Local Biodiversity Strategy: - Shire of Kalamunda

10 Application of Targets
By adopting the Local Biodiversity Strategy the Shire of Kalamunda will agree to
apply the targets detailed in Sections 8 and 9 throughout its operation. The
application of these targets will ensure that the Shire is meeting legislative
requirements with regard to biodiversity. Maintaining viable natural areas will protect
rare species and ensure common species stay common. This will not only protect
biodiversity but will aid in maintaining a sense of place.
The natural environment provides a sense of place within the Shire of Kalamunda
Theoretically, a specific representational target detailing a set area or percentage of
increased protection could have been drafted for each vegetation complex, however,
in practice this is really only necessary for the Forrestfield and Southern River
vegetation complexes. This is either because the other vegetation complexes already
have greater than 30% protection or because further protection of the LNA is
impossible or outside of the scope of Local Government.
Examples of how each target is expected to be achieved are detailed in Section 13.
The targets set a minimum area for protection. In this way the targets remain
realistic whilst also allowing for initiatives such as private land conservation and
revolving funds to be explored. It should also be noted here that to achieve the
targets developers may be required to increase consideration of the natural areas to
ensure their protection during development and may be required to increase the
amount of designated public open space.
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