Biodiversity Strategy - Gosford City Council - NSW Government

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threatened species, populations, and ecological communities and protection of critical habitat. • Implement mechanisms for identifying and managing threatening processes. • Minimise the modification of natural ecosystems, habitat loss and fragmentation. • Improve fire management regimes. • Effectively manage water resources to conserve biodiversity and meet environmental, economic, social and community needs. State government has identified local government as a lead organisation for the development and implementation of policies and management practices to achieve ecological sustainable development and conserve biodiversity (i.e. to develop local biodiversity action plans). Local government is also identified as a lead organisation along with other key agencies to improve cooperative approaches to weed and pest management. The National Parks and Wildlife Service Division of DECC is currently revising the NPWS Biodiversity Strategy. It is based on the 2001-2005 Commonwealth plan and provides information under the general themes of land, freshwater, ocean/estuaries, weed/pest disease threats, natural resource management, human induced threats such as climate change, fire and soil degradation, Aboriginal heritage, knowledge and governance/partnerships and incentives. The strategy incorporates actions identified under the NSW Fisheries Aquatic Biodiversity Strategy and this is a significant change as the previous plan only considered terrestrial biodiversity. The strategy will have performance indicators and a timetable for implementation. Statewide targets and indicators are also being developed by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) that was established in 2004 (see http://www.nrc.nsw.gov.au for more information on the NRC). These will guide the work of the CMAs including investment in natural resource projects. They aim to provide a basis for the regional auditing of Catchment Action Plans (CAPs) and to ensure transparency and consistency in funding allocation and reporting. A final report on the recommendations for State-wide standards and targets is not yet publicly available. Specific legislation to achieve biodiversity conservation is summarised in Part 2 of the Biodiversity Planning Guide for NSW Local Government (Fallding et al. 2001). Since publication of the Biodiversity Planning Guide (Fallding et al. 2001) some legislation has been superceded, relevant changes are presented in Table 2.1. An important amendment to the Threatened Species Conservation Act provides for biocertification of LEPs. Table 2.1 Updates to Relevant Environmental Legislation. Legislation Main feature Local government roles and responsibilities Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999 • List nationally extinct, endangered and vulnerable species and communities. • Assessment of Matters of May need to refer actions or proposals for approval to the Commonwealth. Native Vegetation Act 2003(replaces the Native Vegetation Conservation Act 1997) Threatened Species National Significance. • Property Vegetation Plans (PVPs). • Provisions for Routine. Agricultural Management actions (RAMAs). • Biocertification of Dual consent role in some cases for vegetation removal. Biodiversity - Technical Report Page 39
Amendment Act 2004 Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006 Environmental Planning Instruments such as LEPs. • Priorities Action Statement. • Recovery Plans not mandatory. • New enforcement provisions. • New test of significance (a 7 part test). • Assessment guidelines and certification scheme. • Stand Instrument Template. • Requires a local strategic plan to implement the Central Coast Regional Strategy. • Council to prepare Gosford Community Strategic Plan 2031. This plan includes Council's Biodiversity Strategy which is part of a suite of strategies influencing the strategic direction of Gosford. Other strategies include Residential Strategy; Centres Study; Quality of Life and Corporate Plan 2008 - 2010 A - 2.2 Regional context for Biodiversity Conservation A - 2.2.1 Catchment Management Authorities The Gosford local government area lies within two catchment management boundaries, these are the Hunter Central Rivers and the Hawkesbury Nepean. Catchment Action Plans (CAPs) have been adopted by the relevant Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs). The Hawkesbury - Nepean Catchment Action Plan 2007 - 2016 aims for biodiversity is to ensure that biodiversity is retained and enhanced in the long term. The Catchment Management Action Plan identifies that:- "Conservation and restoration of native biodiversity needs to be actively encouraged and supported across the landscape as a whole, as an integral element of all property planning. The importance of regional and local planning is supporting sustainable conservation of biodiversity is acknowledged and reflected in the range of complementary targets included in this section. The target of no net loss of existing native vegetation across the landscape and the beginnings of an increase in quality and extent of biodiversity is achievable through an integrated suite of management tools. This can be achieved through: Improved planning mechanisms Effective implementation of regulatory tools Integration of biodiversity targets in urban development areas Some expansion of the current reserve system and Biodiversity - Technical Report Page 40
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A - 4.9 Current Landuse Since the 1
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A draft Recovery Plan has been prep
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considered. This is true for all ri
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