Biodiversity Strategy - Gosford City Council - NSW Government

5 Conduct training on the identification of typical habitat of threatened species
and vegetation communities that are likely to be encountered during Council
operations.
6 Continue to encourage and fund both aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity
scientific research projects that will benefit Council and its management
decisions.
7 Identify priorities for research and seek support from universities and other
research institutions.
8 Use and report on the practical biodiversity indicators for Sustainability
reporting.
9 Undertake monitoring to assess the effectiveness of Council's operations on
biodiversity conservation including such activities as implementation and
effectiveness of management plans, consents and approvals.
3.3.5 Identify, Prevent & Mitigate Bio-Threatening Processes
The primary objective of the identification, recovery and rehabilitation of threatened
species is that critical habitats need to be identified and declared with recovery plans
prepared and implemented by recovery teams. (The Director - General, National Parks &
Wildlife is responsible for identifying land that comprises the critical habitat of endangered
species, populations and ecological communities.)
This approach includes:
Actions
• Actively seeking community participation in all phases of recovery planning.
• Considering social and economic consequences and including community
involvement in the threat abatement plans.
• Identifying the key processes that jeopardise species survival.
• Effectively managing weeds, pest animals and introduced species. Emphasis
should be placed on vertebrate pests such as foxes and cats and the noxious
weed such as bitou bush and the environmental weeds such as lantana,
camphor laurel and privet. Noxious weeds are those weeds declared under the
Noxious Weeds Act 1993.
• Preventing, reducing and controlling pollution noting human activities cause
pollution to biodiversity, particularly to our river and estuarine system.
• Maintaining adequate flows is essential to facilitate water quality.
• Monitoring Climate change because it has the potential to significantly affect
biodiversity.
1 Research, identify and develop management plans to minimise the impact of
threatening processes on biodiversity.
2 Research and develop guidelines for fire regimes that maintain biodiversity on
Council lands while protecting nearby residents.
3 Council to continue to support the allocation of resources for the management
of threatening processes including weeds and pest animal control.
4 Examine the range and ongoing potential impacts from climate change on
biodiversity in Gosford and develop and implement appropriate strategies.
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