ILLAWARRA BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY Vol. 2 - Wollongong City ...

All migratory birdspecies listedin the annexes to these bilateralagreements areprotectedinAustraliaas matters ofNESunder the Commonwealth EnvironmentProtection andBiodiversityConservation Act1999 (DEWHA,2009). Those specieswhich are likely tooccur inthe IllawarraaretabledinAppendix 7.The agreementslist terrestrial, water andshorebirdspeciesthatmigrate betweenAustraliaand therespectivecountries. Themajorityoflistedspecies are shorebirds. The agreementsrequirethe partiesto protectmigratorybirdsby limiting tradeofmigratory birds; protectingandconserving importanthabitats; exchanging information; and buildingco-operative relationships(DEWHA 2009).3.2.2 Australia’s BiodiversityConservationStrategy 2010-2020: ConsultationDraftAustralia’s BiodiversityConservationStrategy 2010-2010: ConsultationDraft (CommonwealthofAustralia 2009) provides national directionforbiodiversity conservation.Prioritiesshownin Table3areoutlinedto guidestate, regional andlocalbiodiversityplanning.Table 3: Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy (ConsultationDraft) prioritiesPriorityPriority forchange 1:Building ecosystemresilience.ActionsAction1.1.2: Prepare and implementplansforbiodiversity conservationat alllevels(local, regional,stateandnational) thatmaintain ecosystem healthandprotect threatenedand endangeredspecies.Action1.1.3: Establishconservationlinkages whichprovideconnectivity acrossbioregions,includingata continentalscale.Action1.1.5: Establishanational framework foroff-reserve conservation.Priority forchange 2:Mainstreamingbiodiversity.Action2.1.1: Teachallprimary schoolchildrenabout biodiversity and itsbenefitstotheir well beingand the worldatlarge.Action2.1.2: Implementanongoing national campaign that demonstrates theimportanceof biodiversity to the sustainabilityof communitiesand the qualityofour lives.Priority forchange 3:Knowledge for all.Priority forchange 4:Gettingresults.Priority forchange 5:InvolvingIndigenouspeoples.Action2.3.3: Ensure arrangementsfor emerging markets for carbonandwatertake account of biodiversity risksand benefits.Action3.1.1: Assessknowledge needs,identify gaps and set prioritiesatnational, stateandregionallevels.Action4.3.2: Review and reformlegislationto improvebiodiversityconservationoutcomesacrossallsectors.Action5.1.2: Whereverpossible and appropriate, recognise traditionalIndigenous knowledgeandenvironmentalmanagement expertise,andapplyor extend suchmanagement for biodiversity conservation.Priority forchange 6:Measuring success.*Sourcedfrom Commonwealthof Australia(2009)Action6.1.1: Build baselinedatasets, including key indicators, tomeasurebiodiversityconditionandtrends overtime.Action6.1.3: Implementandmaintainanationally representativeset oflongtermmonitoringprotocolsandsites.Action6.2.2: Incorporate biodiversity and ecosystemservices into nationalaccountsandcorporate reporting.ILLAWARRA BIODIVERSITYSTRATEGYVol.2Background document 7