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Depar tment of Pr imar y Industr ies, Par ks, Water and Environment
N AT U R A L H E R I TAG E A S U M M A RY o f t h e
N AT U R A L H E R I TAG E S T R AT E G Y f o r TA S M A N I A
Resource Management and Conser vation Divis ionDepar tment of Pr imar y Industr ies, Par ks, Water and Environment
September 2013
2013–2030
September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030
The Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013 – 2030 (the strategy) has been developed to guide conservation and management of Tasmania’s natural heritage to 2030. As well as providing direction for conservation programs managed by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (the Department), the strategy provides direction for the conservation of natural heritage in Tasmania generally. This document provides an overview of the strategy.
The goals and objectives of the strategy are supported by broad principles that guide how the strategy will be implemented (Table 1). The strategy aims to improve conservation outcomes in Tasmania by taking a coordinated, strategic landscape approach to conservation and management. A landscape approach to conservation will recognise that important Aboriginal heritage sites and deposits are contained within natural landscapes. Landscape scale conservation requires the involvement of all
land managers both public and private.
VISION
Tasmania’s unique natural heritage is healthy, resilient, well understood and highly valued both in its own right and for its essential contr ibution to the Tasmanian community, economy and way of life.
A pair of Grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) on Macquarie Island.
Photo by Rachael Alderman.
September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030
Table 1: Principles underpinning the Strategy.
Natural heritage has intrinsic value
Biodiversity, geodiversity, and natural processes have intrinsic value that should be conserved, whether or not they are of direct benefit to us.
In situ conservation is a priority
Biodiversity and geodiversity are best conserved by protecting existing natural occurrences and processes.
Landscape scale approaches enable strategic and effective allocation of conservation resources
Effective conservation of natural heritage operates at the landscape scale across public and private land tenures. Landscape approaches can strategically and effectively integrate biodiversity and geodiversity conservation efforts, while considering issues relating to cultural heritage, local economies, infrastructure, agriculture, eco-tourism, and the health and social benefits of the environment.
A risk-based, adaptive management framework is needed for good conservation decisions
Adaptive management approaches using both science and practical experience to improve conservation work are most effective when combined with a risk analysis approach to managing our natural heritage and allocating resources.
Applying the precautionary principle
Where there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, a lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation.
Managing in a changing climate
Applying fundamental ecological principles and adopting a range of conservation strategies will provide a sound basis for developing robust conservation measures that enhance resilience and the potential for adaptation of our natural values in the face of a changing climate. Our management approach must be flexible to allow for innovation in a changing environment.
Acknowledging the Tasmanian Aboriginal community and respecting their past
The actions of Aboriginal people in the past has had an important influence in shaping our natural heritage and highly significant Aboriginal heritage sites are contained within some natural heritage forms. Efforts to conserve biodiversity and geodiversity must take into account Aboriginal heritage and acknowledge and respect the culture, values, innovations, practices and knowledge of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community.
Engaging with the whole community
The protection and management of our natural heritage is dependent on the active participation of the community. Tasmanians are the critical decision makers for the effective delivery of this strategy. All members of the community should have the opportunity to contribute to the outcomes of this strategy.
Intergenerational equity
Our generation should ensure that the health, diversity and productivity of Tasmania’s natural heritage is maintained and where appropriate improved for future generations.
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September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030
WHAT IS NATURAL HERITAGE?
Our natural heritage is our entire environment. It includes Tasmania’s water, air, soil, land, sea, plants and animals. It includes biodiversity and geodiversity, and natural processes in terrestrial, aquatic, coastal, estuarine and marine environments. Natural heritage often contains important Aboriginal heritage.
Our natural environment has a past, a present and a future. We have inherited a landscape that has been shaped by billions of years of geological history and biological evolution, tens of thousands of years of Aboriginal stewardship, and more than two hundred years of settlement by Europeans and other immigrants.
We are currently facing many issues that will continue to impact on our natural heritage into the future, with climate change perhaps being the most challenging. The actions that we take now, and in the coming decades, will shape the natural heritage we pass on to future generations of Tasmanians.
What is a landscape approach?
A landscape approach is a systematic planning and management approach that integrates conservation management across land-tenure and land-uses. The approach does not only consider the environment, but also includes social, economic and cultural factors. Landscapes operate at a range of scales from site, to property, to catchment, to region and so on, depending on the natural value under consideration. A landscape approach recognises the interdependence of nature across large areas.
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VDM
Areas with high natural value managed primarily for conservation.
Small remnants are managed for their connectivity and habitat values.
Natural heritage in urban and rural areas is protected, maintained, and where possible restored.
Coastal and marine environments managed sustainably.
Environmental gradients protected to provide opportunities for species movement under climate change.
Primary production and conservation needs are integrated and managed sustainably.
Geoheritage values protected.
Estuaries, waterways and riparian areas contribute to connecting natural heritage across landscapes.
Refugia identified and threats managed.
September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030
Figure 1: Diagrammatic of landscape conservation.
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VDM
Areas with high natural value managed primarily for conservation.
Small remnants are managed for their connectivity and habitat values.
Natural heritage in urban and rural areas is protected, maintained, and where possible restored.
Coastal and marine environments managed sustainably.
Environmental gradients protected to provide opportunities for species movement under climate change.
Primary production and conservation needs are integrated and managed sustainably.
Geoheritage values protected.
Estuaries, waterways and riparian areas contribute to connecting natural heritage across landscapes.
Refugia identified and threats managed.
September 2013 Natural Heritage Strategy for Tasmania 2013–2030
THE STRATEGY
The strategy includes goals, objectives, actions, and outcomes that are designed to achieve the vision (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Structure of the Natural Heritage Strategy.
The strategy has four goals. The first goal aims to maintain and restore natural heritage in a changing environment, and ensure the conservation, sustainability and productivity of our landscapes, ecosystems and species. Goals two and three relate to strengthening partnerships, engaging stakeholders, and raising stakeholder and community awareness and participation. The fourth goal outlines how the strategy will be implemented, including actions for the first five years (2013 – 2018). The goals, objectives, actions and outcomes of the Strategy are summarised in Table 2.
IMPLEMENTATION
The Strategy has thirty five priority actions that have been identified and will form the basis of an implementation plan which will be developed in 2013 for the first five years of the strategy (2013 – 2018). The priorities contain a number of important focus areas including:
1. Adopting a landscape scale approach to conservation.
2. Planning for, and responding to, climate change.
3. Strengthening environmental biosecurity.
4. Implementing a more holistic risk-based approach to marine conservation.
5. Developing more effective threatened species management.
6. Strengthening partnerships with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, and increasing stakeholder and community involvement in conservation activities.
7. Reviewing Tasmania’s legislation, policies and procedures to identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and efficacy.
Implementation will be coordinated through the Department’s annual business planning process and reporting will be integrated with annual reporting requirements. In 2018 a review will consider progress with implementation and whether priorities or other elements of the strategy should be amended.
VisionWhat we want for the future.
Goals and ObjectivesWhat we are aiming for.
They provide direction for our actions.
Long-term actionsActivities we will undertake to achieve
multiple outcomes for the life of the strategy.
OutcomesThe results we are trying to achieve from the actions we will be taking.
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Tabl
e 2:
Sum
mar
y of
the
Goa
ls, O
bjec
tives
, Lon
g Te
rm A
ctio
ns, O
utco
mes
and
Prio
rity
Actio
ns o
f the
Nat
ural
Her
itage
Stra
tegy
.
GO
AL
1:
TASM
AN
IA’S
BIO
DIV
ERSI
TY
AN
D G
EOD
IVER
SIT
Y V
ALU
ES A
RE
IDEN
TIF
IED
, UN
DER
STO
OD
AN
D C
ON
SERV
ED
Obj
ectiv
eLo
ng t
erm
Act
ions
Prio
rity
Act
ions
201
3 -
2018
Out
com
es
1. T
he k
now
ledg
e an
d in
form
atio
n re
quire
d to
co
nser
ve b
iodi
vers
ity
and
geod
iver
sity
is av
aila
ble.
1. Im
plem
ent
and
coor
dina
te r
obus
t na
tura
l her
itage
m
onito
ring
and
info
rmat
ion
colle
ctio
n sy
stem
s th
at a
re
alig
ned
with
Nat
iona
l and
Sta
te r
epor
ting
requ
irem
ents
an
d ar
e in
tegr
ated
with
Sta
te, r
egio
nal a
nd lo
cally
bas
ed
cons
erva
tion
deci
sion
mak
ing
and
stra
tegi
c pl
anni
ng.
2. C
ontin
ue t
o id
entif
y kn
owle
dge
requ
ired
to c
onse
rve
natu
ral h
erita
ge a
nd id
entif
y ac
tions
to
addr
ess
thos
e ga
ps.
1. Id
entif
y m
onito
ring
prio
ritie
s, an
d co
ordi
nate
m
onito
ring
prog
ram
s, to
impr
ove
effic
ienc
y, st
ream
line
data
man
agem
ent,
and
faci
litat
e re
port
ing.
2. Id
entif
y kn
owle
dge
requ
ired
to c
onse
rve
natu
ral
herit
age.
1.1
Info
rmat
ion
requ
ired
for
soun
d la
ndsc
ape
cons
erva
tion
and
stra
tegi
c pl
anni
ng a
nd a
sses
smen
t is
prio
ritise
d, c
olle
cted
in a
con
siste
nt m
anne
r an
d m
aint
aine
d in
a s
yste
mat
ic d
atab
ase.
1.2.
Sci
entifi
c re
sear
ch is
bet
ter
alig
ned
with
m
anag
emen
t an
d co
nser
vatio
n re
quire
men
ts.
2.Bi
odiv
ersit
y an
d ge
odiv
ersit
y va
lues
are
co
nser
ved.
3. Im
plem
ent
a la
ndsc
ape
appr
oach
to
regu
latio
n,
plan
ning
and
con
serv
atio
n ac
ross
pub
lic a
nd p
rivat
e la
nd.
4. D
evel
op n
ew m
echa
nism
s an
d m
etho
ds t
hat
supp
ort
stew
ards
hip
of n
atur
al h
erita
ge b
y la
nd m
anag
ers.
5. F
acilit
ate
the
inte
grat
ion
of g
eohe
ritag
e va
lues
into
re
sour
ce m
anag
emen
t an
d pl
anni
ng s
yste
ms.
6. B
uild
ing
on e
xist
ing
appr
oach
es, e
mbe
d a
holis
tic a
nd
risk-
base
d ap
proa
ch t
o co
nser
vatio
n in
est
uarin
e an
d m
arin
e en
viro
nmen
ts.
7. E
nsur
e th
at c
onse
rvat
ion
mea
sure
s fo
r th
reat
ened
sp
ecie
s an
d co
mm
uniti
es a
re p
riorit
ised,
effi
cien
t an
d ef
fect
ive,
and
con
siste
nt w
ith N
atio
nal a
nd in
tern
atio
nal
listin
g pr
oces
ses.
3. D
evel
op t
ools
to in
crea
se c
apac
ity t
o pr
iorit
ise, p
lan
and
man
age
at t
he la
ndsc
ape
scal
e.
4. S
trat
egic
ally
enh
ance
pro
tect
ed a
reas
to
fill i
dent
ified
ga
ps a
nd t
o su
ppor
t th
e N
atio
nal R
eser
ve S
yste
m,
alon
gsid
e pr
omot
ing
cons
erva
tion
outs
ide
rese
rves
.
5. D
evel
op a
mor
e ho
listic
and
risk
bas
ed a
ppro
ach
to
cons
erva
tion
in e
stua
rine
and
mar
ine
envi
ronm
ents
.
6. D
evel
op a
fram
ewor
k th
at e
nsur
es c
onse
rvat
ion
mea
sure
s fo
r th
reat
ened
spe
cies
and
veg
etat
ion
com
mun
ities
are
prio
ritise
d, e
ffici
ent
and
effe
ctiv
e;
and
alig
ned
with
list
ing
proc
esse
s un
der
the
IUC
N
cate
gorie
s an
d cl
assifi
catio
ns.
2.1
Land
scap
e ap
proa
ches
to
plan
ning
and
con
serv
atio
n of
nat
ural
val
ues
are
unde
rsto
od a
nd a
pplie
d, a
nd
deliv
er b
ette
r co
nser
vatio
n ou
tcom
es.
2.2
The
Tas
man
ian
rese
rve
esta
te is
des
igne
d an
d m
anag
ed t
o m
axim
ise c
onse
rvat
ion
of n
atur
al v
alue
s, an
d ou
r te
rres
tria
l and
mar
ine
envi
ronm
ents
out
side
of
rese
rves
are
man
aged
sus
tain
ably.
2.3.
The
con
serv
atio
n st
atus
of t
hrea
tene
d sp
ecie
s an
d co
mm
uniti
es is
impr
oved
or
mai
ntai
ned
3. T
he r
esilie
nce
of e
cosy
stem
s, co
mm
uniti
es a
nd s
peci
es
to t
hrea
teni
ng p
roce
sses
is
stre
ngth
ened
.
8. Id
entif
y a
netw
ork
of t
erre
stria
l and
aqu
atic
ref
ugia
an
d pr
iorit
y ar
eas
that
can
str
engt
hen
ecos
yste
m
resil
ienc
e an
d su
ppor
t ad
apta
tion,
and
ens
ure
that
tho
se
area
s ar
e in
clud
ed in
res
erve
s or
oth
erw
ise m
anag
ed
for
cons
erva
tion
outc
omes
.
9. E
nsur
e th
at e
cosy
stem
pro
cess
es a
re u
nder
stoo
d an
d m
aint
aine
d.
10. P
rom
ote
the
man
agem
ent
of fi
re t
o m
aint
ain
natu
ral
valu
es w
hile
app
ropr
iate
ly m
anag
ing
fuel
haz
ards
.
7. P
riorit
ise c
onse
rvat
ion
mea
sure
s to
impr
ove
ecos
yste
m r
esilie
nce
by m
aint
aini
ng a
nd in
crea
sing
conn
ectiv
ity a
nd p
rote
ctin
g re
fugi
a.
8. Id
entif
y ec
olog
ical
and
phy
sical
pro
cess
es t
hat
are
pote
ntia
lly v
ulne
rabl
e.
9. W
ork
with
fire
man
agem
ent
auth
oriti
es a
nd lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent
to in
tegr
ate
cons
erva
tion
obje
ctiv
es in
to
fire
man
agem
ent
plan
ning
.
3.1
The
res
ilienc
e of
nat
ural
ter
rest
rial a
nd m
arin
e co
mm
uniti
es is
mai
ntai
ned
and
whe
re p
ossib
le, a
nd
appr
opria
te, e
nhan
ced.
3.2
Nat
ural
eco
syst
em a
nd p
hysic
al p
roce
sses
are
un
ders
tood
, mai
ntai
ned,
and
whe
re a
ppro
pria
te a
nd
poss
ible
, res
tore
d.
3.3
Fire
is m
anag
ed t
o m
aint
ain
natu
ral v
alue
s, w
hile
m
anag
ing
fuel
haz
ards
to
prot
ect
the
com
mun
ity a
nd
asse
ts.
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ectiv
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ng t
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com
es
4. Im
pact
s on
na
tura
l her
itage
are
id
entifi
ed, a
sses
sed
and
man
aged
thr
ough
an
env
ironm
enta
l risk
an
alys
is ap
proa
ch.
11. I
ncor
pora
te e
nviro
nmen
tal r
isk a
sses
smen
ts
thro
ugho
ut o
ur w
ork
to id
entif
y an
d m
anag
e th
reat
s to
na
tura
l her
itage
.
10. C
ontin
ue t
o id
entif
y th
reat
s to
nat
ural
her
itage
va
lues
.4.
1 C
onse
rvat
ion
mea
sure
s ef
fect
ivel
y ta
rget
the
mos
t sig
nific
ant
impa
cts
on n
atur
al h
erita
ge.
4.2
New
and
em
ergi
ng t
hrea
teni
ng p
roce
sses
are
id
entifi
ed a
nd a
ppro
pria
tely
man
aged
.
5. C
limat
e ch
ange
ad
apta
tion
and
impa
ct
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res
are
iden
tified
, ass
esse
d an
d in
corp
orat
ed in
to
cons
erva
tion
plan
ning
an
d m
anag
emen
t.
12. M
axim
ise a
vaila
bilit
y of
info
rmat
ion
and
know
ledg
e ne
eded
for
soun
d ad
apta
tion
resp
onse
s by
land
m
anag
ers,
cons
erva
tion
plan
ners
and
oth
er d
ecisi
on
mak
ers,
and
cont
ribut
e to
, and
pro
mot
e th
e up
take
of
thos
e m
easu
res.
13. E
nsur
e th
at g
eohe
ritag
e an
d ot
her
natu
ral v
alue
s lik
ely
to b
e lo
st a
re d
ocum
ente
d an
d w
here
app
ropr
iate
co
ntrib
ute
to a
sses
smen
ts o
f thr
eats
to
asso
ciat
ed
Abo
rigin
al h
erita
ge v
alue
s.
14. M
aint
ain
ex-s
itu c
olle
ctio
ns o
f prio
rity
plan
ts
and
anim
als
to p
rote
ct b
iodi
vers
ity, in
clud
ing
gene
tic
dive
rsity
, whe
re fe
asib
le a
nd a
ppro
pria
te.
11. D
esig
n m
onito
ring
prog
ram
s to
info
rm c
limat
e ch
ange
man
agem
ent
and
embe
d th
ose
prog
ram
s in
to
coor
dina
ted
mon
itorin
g pr
ogra
ms
(see
Obj
ectiv
e 1)
.
12. I
dent
ify s
ites
with
sig
nific
ant
valu
es w
hich
are
like
ly
to b
e lo
st a
nd fu
lly d
ocum
ent
sites
.
13. M
aint
ain
and
build
ex-
situ
popu
latio
ns o
f pla
nts
and
anim
als
vuln
erab
le t
o lo
ss fr
om c
limat
e ch
ange
.
5.1.
Inte
grat
ed m
onito
ring
and
rese
arch
pro
gram
s ar
e in
pl
ace
to in
form
clim
ate
chan
ge m
anag
emen
t st
rate
gies
.
5.2
Clim
ate
chan
ge a
dapt
atio
n is
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
m
anag
emen
t of
Tas
man
ia’s
natu
ral h
erita
ge.
5.3
An
impr
oved
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
thr
eat
to n
atur
al
herit
age
and
asso
ciat
ed A
borig
inal
her
itage
val
ues
that
ar
e vu
lner
able
.
6. E
ffect
ive
bios
ecur
ity
mea
sure
s ar
e in
pla
ce
to m
inim
ise t
he im
pact
of
inva
sive
spec
ies
and
path
ogen
s on
Tas
man
ia’s
natu
ral h
erita
ge.
15. M
aint
ain
soun
d bi
osec
urity
mea
sure
s to
pre
vent
the
in
trod
uctio
n of
new
incu
rsio
ns in
to T
asm
ania
thr
ough
co
oper
atio
n w
ith t
he A
ustr
alia
n go
vern
men
t an
d ot
her
juris
dict
ions
.
16. E
nsur
e th
at m
onito
ring
prog
ram
s ar
e de
signe
d to
de
tect
new
incu
rsio
ns o
f inv
asiv
e sp
ecie
s an
d pa
thog
ens,
and
the
occu
rren
ce o
f new
dise
ases
in n
ativ
e sp
ecie
s; an
d in
crea
se c
apab
ility
and
capa
city
to
resp
ond
to n
ew
dete
ctio
ns.
17. D
evel
op, im
plem
ent
and
revi
ew S
tate
, reg
iona
l and
lo
cal p
lans
to
man
age
inva
sive
spec
ies
and
path
ogen
s.
14. M
aint
ain
quar
antin
e ar
rang
emen
ts a
t th
e bo
rder
to
pre
vent
the
intr
oduc
tion
of in
vasiv
e sp
ecie
s an
d pa
thog
ens
into
Tas
man
ia.
15. S
tren
gthe
n em
erge
ncy
man
agem
ent
arra
ngem
ents
fo
r in
curs
ions
of i
nvas
ive
spec
ies
and
path
ogen
s.
16. C
ontin
ue t
o m
anag
e in
vasiv
e sp
ecie
s an
d pa
thog
ens
pres
ent
in T
asm
ania
.
6.1
The
con
ditio
n an
d he
alth
of n
atur
al h
erita
ge is
m
aint
aine
d or
impr
oved
thr
ough
mea
sure
s to
pre
vent
, co
ntro
l and
man
age
inva
sive
spec
ies
and
path
ogen
s.
6.2
Tasm
ania
is p
repa
red
to e
ffect
ivel
y re
spon
d to
new
in
curs
ions
of i
nvas
ive
spec
ies
and
path
ogen
s, an
d th
e oc
curr
ence
of n
ew d
iseas
es.
7. T
asm
ania
’s ec
osys
tem
re
sour
ces
and
serv
ices
ar
e us
ed s
usta
inab
ly.
18. I
ncor
pora
te m
anag
emen
t on
a p
rope
rty
scal
e in
to
a la
ndsc
ape
appr
oach
to
cons
erva
tion,
and
pro
mot
e th
e up
take
of p
rope
rty
man
agem
ent
plan
ning
and
en
viro
nmen
tal m
anag
emen
t sy
stem
s in
agr
icul
ture
, aq
uacu
lture
and
fish
erie
s.
19. P
rom
ote
the
valu
e of
eco
syst
em s
ervi
ces,
and
ensu
re t
hat
cons
ider
atio
n of
tho
se v
alue
s ar
e in
corp
orat
ed in
to d
ecisi
on m
akin
g an
d pl
anni
ng s
yste
ms.
17. E
ncou
rage
and
sup
port
the
pro
tect
ion,
mai
nten
ance
, re
stor
atio
n an
d re
habi
litat
ion
of n
atur
al h
erita
ge in
ur
ban
and
rura
l env
ironm
ents
.
18. I
nves
tigat
e op
tions
for
prom
otin
g th
e va
lue
of
ecos
yste
m s
ervi
ces.
7.1.
Lan
d-us
e is
sust
aina
ble
and
land
deg
rada
tion
is re
duce
d, a
nd w
here
app
ropr
iate
the
land
is r
esto
red
or
reha
bilit
ated
.
7.2
Ecos
yste
m s
ervi
ces
are
mai
ntai
ned
and
rem
ain
avai
labl
e at
the
ir cu
rren
t le
vels
for
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns.
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AL
2:
ALL
STA
KEH
OLD
ERS
AN
D T
HE
CO
MM
UN
ITY
HA
VE
TH
E O
PPO
RTU
NIT
Y T
O S
UPP
ORT
AN
D P
ROT
ECT
NAT
UR
AL
HER
ITA
GE
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ectiv
eLo
ng t
erm
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ions
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rity
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ions
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2018
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com
es
8. S
tren
gthe
n pa
rtne
rshi
ps w
ith t
he
Tasm
ania
n A
borig
inal
co
mm
unity
.
20. B
uild
par
tner
ship
s be
twee
n th
e D
epar
tmen
t an
d th
e Ta
sman
ian
Abo
rigin
al c
omm
unity
to
incr
ease
em
ploy
men
t an
d pa
rtic
ipat
ion
in la
nd a
nd s
ea
man
agem
ent.
21. C
olla
bora
te w
ith t
he T
asm
ania
n A
borig
inal
co
mm
unity
to
cond
uct
mon
itorin
g an
d re
sear
ch,
deve
lop
inte
rpre
tatio
n w
orks
, and
wor
k to
geth
er o
n co
nser
vatio
n m
anag
emen
t ac
tions
.
22. W
ork
with
the
Tas
man
ian
Abo
rigin
al c
omm
unity
to
rem
ove
barr
iers
to
cond
uctin
g cu
ltura
l act
iviti
es s
uch
as
trad
ition
al h
untin
g.
19. C
onsu
lt th
e Ta
sman
ian
Abo
rigin
al c
omm
unity
dur
ing
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
thi
s st
rate
gy
20. B
uild
col
labo
rativ
e pr
ojec
ts w
ith t
he T
asm
ania
n A
borig
inal
com
mun
ity.
21. W
ork
with
the
Tas
man
ian
Abo
rigin
al c
omm
unity
to
iden
tify
and
rem
ove
barr
iers
to
the
com
mun
ity
cond
uctin
g cu
ltura
l act
iviti
es.
8.1.
Incr
ease
d pa
rtic
ipat
ion
and
empl
oym
ent
of t
he
Tasm
ania
n A
borig
inal
com
mun
ity in
nat
ure
cons
erva
tion
prog
ram
s.
8.2.
Tas
man
ians
rec
ogni
se a
nd r
espe
ct t
he in
fluen
ces
of
Tasm
ania
n ab
orig
inal
peo
ple
on t
he la
ndsc
ape.
8.3.
Impe
dim
ents
to
the
Tasm
ania
n A
borig
inal
co
mm
unity
hav
ing
acce
ss t
o na
tura
l res
ourc
es t
o co
nduc
t cu
ltura
l act
iviti
es a
re r
emov
ed.
9. P
artn
ersh
ips
with
in a
nd b
etw
een
gove
rnm
ent,
NR
M
regi
onal
org
anisa
tions
, N
GO
s, re
sear
ch
orga
nisa
tions
, indu
stry
, la
nd m
anag
ers
and
the
com
mun
ity a
re
coor
dina
ted,
effe
ctiv
e an
d w
here
pos
sible
st
reng
then
ed.
23. E
nhan
ce c
olla
bora
tive
and
coor
dina
ted
appr
oach
es
to c
onse
rvat
ion.
24. P
rom
ote
the
upta
ke o
f ste
war
dshi
p ag
reem
ents
be
twee
n pu
blic
land
man
ager
s an
d ad
join
ing
land
owne
rs.
25. B
uild
a v
olun
teer
net
wor
k ab
le t
o as
sist
with
a
broa
d ra
nge
of c
onse
rvat
ion
activ
ities
.
26. F
acilit
ate
the
inte
grat
ion
of n
atur
al h
erita
ge v
alue
s in
to r
esou
rce
man
agem
ent
and
plan
ning
sys
tem
s.
22. E
nter
into
con
serv
atio
n pa
rtne
rshi
ps b
etw
een
gove
rnm
ent,
the
Abo
rigin
al c
omm
unity
, loca
l go
vern
men
t, N
RM
reg
iona
l org
anisa
tions
, NG
Os,
indu
stry
, prim
ary
prod
ucer
s, an
d la
nd m
anag
ers.
23. A
ssist
sta
keho
lder
s th
roug
h ca
paci
ty b
uild
ing,
impr
oved
kno
wle
dge
and
the
prov
ision
of p
lann
ing
tool
s.
24. E
ncou
rage
vol
unte
er p
artic
ipat
ion
and
iden
tify
how
to
opt
imise
par
ticip
atio
n an
d co
nser
vatio
n ou
tcom
es
from
vol
unte
er w
ork.
25. W
ork
with
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
and
othe
r st
akeh
olde
rs
to e
nsur
e th
at b
iodi
vers
ity a
nd g
eodi
vers
ity p
rote
ctio
n m
echa
nism
s ar
e in
corp
orat
ed in
to r
egio
nal a
nd lo
cal
reso
urce
man
agem
ent
and
plan
ning
sys
tem
s.
26. C
ontin
ue t
o w
ork
with
the
Aus
tral
ian
Gov
ernm
ent
and
othe
r ju
risdi
ctio
ns t
o ha
rmon
ise c
onse
rvat
ion
mea
sure
s.
9.1.
Tas
man
ia c
ontr
ibut
es t
o na
tiona
l con
serv
atio
n m
easu
res.
9.2.
An
incr
ease
in p
ublic
and
priv
ate
sect
or (
incl
udin
g pr
imar
y in
dust
ries)
par
ticip
atio
n in
con
serv
atio
n ac
tiviti
es.
9.3.
A c
ompr
ehen
sivel
y re
pres
enta
tive
arra
y of
nat
ural
va
lues
is p
rote
cted
thr
ough
pub
lic r
eser
ves
and
on
priv
atel
y ow
ned
and
man
aged
land
.
10. E
nhan
ce s
trat
egic
in
vest
men
ts a
nd
part
ners
hips
.
27. I
nteg
rate
pol
icy
for
natu
ral h
erita
ge p
rote
ctio
n w
ith m
arke
t ba
sed
inst
rum
ents
and
see
k to
incr
ease
vo
lunt
ary
priv
ate
inve
stm
ent
in c
onse
rvat
ion
prog
ram
s, in
col
labo
ratio
n w
ith s
take
hold
ers.
27. I
dent
ify o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
cons
erva
tion
from
new
an
d em
ergi
ng m
arke
ts, a
nd d
evel
op s
trat
egie
s to
id
entif
y an
d av
oid
unin
tend
ed e
nviro
nmen
t im
pact
s fr
om t
hose
mar
kets
.
10.1
An
incr
ease
in t
he u
se o
f mar
ket
base
d in
stru
men
ts a
nd o
ther
ince
ntiv
es fo
r m
anag
ing
natu
ral
herit
age.
10.2
. An
incr
ease
in p
rivat
e ex
pend
iture
on
cons
ervi
ng
natu
ral h
erita
ge.
10.3
. An
incr
ease
in p
ublic
– p
rivat
e pa
rtne
rshi
ps fo
r na
ture
con
serv
atio
n.
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ng t
erm
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ions
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com
es
11. S
take
hold
ers
and
the
publ
ic h
ave
acce
ss
to in
form
atio
n re
quire
d fo
r th
e co
nser
vatio
n of
na
tura
l her
itage
.
28. D
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent
info
rmat
ion
and
com
mun
icat
ion
prog
ram
s to
rai
se a
war
enes
s of
nat
ural
va
lues
.
28. C
ontin
ue t
o de
velo
p ac
cess
ible
info
rmat
ion
tool
s to
pro
vide
nat
ural
her
itage
info
rmat
ion
to s
take
hold
ers
and
the
publ
ic.
11.1
. The
pub
lic h
as a
cces
s to
info
rmat
ion
abou
t na
tura
l he
ritag
e an
d in
form
atio
n to
ass
ist la
nd-u
se p
lann
ing
and
cons
erva
tion
mea
sure
s.
GO
AL
3:
TASM
AN
IAN
S EX
PER
IEN
CE
SOC
IAL,
EC
ON
OM
IC A
ND
EN
VIR
ON
MEN
TAL
BEN
EFIT
S FR
OM
SO
UN
D L
AN
DSC
APE
SC
ALE
CO
NSE
RVAT
ION
AN
D M
AN
AG
EMEN
T
Obj
ectiv
eLo
ng t
erm
Act
ions
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rity
Act
ions
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com
es
12. L
and
man
ager
s an
d pr
imar
y pr
oduc
ers
are
reco
gnise
d an
d re
war
ded
for
cons
erva
tion
activ
ities
.
29. S
uppo
rt m
easu
res
to v
alid
ate
the
Tasm
ania
n Br
and
as a
pre
miu
m e
nviro
nmen
tally
sus
tain
able
pro
duct
.
30. I
nves
tigat
e op
port
uniti
es fo
r in
cent
ive
sche
mes
for
land
man
ager
s w
ho c
ondu
ct e
nviro
nmen
tal w
orks
.
29. S
uppo
rt m
easu
res
to v
alid
ate
the
Bran
d Ta
sman
ia,
incl
udin
g su
ppor
ting
third
par
ty a
ccre
dita
tion
prog
ram
s.
30. W
ork
coop
erat
ivel
y w
ith in
dust
ry g
roup
s to
iden
tify
oppo
rtun
ities
for
deve
lopi
ng in
cent
ive
sche
mes
.
12.1
. Tas
man
ian
prim
ary
prod
ucer
s re
ceiv
e a
prem
ium
fr
om t
he B
rand
Tas
man
ia.
12.2
. Lan
d m
anag
ers
rece
ive
assis
tanc
e w
ith, a
nd b
enefi
t fr
om, e
colo
gica
lly s
usta
inab
le p
ract
ices
and
con
serv
atio
n ac
tiviti
es.
13. T
he T
asm
ania
n co
mm
unity
and
ec
onom
y be
nefit
s fr
om
cons
erva
tion
of o
ur
natu
ral h
erita
ge.
31. C
ontin
ue t
o pr
omot
e Ta
sman
ia’s
uniq
ue n
atur
al
herit
age.
31
. Pro
vide
ass
istan
ce t
o To
urism
Tas
man
ia t
o m
axim
ise
oppo
rtun
ities
from
the
rec
ogni
tion
of T
asm
ania
as
a N
atio
nal L
ands
cape
.
13.1
. The
Tas
man
ian
com
mun
ity b
enefi
ts fr
om
cons
erva
tion
of o
ur n
atur
al h
erita
ge.
GO
AL
4:
TH
E N
ATU
RA
L H
ERIT
AG
E ST
RAT
EGY
IS IM
PLEM
ENT
ED IN
A C
OO
RD
INAT
ED, E
FFIC
IEN
T A
ND
EFF
ECT
IVE
WAY
TH
AT A
CH
IEV
ES M
EASU
RA
BLE
RES
ULT
S, A
ND
IMPR
OV
ES
TH
ROU
GH
EX
PER
IEN
CE
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ectiv
eLo
ng t
erm
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ions
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rity
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ions
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com
es
14. C
onse
rvat
ion
mea
sure
s ar
e de
liver
ed
effe
ctiv
ely
and
effic
ient
ly,
and
impr
oved
thr
ough
an
ada
ptiv
e m
anag
emen
t ap
proa
ch.
32. A
pply
ada
ptiv
e m
anag
emen
t te
chni
ques
to
enha
nce
and
impr
ove
cons
erva
tion
mea
sure
s.
33. P
rovi
de s
trat
egic
dire
ctio
n, r
esou
rcin
g, co
ordi
natio
n,
and
mon
itor
the
outc
omes
of t
he s
trat
egy.
34. P
rom
ote
the
inte
grat
ion
of t
he s
trat
egy
into
reg
iona
l N
RM
pla
ns a
nd r
egio
nal l
and-
use
stra
tegi
es.
32. A
pply
ada
ptiv
e m
anag
emen
t te
chni
ques
to
enha
nce
and
impr
ove
cons
erva
tion
mea
sure
s.
33. E
stab
lish
an e
ffect
ive
stru
ctur
e an
d m
echa
nism
s to
impl
emen
t th
e St
rate
gy, m
onito
r pr
ogre
ss, a
nd
reso
lve
issue
s an
d co
nflic
ts t
hat
may
aris
e du
ring
impl
emen
tatio
n.
34. P
rom
ote
the
inco
rpor
atio
n of
nat
ural
her
itage
co
nser
vatio
n ob
ject
ives
and
act
ions
into
reg
iona
l NR
M
plan
s an
d re
gion
al la
nd-u
se s
trat
egie
s.
14.1
. Con
serv
atio
n is
a fu
ndam
enta
l com
pone
nt o
f na
tura
l res
ourc
e m
anag
emen
t de
cisio
n m
akin
g, pl
anni
ng,
and
polic
y de
velo
pmen
t an
d co
nser
vatio
n pr
ogra
ms
are
coor
dina
ted
and
achi
eve
on g
roun
d re
sults
.
14.2
. The
impl
emen
tatio
n of
thi
s st
rate
gy c
ontr
ibut
es
to n
atio
nal s
trat
egie
s; an
d re
gion
al p
lans
, str
ateg
ies
and
polic
ies
alig
n w
ith t
his
stra
tegy
.
15. T
asm
ania
n le
gisla
tion,
po
licie
s an
d pr
oces
ses
are
cont
empo
rary
, and
w
ill m
eet
futu
re n
eeds
35. D
evel
op a
nd m
aint
ain
cont
empo
rary
con
serv
atio
n le
gisla
tion,
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
in T
asm
ania
.35
. Con
duct
a r
evie
w o
f the
ade
quac
y an
d sc
ope
of
exist
ing
cons
erva
tion
legi
slatio
n.15
.1 T
asm
ania
n co
nser
vatio
n le
gisla
tion,
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
are
con
tem
pora
ry a
nd c
onsis
tent
with
ot
her
juris
dict
ions
.
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com
es
16. R
egio
nal, S
tate
and
N
atio
nal r
epor
ting
info
rms
prio
rity
sett
ing
and
futu
re m
anag
emen
t.
36. I
mpl
emen
t an
inte
grat
ed p
rogr
am o
f per
form
ance
m
onito
ring,
eval
uatio
n, r
epor
ting
and
impr
ovem
ent
on
five
year
ly c
ycle
s to
rev
iew
man
agem
ent
arra
ngem
ents
an
d se
t fu
ture
obj
ectiv
es a
nd p
riorit
ies.
36. R
epor
t pr
ogre
ss t
owar
ds im
plem
entin
g th
e N
atur
al
Her
itage
Str
ateg
y to
the
Min
ister
adm
inist
erin
g th
e N
atur
e Co
nser
vatio
n Ac
t 200
2 an
nual
ly, a
nd p
rogr
ess
agai
nst
the
Aus
tral
ian
Biod
iver
sity
Con
serv
atio
n St
rate
gy 2
010-
2030
as
requ
ired.
16.1
Rea
listic
and
mea
ning
ful p
erfo
rman
ce m
easu
res
are
in p
lace
to
repo
rt p
rogr
ess
on im
plem
entin
g th
e N
atur
al H
erita
ge S
trat
egy.
17. U
nder
take
a
stag
ed a
ppro
ach
to
impl
emen
tatio
n.
All
actio
ns a
bove
sup
port
thi
s ob
ject
ive.
All
actio
ns a
bove
sup
port
thi
s ob
ject
ive.
All
outc
omes
abo
ve s
uppo
rt t
his
obje
ctiv
e.
On
the
cove
rM
ain
imag
e: V
iew
acr
oss
the
land
scap
e fro
m F
rogm
ore
Cree
k Vi
neya
rd -
near
Rich
mon
d to
war
ds P
itt W
ater
and
sur
roun
ds.
The
natu
ral v
alue
s on
the
esta
te a
re p
rote
cted
und
er a
vol
unta
ry c
onse
rvat
ion
cove
nant
regi
ster
ed o
n th
e pr
oper
ty’s
title
. Ph
oto
by L
ouise
Men
del
Fron
t co
ver
smal
l im
ages
Tasm
ania
n D
evil
(Sar
coph
ilus
harr
isii).
Phot
o by
Dar
ran
Leal
Spon
ge g
arde
ns in
the
Gov
erno
r Isla
nd M
arin
e Re
serv
e. Ph
oto
by Jo
hn S
mith
Fung
i. Pho
to b
y Lo
uise
Gilf
edde
r
Back
cov
er s
mal
l im
ages
Sout
hern
sea
ane
mon
e (P
hlyc
tena
nthu
s au
stra
lis).
Phot
o by
Cat
h Sa
mso
n
Shy
alba
tross
(Th
alas
sarc
he c
auta
) on
Alb
atro
ss Is
land
. Pho
to b
y Ra
chae
l Ald
erm
an
Dec
iduo
us B
eech
(N
otho
fagu
s gu
nnii)
. Pho
to b
y Al
ice M
orris
Des
ign
and
layo
ut b
y IL
S D
esig
n U
nit,
DPI
PWE
11
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