FYI Birding Aus Members
There is currently an inquiry underway in the Australian Senate into the effectiveness of current protections for threatened species and ecological communities in Australia.
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?ur l=ec_ctte/threatened_species/index.htm
Submissions are due 14th December.
The Senate committee would like to be sure that professional ecologists and conservation biologists provide the benefit of their expertise to this important inquiry.
Issues to be considered include:
(a) management of key threats to listed species and ecological communities;
(b) development and implementation of recovery plans;
(c) management of critical habitat across all land tenures;
(d) regulatory and funding arrangements at all levels of government;
(e) timeliness and risk management within the listings processes;
(f) the historical record of state and territory governments on these matters; and
(g) any other related matter.
William Jamieson Principal Biologist
PO Box 404, West Burleigh, QLD 4219 10/43 Tallebudgera Creek Road, West Burleigh, QLD 4219 T 07 5508 2046 | F 07 5508 2544 | W ecosure.com.au | ABN 63 106 067 976 ADELAIDE | BRISBANE | CENTRAL QLD | GOLD COAST | HOBART | SUNSHINE COAST | SYDNEY
