ACT Woodland Conservation Strategy and action plans
Summary
This strategy focuses on managing and protecting lowland and subalpine woodlands in the ACT over the next ten years. It connects with the ACT Nature Conservation Strategy goals. The document explains how the ACT Government plans to tackle threats, protect endangered species, improve woodland health, and make these ecosystems more resilient and connected. Working together with different partners is important for successfully managing and protecting the woodlands in the future.
The objectives outlined in the Strategy aim to meet the ACT Government’s four key goals for woodland conservation:
- Protect. Laws and ACT Government policies are in place to safeguard threatened species and plants found in woodlands, both inside and outside of protected areas.
- Maintain. We need to keep taking action to reduce the dangers to woodland communities and their plants and animals. Management must follow the best practices and adapt as needed.
- Improve. Management activities should, when possible, focus on making woodlands healthier and better connected. A healthier ecosystem helps communities withstand current and future threats, like climate change.
- Collaborate. Working together is key to protecting and managing woodlands. This involves cooperation between the ACT Government, non-profits, and the wider community to promote the responsible use of woodlands inside and outside reserves.
The document is divided into two main sections, Part A and Part B. Part A outlines the primary objectives for woodland conservation in the ACT. These objectives are grouped under three overarching themes:
- Protect and manage woodland and component species
- Collaborate with the community
- Monitoring and research.
Part B provides a summary of the relevant literature and outlines specific objectives related to the endangered Yellow Box-Blakey's Red Gum Woodlands, as well as the flora and fauna species that depend on woodlands in the ACT and are listed as threatened under the Nature Conservation Act 2014. This information is presented as a series of action plans.