Interests that will be affected by the RInterests that will be affected by the Recovery Plan’s implementation

Interests that will be affected by the Recovery Plan’s implementation

• Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage
• Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services
• Parks Australia North
• Cocos (Keeling) Island Shire Council
• CKI Tourism Association
• Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management
• Australian Federal Police
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands High School
• Junglejuice Farm
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands local community

Social and economic impacts

No negative social or economic impacts are predicted from implementation of the recovery plan. Social and economic benefits of implementation of the recovery plan include:

- an opportunity for the Cocos Malay community to develop a sense of ownership over a program to recover a species endemic to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands;

- short-term employment for the Cocos Malay community assisting with preparation of the island for reintroduction (habitat restoration, feral animal control and eradication);

- opportunities for a special interest tourism business that could be incorporated into eco-cultural tours; and

- introduction of a wildlife protection and monitoring role to the general operations of the Cocos (Keeling) Shire Council.

Ideally the recovery program should be administered though the CKI Council, who would employ a full time Wildlife Ranger for the life of the program. This position would be dedicated full time to CBBR recovery for the first two years, 75% in the third year and 67% for the last two years. The Ranger would receive training from the Coordinator and PAN in: monitoring CBBR, habitat restoration, feral animal detection and eradication, and communication activities. The implication is that other sources of funding would be required to maintain a fulltime position, and allow for a broader scope of Council wildlife monitoring activities in these last three years, which would ideally lead on to a permanent fulltime position.