private land conservation dr ken atkins manager, species and communities branch
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Private Land Conservation
Dr Ken Atkins
Manager, Species and Communities Branch
Formal Conservation
Reserve System - CAR
Formal Conservation
Reserve System - CAR
Other Crown lands managed for conservation
PERCENTAGE OF IBRA REGIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA COVERED BY LANDS MANAGED FOR NATURE CONSERVATION AS AT 30 JUNE 2005
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
80.00
IBRA REGIONS
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RC
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IB
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N Former Leasehold & Freehold Conservation %
Total Multiple Use minus Plantations %
Total Conservation Estate %
Lands managed by CALM
Distribution of Declared Rare Flora in WA
9.520.0Private
28.211.9Other Unvested Crown Land
2.53.3Other Vested Crown Land
0.43.0Railway Reserves
1.14.8Main Roads
12.024.3Local Government
1. 54. 3State Forest
44.927.5Conservation Reserves
% PLANTS% POPSTENURE
Declared Rare Flora, 2001 by Tenure
Off-Reserve Conservation Strategies
Off-Reserve Conservation Strategies
Compulsory Voluntary
Binding
Non-binding
Off-Reserve Conservation Strategies
Compulsory Voluntary
Binding
Non-binding
•Legislation – clearing controlsflora harvestingtimber harvestingthreatened species•Leaseconditions
•Land purchase
•Covenants• Management
Agreements
•NRM Planning•Facilitation
•Advisory Services•Funding Schemes
•Assistance
•Planning mechanisms
1800 061 025for clearing regulation enquires
Regulation of native vegetation clearing
• Environmental Protection Act
• 10 clearing principals
• Exemptions
Wildlife Conservation Act licence to sell native flora taken from private lands – includes cultivated plant material
• Provides exemption for EP Act
• Each licence has conditions applying to it which are designed to ensure sustainability.
• Management plan for sustainable timber production
Harvesting Native Flora (and Timber)
CAR
Other
Off-reserve Conservation Programs
Land Purchase – CAR, BAS, Bush
Bank
CAR
Other
Off-reserve Conservation Programs
Conservation Covenants
Land Purchase – CAR, BAS, Bush
Bank
Nature Conservation Covenant Program.
Coordinator – Emma Bramwell 9423 2477
CAR
Other
Off-reserve Conservation Programs
Land for Wildlife
Conservation Covenants Section 16
Agreements
Land Purchase – CAR, BAS, Bush
Bank
Land for Wildlife
Coordinator – Penny Hussey 9423 2530
Florabase
http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au
Xanthorrhoea preissii Endl. Grass treeLehm., Pl.Preiss. 2:39 (1846)Conservation Status: Not threatened Name Status: CurrentDescription:Perennial tree-like monocot, to 5 m high, trunk to over 3 m, scape length 0.6–1.0 m, spike length 1.5–2.5 m. Fl. white, cream, Jun–Dec. Grey to black sands, grey-brown loam, brown gravelly sandy clay, laterite, granite. Ranges, coastal plain, near watercourses.Distribution: SW: AW, GS, JF, SWA, WAR. Find related books in the Botanical Library.
CAR
Other
Off-reserve Conservation Programs
Roadside Conservatio
n Committee
Land for Wildlife
Conservation Covenants Section 16
Agreements
Financial Incentives
– CCG, Healthy Wetland Habitats, Bushland Benefits
State Salinity Strategy
Natural Diversity Recovery Catchments
Urban Nature
Land Purchase – CAR, BAS, Bush
BankRivercar
e
http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/orc/pdf/biodiversity_incentives.pdf
Types of Incentives Financial assistance Labour programs Land sale, purchase or donation Legal protection Management agreements Technical advice Training
Removal of Disincentives
Land tax for covenanted land
Capital gains tax and Income tax
Local government rates
Information on Threatened Species and Threatened Ecological Communities
Threatened Flora:
• Ministerial permission to take
• Letters of notification
• Database information – 9423 2123
Threatened Fauna:
• Licence to take
• Database information – 9423 2579
Threatened Ecological Communities
• Database information – 9423 2116
Management support:
• Species and Communities Branch, Kensington 9423 2455
• Regional threatened species and communities officers
• Regional threatened species and communities recovery teams
• Recovery plans
http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/orc/pdf/biodiversity_incentives.pdf