South Gippsland is in a strong position to play an active role in conservation efforts for threatened species, particularly those that have a high proportion of their range or important habitat within the region. Section 3.4 of the plan provides a list of candidate species for continued or new regional project focus.
Increased survey effort would assist in informing future actions for threatened species. Considering the large proportion of private land in the region, landholder participation will be important.
Objectives, actions and measures
The table below sets out each objective in this Strategic Direction, the actions that will help achieve it and the measures of success after 10 years, as published in the plan.
| Objective | Action | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Address data gaps for threatened species | Support landholder involvement in the identification and recording of threatened species. | A 50% increase in data on private land for threatened species. Records for large perennial threatened flora such as eucalypts, increased by 500%, especially on private land. |
| Work with researchers to gain more information on requirements for key threatened species. | At least five relevant studies undertaken resulting in better informed practice. | |
| Threatened species are considered in all future projects | Appropriate headline* projects are scoped, developed and implemented for key regional threatened species. | At least four projects are established and monitored. |
| Develop a checklist for project planning that includes threatened species considerations. | Project checklists developed by Year 1 and then completed for each subsequent regional project completed by key stakeholders. |
* A headline project is a long-term, regionally-focused project involving input and collaboration from more than one regional stakeholder.