here. The Act should draw specific attention to the contribution to biodiversity of elements underrepresented in other regulations, such as habitats occurring outside of native vegetation and non-listed species. Halting the overall decline of threatened species Supported. The move to consider potentially and communities and securing the greatest vulnerable species at earlier stages is an important possible number in the wild in the context of climate one as the current system can result in action being change. left too late to halt or reverse decline. Climate change represents a critical threat to many species and needs to be central to the Act. Ensuring the use of native flora and fauna is Supported. sustainable. Managing the impacts of threats to biodiversity, Supported. including climate change. Promoting a landscape or area-based approach to Supported. Councils welcome the incorporation of biodiversity planning and ensuring the delivery of multiple approaches rather than the current sole conservation actions maximises benefits to focus on the individual species level. biodiversity. A landscape approach is well suited to acknowledging and protecting the significant cumulative effect that smaller reserves and connecting corridors can have to species viability. Supporting a collaborative approach to managing Supported. Managing biodiversity is a shared biodiversity across stakeholders. responsibility and as such genuine collaboration will be critical to our success. Facilitating the involvement of Traditional Owners, Supported. The objectives of the current Act make acknowledging their connection to country and no mention of Traditional Owners and we strongly unique role in, and knowledge of, biodiversity support their inclusion in the policy making process conservation. and in the operation and ongoing evaluation of the Act. Improving the management of biodiversity by Supported. Councils, conservation groups, developing and sharing knowledge and monitoring academia and community members often have biodiversity outcomes to enable adaptive changes significant knowledge and experience in to approaches are necessary. biodiversity management and this knowledge should be tapped into and shared to improve biodiversity outcomes. The State has an important facilitative role to play in this regard. The role of the Act could include specifying: Supported. As noted in our submission to the draft
here. The Act should draw specific attention to the contribution to biodiversity of elements underrepresented in other regulations, such as habitats occurring outside of native vegetation and non-listed species. Halting the overall decline of threatened species and communities and securing the greatest possible number in the wild in the context of climate change. Supported. The move to consider potentially vulnerable species at earlier stages is an important one as the current system can result in action being left too late to halt or reverse decline. Climate change represents a critical threat to many species and needs to be central to the Act. Ensuring the use of native flora and fauna is sustainable. Supported. Managing the impacts of threats to biodiversity, including climate change. Supported. Promoting a landscape or area-based approach to biodiversity planning and ensuring the delivery of conservation actions maximises benefits to biodiversity. Supported. Councils welcome the incorporation of multiple approaches rather than the current sole focus on the individual species level. A landscape approach is well suited to acknowledging and protecting the significant cumulative effect that smaller reserves and connecting corridors can have to species viability. Supporting a collaborative approach to managing biodiversity across stakeholders. Supported. Managing biodiversity is a shared responsibility and as such genuine collaboration will be critical to our success. Facilitating the involvement of Traditional Owners, acknowledging their connection to country and unique role in, and knowledge of, biodiversity conservation. Supported. The objectives of the current Act make no mention of Traditional Owners and we strongly support their inclusion in the policy making process and in the operation and ongoing evaluation of the Act. Improving the management of biodiversity by developing and sharing knowledge and monitoring biodiversity outcomes to enable adaptive changes to approaches are necessary. Supported. Councils, conservation groups, academia and community members often have significant knowledge and experience in biodiversity management and this knowledge should be tapped into and shared to improve biodiversity outcomes. The State has an important facilitative role to play in this regard. The role of the Act could include specifying: Supported. As noted in our submission to the draft