Actions to achieve the Specific Objectives Actions identified for the protection, conservation and management of the species covered by this plan are described below. Some of the objectives are long-term and may not be fully achieved during the lifetime of this wildlife conservation plan. 1 Lead organisations are identified in bold type. Objective 1: Protection of important habitat for migratory shorebirds has occurred throughout the flyway. Action Priority Performance Criteria Threat to be mitigated Responsible agencies1 and potential partners Maintain, and where High Continue or improve existing Coastal development, Australian Government possible, improve international obligations to minimise particularly in the Yellow 1a existing international threats. Sea obligations that concern Climate variability and migratory shorebird change conservation. Altered hydrological regimes 1b Seek the support of the High Undertake negotiations with the Chinese Coastal development, Australian Government Chinese and South and South Korean Governments through particularly in the Yellow East Asian – Korean Governments to multilateral environmental agreements Sea Australasian Flyway protect remaining tidal and biennial migratory bird consultative Altered hydrological Partnership flats in the Yellow Sea. meetings. regimes Invasive species 1c Support the development High An Eastern Curlew task is formed Coastal development, Australian Government of a single species action and a single species action plan particularly in the Yellow plan for Eastern Curlew developed by 2017. Sea through the Convention Coastal development in on Migratory Species. Australia Anthropogenic disturbance Invasive species Hunting 1d Make available via the Medium Development assessment standards Coastal development, Australian Government website, Australian relevant to important migratory particularly in the Yellow East Asian – Government standards shorebird habitat are discussed and Sea Australasian Flyway and case studies for considered by national governments Partnership assessing development across the flyway. proposals that may impact on important migratory shorebird habitats. 1e Support the East Asian Medium Progress with Implementation Strategy Coastal development, Australian Government – Australasian Flyway objectives can be demonstrated by particularly in the Yellow Partnership 2016. Sea Implementation Strategy.
Actions to achieve the Specific Objectives Actions identified for the protection, conservation and management of the species covered by this plan are described below. Some of the objectives are long-term and may not be fully achieved during the lifetime of this wildlife conservation plan. 1 Lead organisations are identified in bold type. Objective 1: Protection of important habitat for migratory shorebirds has occurred throughout the flyway. Action Priority Performance Criteria Threat to be mitigated Responsible agencies1 and potential partners 1a Maintain, and where possible, improve existing international obligations that concern migratory shorebird conservation. High Continue or improve existing international obligations to minimise threats. Coastal development, particularly in the Yellow Sea Climate variability and change Altered hydrological regimes Australian Government 1b Seek the support of the Chinese and South Korean Governments to protect remaining tidal flats in the Yellow Sea. High Undertake negotiations with the Chinese and South Korean Governments through multilateral environmental agreements and biennial migratory bird consultative meetings. Coastal development, particularly in the Yellow Sea Altered hydrological regimes Invasive species Australian Government East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership 1c Support the development of a single species action plan for Eastern Curlew through the Convention on Migratory Species. High An Eastern Curlew task is formed and a single species action plan developed by 2017. Coastal development, particularly in the Yellow Sea Coastal development in Australia Anthropogenic disturbance Invasive species Hunting Australian Government 1d Make available via the website, Australian Government standards and case studies for assessing development proposals that may impact on important migratory shorebird habitats. Medium Development assessment standards relevant to important migratory shorebird habitat are discussed and considered by national governments across the flyway. Coastal development, particularly in the Yellow Sea Australian Government East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership 1e Support the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership Implementation Strategy. Medium Progress with Implementation Strategy objectives can be demonstrated by 2016. Coastal development, particularly in the Yellow Sea Australian Government
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