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DRAFT South West Regional NRM Strategy – Ancillary Document Title describes content – report describes history and current status (in 2007) of SIF3. GHD 2008 Review and Application of Financial and Planning Instruments in Managing Dryland Salinity in the South West of Western Australia. Report to SWCC, GHD Consultants, Perth WA. 52 pp. The study identified existing or new options that encourage management of salinity by communities and individuals in response to rising salinity levels in their environment. This involved a desktop review of the financial, planning and other instruments used by National, State and Local governments in Australia and internationally to assist local communities manage and/or adapt. Recommendations for their use were also developed. Gozlan, RE 2008 Introduction of non-native freshwater fish: is it all bad Fish and Fisheries 9:106–115. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2007.00267.x Hall, J 2008 DRAFT: Vasse-Geographe Hydrologic & Nutrient Modelling – Coastal Catchment Initiative Project, 2008. Department of Water, Perth, WA. 152 pp. The Streamflow Quality Affecting Rivers and Estuaries model (SQUARE) was used as the tool to deliver the catchment modelling. It is a model driven by meteorological and land cover inputs, and was developed specifically to model management scenarios in large scale catchments, and can deal with the unique hydrological characteristics of the Swan-Coastal Plain. The WQIP requires load targets and load reduction targets for all catchments. The catchment was divided into 15 ‘Reporting Subcatchments’ and the model was used to derive Current average annual loads and winter median concentrations; Predicted future loads and winter median concentrations; Maximum acceptable loads and load reduction targets; Source Separation of loads into the land use components; Contribution of point source and diffuse source loads; and the possible affect of climate change on catchment loads. The model was also used to calculate the total quantity of load delivered to Geographe Bay and to the Vasse Wonnerup Wetlands, and to determine the catchment ‘hot-spots’, where large exports of load were coming from. Catchment remediation scenarios, management scenarios, and climate change scenarios have been developed in conjunction with other CCI project managers. Hams, AB 2008a South Dandalup River Action Plan. Technical report prepared for Peel-Harvey Catchment Council, Mandurah, WA. 76 pp. This action plan provides information about the current health of the South Dandalup Catchment and recommendations on how to manage it better. Issues of concern include: Stock Access to Riparian Areas Loss of Riparian Vegetation Weed Invasion – particularly Watsonia, Cotton Bush, Blackberry and Apple of Sodom Erosion and Siltation Feral Animal Invasion – Pigs, Foxes and Rabbits Indigenous Heritage Issues Recommendations are included in response to the above issues. Hams, AB 2008b Middle Murray River Action Plan. Technical report prepared for Peel-Harvey Catchment Council, Mandurah, WA. 94 pp. This action plan provides information about the current health of the Middle Murray Catchment and recommendations on how to manage it better. Issues of concern include: Loss of Riparian Vegetation Weed Invasion – particularly Watsonia, Cotton Bush, Blackberry and Apple of Sodom Erosion and Siltation Stock Access to Riparian Areas Feral Animal Invasion – Pigs, Foxes and Rabbits Indigenous Heritage Issues Recommendations are included in response to the above issues. Heath, R, SM White and J Bowyer 2009 Evaluation Report – Resource condition target setting, monitoring & evaluation systems for dryland salinity (L7-G2 & DS.01d projects). Report to SWCC, Department of Food and Agriculture, South Perth, WA. 39 pp. This report details findings from an evaluation, conducted by the DAFWA ‘Extension and Communication’ team, of SWCC’s ‘Resource condition target setting, monitoring and evaluation systems for dryland salinity’ projects (L7-G2 and DS.01d)1. The report is divided into three key sections: 1) Introduction – purpose of the evaluation; and background information about the Salinity Target Setting project. 2) Evaluation part 1 – methodology and findings from the assessment of delivery of project contractual obligations. 3) Evaluation part 2 – methodology and findings from the evaluation of the impact of the consultative process used by the project. Provides useful information about the target setting process and the targets developed. Hill, AL, CA S, V S and A Del Marco 1996a Wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain. Vol 2a: Wetland mapping, classification and evaluation, main report. Water & Rivers Commission, Perth, WA. 352 pp. A very comprehensive report on the wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain, detailing much of the methodology etc behind wetland classification, BUT only prioritises those from Perth down to Mandurah, and so misses all the major wetlands important to the SW region. Does list them, but no real discussion. 12
DRAFT South West Regional NRM Strategy – Ancillary Document Hill, AL, CA S, V S and A Del Marco 1996b Wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain. Vol 2b: Wetland mapping, classification and evaluation – wetland atlas. Water & Rivers Commission, Perth, WA. 194 pp. The accompanying atlas to report vol.2a – shows locations of ALL wetlands from Perth to Dunsborough, so very useful resource to managers. Jury, C, G Hanran-Smith and D Rooks 2008 Cowaramup Creeks action plan. Technical report prepared for the Cape to Cape Catchments Group, Margaret River, WA. 85 pp. This action plan provides information about the current health of the Cowaramup Catchment and recommendations on how to manage it better. Issues of concern identified during the foreshore surveys and community consultation were: Loss of native fringing vegetation and degradation of remaining vegetation by stock grazing and trampling. The effect of altered hydrology including declining rainfall, on-stream dams and bores on the timing and quantity of flow and the ecology of the creeks. Environmental and agricultural weeds threatening good vegetation. The planting of invasive non-local plants including deciduous trees which threaten the character of the area and have the potential to impact on creek ecology. Concerns regarding water quality and the impact on marine life in Cowaramup Bay. The potential impact on remnant vegetation from the spread of dieback particularly on the unnamed creek. On-going erosion in areas where all creekline vegetation has been removed and grazing is occurring. The fragmentation of habitats through the loss of creekline vegetation connectivity. In response to these issues, recommendations have been made in this report to protect and improve the condition of the creeks. Kavanagh, R, B Law, F Lemckert, M Stanton, M Chidel, T Brassil, A Towerton and T Penman 2010 Conservation value of eucalypt plantations established for wood production and multiple environmental benefits in agricultural landscapes. Final report for NAP/NHT2 eucalypt plantations project SLA 0013 R3 NAP, Forest & Rangeland Ecosystems Research, NSW Industry and Investment, NSW. 112 pp. Report documenting capacity of young eucalypt plantations to restore habitat for fauna within highly fragmented and ecologically degraded agricultural landscapes re birds, reptiles, bats and terrestrial mammals. Kingsford, RT, JEM Watson, CJ Lundquist, O Venter, L Hughes, EL Johnston, J Atherton, M Gawel, DA Keith, BG Mackey, C Morley, HP Possingham, B Raynor, HF Recher and KA Wilson 2009 Major Conservation Policy Issues for Biodiversity in Oceania. Conservation Biology, 23: 834–840 MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SO RELEVANT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN HERE IN FULL Habitat loss and degradation Implement legislation, education, and community outreach to stop or reduce land clearing, mining, and unsustainable logging through education, incentives, and compensation for landowners that will encourage private conservation Establish new protected areas for habitats that are absent or poorly represented In threatened ecosystems (e.g., wetlands), establish large-scale restoration projects with local communities that incorporate conservation and connectivity Establish transparent and evidence-based state of environment reporting on biodiversity and manage threats within and outside protected areas. Protect free-flowing river systems (largely unregulated by dams, levees, and diversions) within the framework of the entire river basin and increase environmental flows on regulated rivers Invasive species Avoid deliberate introduction of exotic species, unless suitable analyses of benefits outweigh risk-weighted costs Implement control of invasive species by assessing effectiveness of control programs and determining invasion potential Establish regulations and enforcement for exchange or treatment of ocean ballast and regularly implement antifouling procedures Climate change Reduce global greenhouse gas emissions Identify, assess, and protect important climate refugia Ameliorate the impacts of climate change through strategic management of other threatening processes Develop strategic plans for priority translocations and implement when needed Overexploitation Implement restrictions on harvest of overexploited species to maintain sustainability Implement an ecosystem-based approach for fisheries, based on scientific data, that includes zoning the ocean; banning destructive fishing; adopting precautionary fishing principles that include size limits, quotas, and regulation with sufficient resources based on scientific assessments of stocks and; reducing bycatch through regulation and education Implement international mechanisms to increase sustainability of fisheries by supporting international treaties for fisheries protection in the high seas; avoiding perverse subsidies and improve labelling of sustainable fisheries; and licensing exports of aquarium fish Control unsustainable illegal logging and wildlife harvesting through local incentives and cessation of international trade Pollution 13
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