Call for submissions to the Senate Inquiry into Threatened Species

[William Jamieson <>]

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



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