Terrestrial Habitat and Species
Research gaps
- Map significant trees
- Local data sets for Ecosystem Services to be integrated at catchment level (including SCC/MBRC integration)
- Integrating multiple data sets (eg HQP mapping)
- Research in effectiveness of marine protected areas (especially in a changing climate) – resilience buffer?
- Mapping of native species(key species)
- Community values survey to drive connection and engagement with Pumicestone Passage
- Water muse and water rat distribution / changes
- Further research into translocation of particular species (eg water mouse)
Actions
- Further protection of Res and different ecosystems
- Mechanism to protect emerging habitat – offset habitat
- Adopting practices of Traditional Owners
- Developer contribution for disturbance of habitat
- Developer to consider impacts to groundwater and run-off
- Direct developers toward development in degraded areas – ensure planning mechanism supports this.
- Biosecurity – invasive animals, plants, ants: need more education, connection to nurseries, parks and gardens, pigs – need more collaboration between
- Maintaining and improving landscape connectivity – addressing habitat fragmentation by roads. Infrastructure etc., particularly East-West connection
- Engagement through other mechanisms of landholder engagement – stewardship incentives
- Voluntary land acquisition fund – prioritise land, increase connectivity
- Information pack for new residents
- Attitude change mechanism – social media, citizen science, younger demographic, publications
- Consideration of ecosystem functions informing planning scheme
- Opportunity to reinstate natural areas on Bribie Island – at end of plantation lease
- Keep Bribie areas out of SEQ Regional Plan – urban footprint
- Education of native plant species
- Economy – jobs in conservation
- Native forest plantation for harvesting – opportunities for habitat connectivity
- Four wheel drives off beaches, at least during turtle nesting season