Sustainability Report 2005-2006
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007
Parks Australia Environmental Performance
Biodiversity
EN26, EN27: Habitat change and restoration
Goals 2005-06
Progress rehabilitation efforts as identified in management plans- Continue monitoring of recovering ecosystems
Performance 2005-06 and trends
Programmes for protecting and restoring biodiversity are outlined in individual reserve management plans. These plans also identify areas of habitat and habitat types within the scope of particular parks or reserves.
Protective and restorative actions can include rehabilitation of degraded habitat, removal of feral animals, control of invasive weeds, habitat plantings and track maintenance.
In 2005-06, initiatives included:
- rehabilitation with rainforest species of 22 hectares of a site previously used for phosphate mining on Christmas Island
- rehabilitation on Phillip Island (part of Norfolk Island National Park)
- mine site rehabilitation in Kakadu
- weed control work on Norfolk Island, Uluru and at Booderee.
Monitoring of recovering ecosystems continued in 2005-06.
Commentary
A long-term forest rehabilitation strategy in Norfolk Island National Park has been developed to maintain and increase forest health. The 10-year strategy will improve the overall forest health and integrity of forest areas and enhance the survival, protection and rehabilitation of native and endemic species. The strategy combines broad- scale weed control, targeted weed control around specific communities, targeting individual weed species at certain times of year, chipping woody weeds to provide mulch and ground cover, and planting native species to reflect forest regeneration processes and to establish endangered and vulnerable communities. The area to be treated is divided into 10 areas or coups and every two years each coup receives 400 hours of dedicated attention during at least one month in the two-year cycle. The first two-year cycle has just been completed.
Goals 2006-07
- Progress rehabilitation efforts as identified in management plans
- Continue monitoring of recovering ecosystems.
Related Indicators
Contents
- Sustainability Report 05-06
- Executive summary
- Vision and strategy
- Our organisation
- Governance
- Policy and influence
- Environmental performance
- Social performance
- Economic performance
- Report assurance statement
- Case studies
- GRI index
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