plant species and ecological communities that are currently listed as threatened under the EPBC Act. It also covers those that are at risk of becoming listed due to factors such as proximity to infested areas, and extends to habitat dependent wildlife and plant species that may be impacted by Phytophthora dieback. Action Responsible Priority Timeframe Performance indicators party Australian High priority Medium term and fauna species at risk are Action 1.1 Government and identified and prioritised. Identify impacts and state and territory prioritise flora, fauna Ecological communities at risk are governments and communities at identified and prioritised. risk to inform The threat of Phytophthora P. cinnamomi dieback is evaluated during the management. review or development of Commonwealth recovery plans and conservation advices. Australian High priority Medium term Risk areas identified spatially Action 1.2 Government and within three years of the making Identify risk areas state and territory of this TAP through preparation spatially to generate governments of: lists of biodiversity assets at risk from maps of potential national • Phytophthora distribution of pathogen dieback—develop or maps of priority biodiversity • utilise existing assets. prioritisation frameworks. Action 1.3 State, territory and High priority Medium term Revise and produce local scale local governments maps of priority biodiversity Identify priority assets and protection areas. biodiversity assets and areas for protection at a local scale—develop or utilise existing prioritisation frameworks. Action 1.4 Australian Very high Medium term New infestations in areas of Government and priority priority biodiversity assets and Improve and state and territory protection areas are detected and maintain current governments monitored annually. monitoring programs. Objective 2: Protect priority biodiversity assets through reducing the spread and mitigating the impacts of P. cinnamomi To direct the limited resources available for implementing threat abatement activities to the greatest benefit, this TAP directs action to safeguard priority biodiversity assets from the spread of P. cinnamomi both to them and within them. It also directs action to mitigate the impacts of
plant species and ecological communities that are currently listed as threatened under the EPBC Act. It also covers those that are at risk of becoming listed due to factors such as proximity to infested areas, and extends to habitat dependent wildlife and plant species that may be impacted by Phytophthora dieback. Action Responsible party Priority Timeframe Performance indicators Action 1.1 Identify impacts and prioritise flora, fauna and communities at risk to inform P. cinnamomi management. Australian Government and state and territory governments High priority Medium term and fauna species at risk are identified and prioritised. Ecological communities at risk are identified and prioritised. The threat of Phytophthora dieback is evaluated during the review or development of Commonwealth recovery plans and conservation advices. Action 1.2 Identify risk areas spatially to generate lists of biodiversity assets at risk from Phytophthora dieback—develop or utilise existing prioritisation frameworks. Australian Government and state and territory governments High priority Medium term Risk areas identified spatially within three years of the making of this TAP through preparation of: • maps of potential national distribution of pathogen • maps of priority biodiversity assets. Action 1.3 Identify priority biodiversity assets and areas for protection at a local scale—develop or utilise existing prioritisation frameworks. State, territory and local governments High priority Medium term Revise and produce local scale maps of priority biodiversity assets and protection areas. Action 1.4 Improve and maintain current monitoring programs. Australian Government and state and territory governments Very high priority Medium term New infestations in areas of priority biodiversity assets and protection areas are detected and monitored annually. Objective 2: Protect priority biodiversity assets through reducing the spread and mitigating the impacts of P. cinnamomi To direct the limited resources available for implementing threat abatement activities to the greatest benefit, this TAP directs action to safeguard priority biodiversity assets from the spread of P. cinnamomi both to them and within them. It also directs action to mitigate the impacts of