

d ra

nge

of c

onse

rvat

ion

activ

ities

.

26. F

acilit

ate

the

inte

grat

ion

of n

atur

al h

erita

ge v

alue

s in

to r

esou

rce

man

agem

ent

and

plan

ning

sys

tem

s.

22. E

nter

into

con

serv

atio

n pa

rtne

rshi

ps b

etw

een

gove

rnm

ent,

the

Abo

rigin

al c

omm

unity

, loca

l go

vern

men

t, N

RM

reg

iona

l org

anisa

tions

, NG

Os,

indu

stry

, prim

ary

prod

ucer

s, an

d la

nd m

anag

ers.

23. A

ssist

sta

keho

lder

s th

roug

h ca

paci

ty b

uild

ing,

impr

oved

kno

wle

dge

and

the

prov

ision

of p

lann

ing

tool

s.

24. E

ncou

rage

vol

unte

er p

artic

ipat

ion

and

iden

tify

how

to

opt

imise

par

ticip

atio

n an

d co

nser

vatio

n ou

tcom

es

from

vol

unte

er w

ork.

25. W

ork

with

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

and

othe

r st

akeh

olde

rs

to e

nsur

e th

at b

iodi

vers

ity a

nd g

eodi

vers

ity p

rote

ctio

n m

echa

nism

s ar

e in

corp

orat

ed in

to r

egio

nal a

nd lo

cal

reso

urce

man

agem

ent

and

plan

ning

sys

tem

s.

26. C

ontin

ue t

o w

ork

with

the

Aus

tral

ian

Gov

ernm

ent

and

othe

r ju

risdi

ctio

ns t

o ha

rmon

ise c

onse

rvat

ion

mea

sure

s.

9.1.

Tas

man

ia c

ontr

ibut

es t

o na

tiona

l con

serv

atio

n m

easu

res.

9.2.

An

incr

ease

in p

ublic

and

priv

ate

sect

or (

incl

udin

g pr

imar

y in

dust

ries)

par

ticip

atio

n in

con

serv

atio

n ac

tiviti

es.

9.3.

A c

ompr

ehen

sivel

y re

pres

enta

tive

arra

y of

nat

ural

va

lues

is p

rote

cted

thr

ough

pub

lic r

eser

ves

and

on

priv

atel

y ow

ned

and

man

aged

land

.

10. E

nhan

ce s

trat

egic

in

vest

men

ts a

nd

part

ners

hips

.

27. I

nteg

rate

pol

icy

for

natu

ral h

erita

ge p

rote

ctio

n w

ith m

arke

t ba

sed

inst

rum

ents

and

see

k to

incr

ease

vo

lunt

ary

priv

ate

inve

stm

ent

in c

onse

rvat

ion

prog

ram

s, in

col

labo

ratio

n w

ith s

take

hold

ers.

27. I

dent

ify o

ppor

tuni

ties

for

cons

erva

tion

from

new

an

d em

ergi

ng m

arke

ts, a

nd d

evel

op s

trat

egie

s to

id

entif

y an

d av

oid

unin

tend

ed e

nviro

nmen

t im

pact

s fr

om t

hose

mar

kets

.

10.1

An

incr

ease

in t

he u

se o

f mar

ket

base

d in

stru

men

ts a

nd o

ther

ince

ntiv

es fo

r m

anag

ing

natu

ral

herit

age.

10.2

. An

incr

ease

in p

rivat

e ex

pend

iture

on

cons

ervi

ng

natu

ral h

erita

ge.

10.3

. An

incr

ease

in p

ublic

– p

rivat

e pa

rtne

rshi

ps fo

r na

ture

con

serv

atio

n.

9

Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030 September 2013

Obj

ectiv

eLo

ng t

erm

Act

ions

Prio

rity

Act

ions

201

3 -

2018

Out

com

es

11. S

take

hold

ers

and

the

publ

ic h

ave

acce

ss

to in

form

atio

n re

quire

d fo

r th

e co

nser

vatio

n of

na

tura

l her

itage

.

28. D

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent

info

rmat

ion

and

com

mun

icat

ion

prog

ram

s to

rai

se a

war

enes

s of

nat

ural

va

lues

.

28. C

ontin

ue t

o de

velo

p ac

cess

ible

info

rmat

ion

tool

s to

pro

vide

nat

ural

her

itage

info

rmat

ion

to s

take

hold

ers

and

the

publ

ic.

11.1

. The

pub

lic h

as a

cces

s to

info

rmat

ion

abou

t na

tura

l he

ritag

e an

d in

form

atio

n to

ass

ist la

nd-u

se p

lann

ing

and

cons

erva

tion

mea

sure

s.

GO

AL

3:

TASM

AN

IAN

S EX

PER

IEN

CE

SOC

IAL,

EC

ON

OM

IC A

ND

EN

VIR

ON

MEN

TAL

BEN

EFIT

S FR

OM

SO

UN

D L

AN

DSC

APE

SC

ALE

CO

NSE

RVAT

ION

AN

D M

AN

AG

EMEN

T

Obj

ectiv

eLo

ng t

erm

Act

ions

Prio

rity

Act

ions

201

3 -

2018

Out

com

es

12. L

and

man

ager

s an

d pr

imar

y pr

oduc

ers

are

reco

gnise

d an

d re

war

ded

for

cons

erva

tion

activ

ities

.

29. S

uppo

rt m

easu

res

to v

alid

ate

the

Tasm

ania

n Br

and

as a

pre

miu

m e

nviro

nmen

tally

sus

tain

able

pro

duct

.

30. I

nves

tigat

e op

port

uniti

es fo

r in

cent

ive

sche

mes

for

land

man

ager

s w

ho c

ondu

ct e

nviro

nmen

tal w

orks

.

29. S

uppo

rt m

easu

res

to v

alid

ate

the

Bran

d Ta

sman

ia,

incl

udin

g su

ppor

ting

third

par

ty a

ccre

dita

tion

prog

ram

s.

30. W

ork

coop

erat

ivel

y w

ith in

dust

ry g

roup

s to

iden

tify

oppo

rtun

ities

for

deve

lopi

ng in

cent

ive

sche

mes

.

12.1

. Tas

man

ian

prim

ary

prod

ucer

s re

ceiv

e a

prem

ium

fr

om t

he B

rand

Tas

man

ia.

12.2

. Lan

d m

anag

ers

rece

ive

assis

tanc

e w

ith, a

nd b

enefi

t fr

om, e

colo

gica

lly s

usta

inab

le p

ract

ices

and

con

serv

atio

n ac

tiviti

es.

13. T

he T

asm

ania

n co

mm

unity

and

ec

onom

y be

nefit

s fr

om

cons

erva

tion

of o

ur

natu

ral h

erita

ge.

31. C

ontin

ue t

o pr

omot

e Ta

sman

ia’s

uniq

ue n

atur

al

herit

age.

31

. Pro

vide

ass

istan

ce t

o To

urism

Tas

man

ia t

o m

axim

ise

oppo

rtun

ities

from

the

rec

ogni

tion

of T

asm

ania

as

a N

atio

nal L

ands

cape

.

13.1

. The

Tas

man

ian

com

mun

ity b

enefi

ts fr

om

cons

erva

tion

of o

ur n

atur

al h

erita

ge.

GO

AL

4:

TH

E N

ATU

RA

L H

ERIT

AG

E ST

RAT

EGY

IS IM

PLEM

ENT

ED IN

A C

OO

RD

INAT

ED, E

FFIC

IEN

T A

ND

EFF

ECT

IVE

WAY

TH

AT A

CH

IEV

ES M

EASU

RA

BLE

RES

ULT

S, A

ND

IMPR

OV

ES

TH

ROU

GH

EX

PER

IEN

CE

Obj

ectiv

eLo

ng t

erm

Act

ions

Prio

rity

Act

ions

201

3 -

2018

Out

com

es

14. C

onse

rvat

ion

mea

sure

s ar

e de

liver

ed

effe

ctiv

ely

and

effic

ient

ly,

and

impr

oved

thr

ough

an

ada

ptiv

e m

anag

emen

t ap

proa

ch.

32. A

pply

ada

ptiv

e m

anag

emen

t te

chni

ques

to

enha

nce

and

impr

ove

cons

erva

tion

mea

sure

s.

33. P

rovi

de s

trat

egic

dire

ctio

n, r

esou

rcin

g, co

ordi

natio

n,

and

mon

itor

the

outc

omes

of t

he s

trat

egy.

34. P

rom

ote

the

inte

grat

ion

of t

he s

trat

egy

into

reg

iona

l N

RM

pla

ns a

nd r

egio

nal l

and-

use

stra

tegi

es.

32. A

pply

ada

ptiv

e m

anag

emen

t te

chni

ques

to

enha

nce

and

impr

ove

cons

erva

tion

mea

sure

s.

33. E

stab

lish

an e

ffect

ive

stru

ctur

e an

d m

echa

nism

s to

impl

emen

t th

e St

rate

gy, m

onito

r pr

ogre

ss, a

nd

reso

lve

issue

s an

d co

nflic

ts t

hat

may

aris

e du

ring

impl

emen

tatio

n.

34. P

rom

ote

the

inco

rpor

atio

n of

nat

ural

her

itage

co

nser

vatio

n ob

ject

ives

and

act

ions

into

reg

iona

l NR

M

plan

s an

d re

gion

al la

nd-u

se s

trat

egie

s.

14.1

. Con

serv

atio

n is

a fu

ndam

enta

l com

pone

nt o

f na

tura

l res

ourc

e m

anag

emen

t de

cisio

n m

akin

g, pl

anni

ng,

and

polic

y de

velo

pmen

t an

d co

nser

vatio

n pr

ogra

ms

are

coor

dina

ted

and

achi

eve

on g

roun

d re

sults

.

14.2

. The

impl

emen

tatio

n of

thi

s st

rate

gy c

ontr

ibut

es

to n

atio

nal s

trat

egie

s; an

d re

gion

al p

lans

, str

ateg

ies

and

polic

ies

alig

n w

ith t

his

stra

tegy

.

15. T

asm

ania

n le

gisla

tion,

po

licie

s an

d pr

oces

ses

are

cont

empo

rary

, and

w

ill m

eet

futu

re n

eeds

35. D

evel

op a

nd m

aint

ain

cont

empo

rary

con

serv

atio

n le

gisla

tion,

pol

icie

s an

d pr

oced

ures

in T

asm

ania

.35

. Con

duct

a r

evie

w o

f the

ade

quac

y an

d sc

ope

of

exist

ing

cons

erva

tion

legi

slatio

n.15

.1 T

asm

ania

n co

nser

vatio

n le

gisla

tion,

pol

icie

s an

d pr

oced

ures

are

con

tem

pora

ry a

nd c

onsis

tent

with

ot

her

juris

dict

ions

.

10

Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030September 2013

Obj

ectiv

eLo

ng t

erm

Act

ions

Prio

rity

Act

ions

201

3 -

2018

Out

com

es

16. R

egio

nal, S

tate

and

N

atio

nal r

epor

ting

info

rms

prio

rity

sett

ing

and

futu

re m

anag

emen

t.

36. I

mpl

emen

t an

inte

grat

ed p

rogr

am o

f per

form

ance

m

onito

ring,

eval

uatio

n, r

epor

ting

and

impr

ovem

ent

on

five

year

ly c

ycle

s to

rev

iew

man

agem

ent

arra

ngem

ents

an

d se

t fu

ture

obj

ectiv

es a

nd p

riorit

ies.

36. R

epor

t pr

ogre

ss t

owar

ds im

plem

entin

g th

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DPI

PWE

11

September 2013

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