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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. Lands managed by CALM. Distribution of Declared Rare Flora in WA.
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Private Land Conservation Dr Ken Atkins Manager, Species and Communities Branch
Formal Conservation Reserve System - CAR Other Crown lands managed for conservation
Off-Reserve Conservation Strategies Compulsory Voluntary Binding Non-binding
Off-Reserve Conservation Strategies Compulsory Voluntary • Legislation – clearing controlsflora harvestingtimber harvestingthreatened species • Land purchase • Planning mechanisms Binding Non-binding • Covenants • Management Agreements • Leaseconditions • NRM Planning • Facilitation • Assistance • Advisory Services • Funding Schemes
Regulation of native vegetation clearing • Environmental Protection Act • 10 clearing principals • Exemptions 1800 061 025for clearing regulation enquires
Harvesting Native Flora (and Timber) 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
Off-reserve Conservation Programs Land Purchase – CAR, BAS, Bush Bank CAR Other
Off-reserve Conservation Programs Land Purchase – CAR, BAS, Bush Bank CAR Other Conservation Covenants
Nature Conservation Covenant Program. Coordinator – Emma Bramwell 9423 2477
Off-reserve Conservation Programs Land for Wildlife Land Purchase – CAR, BAS, Bush Bank CAR Other Conservation Covenants Section 16 Agreements
Land for Wildlife Coordinator – Penny Hussey 9423 2530
Florabase http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au Xanthorrhoeapreissii Endl. Grass treeLehm., Pl.Preiss. 2:39 (1846) Conservation Status:Not threatenedName Status:Current Description: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.
Off-reserve Conservation Programs Land for Wildlife Land Purchase – CAR, BAS, Bush Bank Rivercare Urban Nature Roadside Conservation Committee CAR State Salinity StrategyNatural Diversity Recovery Catchments Other Conservation Covenants Financial Incentives – CCG, Healthy Wetland Habitats, Bushland Benefits Section 16 Agreements
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