Theme 5.0

Theme 5.0

Enhancing threatened species policy

This theme will focus on:

  • Improving offsetting approaches for threatened species by evaluating the potential of strategic offsetting and novel threat abatement offsetting methods to achieve better outcomes
  • Better approaches for assessing and listing threatened species in data-poor situations.
Projects
Better offsets for threatened species

Better offsets for threatened species

5.1
This project will examine alternative strategies for achieving offset benefits for threatened species. By moving beyond traditional ‘land-based’ offsets strategies can be more cost-effective. Alternative approaches may include perpetual funds to support ongoing management of pest species, and educational signage aiming to reduce damage to beach-nesting species.
Strategic planning for the far eastern curlew

Strategic planning for the far eastern curlew

5.1.1
The far eastern curlew has experienced one of the most acute declines of any Australian shorebird species. Currently little is known about it exact feeding and roosting habitat requirements. While coastal development can negatively impact populations, it is known to use some artificial habitat for roosting. This project will provide the knowledge needed to develop strategic guidelines for far eastern curlew conservation in the context of potential development and associated offsetting.
Improving conservation assessments and policy options for poorly known species

Improving conservation assessments and policy options for poorly known species

5.2
In Australia, assessments of species’ conservation status are routinely based on information such as population size and trends, distributional extent, and threats. When a species is poorly known and these data do not exist, that species is unlikely to be assessed. It is likely that many of Australia’s poorly known species would qualify as threatened if we had the data to assess them properly.
Project Search
 
Theme Leader
Martine Maron
Prof Martine Maron
The University of Queensland
Project Leaders
Stephen Garnett
Stephen Garnett
Charles Darwin University
John Woinarski
John Woinarski
Charles Darwin University
Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
The University of Queensland
Martine Maron
Martine Maron
The University of Queensland
David Pannell
David Pannell
The University of Western Australia
Heini Kujala
Heini Kujala
The University of Melbourne
Project Team
Chris Sanderson
Chris Sanderson
The University of Queensland
Beth Crase
Beth Crase
Charles Darwin University
Sarah Legge
Sarah Legge
The University of Queensland and The Australian National University
Amanda Lilleyman
Amanda Lilleyman
Charles Darwin University
Larrakia Rangers
Larrakia Rangers
Larrakia Nation
Darwin Port
Darwin Port
Research partner
Peter Kyne
Peter Kyne
Charles Darwin University
Hamish Campbell
Hamish Campbell
Charles Darwin University
Fleur Maseyk
Fleur Maseyk
The University of Queensland
Megan Evans
Megan Evans
The University of Queensland
Jonathan Rhodes
Jonathan Rhodes
The University of Queensland
Erica Marshall
Erica Marshall
The University of Melbourne
Nick Leseberg
Nick Leseberg
The University of Queensland
Ram Pandit
Ram Pandit
The University of Western Australia
James Watson
James Watson
The University of Queensland
Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
The University of Queensland
Alex Kutt
Alex Kutt
Bush Heritage Australia
Pia Lentini
Pia Lentini
The University of Melbourne
Kat Selwood
Kat Selwood
Zoos Victoria
Richard J Hobbs
Richard J Hobbs
The University of Western Australia
Nathan Garvey
Nathan Garvey
Biosis Pty Ltd
Dan Rogers
Dan Rogers
Department for Environment and Water, South Australian Government
Ascelin Gordon
Ascelin Gordon
RMIT University
Jessica Walsh
Jessica Walsh
Monash University
Jeremy Simmonds
Jeremy Simmonds
The University of Queensland
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Strategic planning for the Far Eastern Curlew
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Translating research on offsets and strategic assessment to practice and policy
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Biodiversity offsetting in dynamic landscapes: Influence of regulatory context and counterfactual assumptions on achievement of no net loss
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The Risks and Opportunities of Translating Terrestrial Biodiversity Offsets to the Marine Realm
Guidance for deriving ‘Risk of Loss’ estimates when evaluating biodiversity offset proposals under the EPBC Act
Literature Review: The importance of artificial roosts for migratory shorebirds
Special report to Darwin Port on research training trip to Broome, Western Australia
Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew - Progress Report 1
Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew - Progress Report 2
Strategic planning for the Far Eastern Curlew - Progress Report 4
Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew - Progress Report 5
Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew- Progress Report 3
Target-based ecological compensation
Costs of conservation offset activities: The state of publicly available information in Australia
What are we measuring? A review of metrics used to describe biodiversity in offsets exchanges
Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target‐based approach for ecological compensation
Improving averted loss estimates for better biodiversity outcomes from offset exchanges
Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals
Navigating coasts of concrete: Pervasive use of artificial habitats by shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific
A practical method for evaluating spatial biodiversity offset scenarios based on spatial conservation prioritization outputs
Estimating species response to management using an integrated process: A case study from New South Wales, Australia
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