Migratory Species
Department of the Environment and Heritage
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), provides a national framework for environment protection through a focus on protecting matters of national environmental significance and on the conservation of Australia's biodiversity. Migratory species listed under international agreements to which Australia is a party are identified as a matter of national environmental significance under the Act. To assist in the conservation of these species, the Act provides for the development of Wildlife Conservation Plans which set out the research and management actions necessary to support the survival of the species concerned.
This background paper provides information on migratory shorebirds, including the biological and ecological characteristics of the shorebirds covered by the Plan, their population status in Australia and throughout the Flyway and the range of actual and potential threats to them in Australia . The background paper also outlines existing programs and conservation measures for migratory shorebirds and their habitats in Australia.
The Wildlife Conservation Plan builds on existing measures to protect migratory shorebirds and the habitats important for their survival in Australia and throughout the Flyway. This is achieved through a range of activities including appropriate legislation and policy frameworks, research and monitoring programs, development and implementation of site management actions, and community education and awareness programs.
A number of tools/guidelines provide direction for implementation of the plan. Some of these tools have already been developed and others will be developed as part of the actions identified under the Plan.
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© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth, available from the Department of the Environment and Heritage. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to:
The Migratory and Marine Species Section
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage
PO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
This background paper provides supporting information for the Wildlife Conservation Plan for Migratory Shorebirds. The plan and background paper can be downloaded from the Department of the Environment and Heritage website at: http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/migratory/waterbirds/shorebird-plan/index.html
Hard copies of the plan and background paper are also available from the:
Community Information Unit
Department of the Environment and Heritage
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Ph: 1800 803 772
Please note that this background paper will be updated from time to time. The current version can be downloaded from the Department of the Environment and Heritage website at: http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/migratory/waterbirds/shorebird-plan/index.html
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