applying limits of acceptable change approach to management of
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Applying limits of acceptable
change approach to
management of land based
training ranges
Terry Weston and Rick Zentelis
Estate Policy and Environment Branch
Department of Defence
Australia
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Tully Training Range
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Shoalwater Bay Training Range
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Cultana Training AreaCultana Training Range
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AZURE
HEDGEROW
Sudan
KRUGER
SLIPPER
PALLATE II
RIVERBANK
MAZURKA
Sinai, Egypt
PALADIN
Israel/Lebanon
RESOLUTE
Australian Border Protection
ASTUTE
TOWER
East Timor
ANODE
Solomon Islands
CURRENT OPERATIONS
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Training Range
Environmental Management
• Subject to National Environmental Laws.
• Managed through site specific Environmental Management Plans.
• Risk based approach to
managing environmental
values.
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Limits of Acceptable Change
• Site specific environmental plans for each training range are developed.
• Identifying military and environmental values of the training range.
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Sustainability
monitoring and reporting –
a stepped approach
• Set management objectives
• Identify key sustainability
indicators
• Identify thresholds and
monitoring regimes
• Report and manage to
a baseline condition
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Example: Cultana Training Range
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Military and
Environmental ValuesMilitary Landscape Values
• Soil stability
• Woodland and forest areas
• Open areas suitable for manoeuvres
• Access routes to elevated positions
Environmental Values
• Soil stability
• Significant flora, fauna and related habitats
• Cultural heritage
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Cultana Objective (environmental) Maintain adequate groundcover and soil stability and limit erosion to support military training activities
Objective (military) Maximise useable area for manoeuvring of armoured fighting vehicles
Value: Soil stability
Sustainability Indicator 1: Bluebush density
Method: Jessup transects
Example Threshold (sectors CDFGHI ) <15 plants (375/ha)
Sustainability indicator 2: Percentage bare ground
Method: Step point
Threshold for management consideration > 35% bare ground
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Cultana Training Range escarpment sectors
sustainability indicator: density of bluebush
should not be less than 750 plants per hectare
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Cultana Training Range coastal plain sectors
sustainability indicator: density of bluebush
should not be less than 375 plants per hectare
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What we want to avoid
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Benefits of the limits
of acceptable change approach
• Promotes collective decision making
• Promotes transparency
• Provides flexibility
• Promotes consistency
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Questions?
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Terry Weston
Assistant Secretary
Estate Planning and Environment
Australian Department of Defence
Rick Zentelis
Director Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation
Estate Planning and Environment
Australian Department of Defence