Threatened species & ecological communities

Bellinger River Emydura (Emydura macquarii) Recovery Plan

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, July 2001
ISBN 0 731 36367 1

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18.0 Implementation Tables

**Table 1.** Responsibility for implementation, timing and priority of recovery actions for five year life of plan. Priority is categorised as 1 (essential) or 2 (highly desirable).
Description	Responsibility for implementation	Timeframe	Priority
12.1 Survey and Research
1. Monitoring of recruitment	NPWS	Life of Plan	1
2. Research into biology and ecology	NPWS	Years 1 and 2	2
12.2 Protect Populations and Habitat
3. Consideration of species in environmental impact assessment	BSC and other approval authorities	Life of plan	1
4. Protect water quality in private logging operations	NPWS	Life of plan	1
5. Support protection of riparian vegetation by landholders	CMB, Landcare groups and other community groups	Life of plan	1
6. Water quality management	CMB, BSC and determining authorities	Life of plan	1
7. Management of riverine habitat	NPWS	Life of plan	1
8. Water quality monitoring	DLWC	Life of plan	2
9. Fox control	NPWS	Life of plan	2
12.3 Community Awareness
10. Community awareness brochure	NPWS	Years 1 and 3	1
11. Community water quality protection	DLWC	Life of plan	1

**Table 2.** Estimated costs of implementing recovery actions. Costs presented are unsecured unless otherwise noted.
Tasks	Item	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Survey and Research	1. monitoring of recruitment	6027⁺	6027⁺	6027⁺	6027⁺	6027⁺
Survey and Research	2. research	5000	5000	-	-	-
Protect Populations and Habitat	3. environ. impact assessment	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
	4. private logging protocols	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
	5. riparian veg. protection	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
	6. water quality management	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
	7. riparian management	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
	8. water quality monitoring	l	l	l	l	l
	9. fox control	12862	12862	12862	12862	12862
Community Awareness	2. community brochure	2000	-	2000	-	-
Community Awareness	11. water quality protection	l	l	l	l	l
Annual costs of implementing Plan		25889	23889	20889	18889	18889
Total cost of Recovery Plan		108445

⁺ Funded through Fox Threat Abatement Plan
ü No direct cost; however, relevant party or public authority must consider action
l Costs covered by agency core duties

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