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Biodiversity Assessment - Victorian Volcanic Plain

Activities

Table: The contribution of integrated Natural Resource Management to the protection of biodiversity in each subregion: existing measures and effectiveness.

Existing activities	Assessed effectiveness	Comments
Mount Gambier (VVP2)
Capacity building with stakeholders (specify)	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Training program with local government employees to improve their management of roadside vegetation.
Incentives	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Assistance with protection (via fencing) of remnant vegetation through various grant schemes
Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Soil Conservation and Landcare Act 1989   Mining Act 1971   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999   National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972   Native Vegetation Act 1991   Animal and Plant Control (Agriculture and Other Purposes) Act 1986
Other planning opportunities	NRM instruments in place with some outcomes	Biodiversity Plan for the South East of South Australia
Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP1)
Capacity building with stakeholders (specify)	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	General recognition of issue and a variety of approaches under development with localised implementation.   Land for Wildlife - promotes voluntary habitat management for biodiversity on private land, conservation assessments and management advice.
Environmental management systems	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	EMS for Victorian Agriculture. Work being undertaken to integrate biodiversity considerations into EMS for grains, grazing and viticulture
Incentives	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Fencing incentive schemes, generally well targeted for biodiversity protection outcomes.   Rate rebates, limited in scope, variable in targeting for biodiversity services   Weed control incentives - lack of biodiversity focus
Industry codes of practice	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Code of practice for forestry (on public land)   Code of practice for private forestry
Institutional reform	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Support for adjustment of timber industry in line with sustainable yields as part of RFAs
Integration with Landcare, catchment & property planning	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Living Systems Project. Helps farm families and agribusiness benefit from the contribution native biodiversity to ecological sustainability of farm business and lifestyle. 3 sub programs Education and Training, Industry Support, Community Planning.
Legislation including duty of care for leasehold etc	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 -duty of care extends to native veg and indirectly to biodiversity, not yet widely accepted   Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 - Threatened species /communities and potentially threatening process management, controls on taking of flora and management agreements. Dependant on funding for activity.   Wildlife Act 1978 regulates the taking and keeping of wildlife.
Other - describe	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Increased emphasis on ecological management of fire regimes
Other planning opportunities	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	Local Government. Planning Practice Note on Biodiversity. Incorporation of Biodiversity conservation objectives into Local Planning Schemes, encouragement of use of overlays and local policies to highlight and protect significant biodiversity value   Local Government roadside conservation assessment and Plans - assess conservation significance of roadsides with the intent of protection form inappropriate management practices.   NAP foundation year projects. Upgrading of information for NRM, completion of EVC mapping. revision of regional catchment Management Strategies.
Threat abatement planning	Identified capacity to integrate conservation	10 Regional Catchment Management Strategies.   Draft Native Vegetation management Framework and 10 draft Native Vegetation Management Plans - systematic evaluation of conservation status and prioritisation of retention and enhancement of native vegetation based on Ecological Vegetation Classes a   Draft Victorian Pest Management framework- emphasises the importance of pest management for Biodiversity conservation.