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Threat Abatement Plan for Dieback caused by the root-rot fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi
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Threat Abatement Plan for Dieback caused by the root-rot fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi
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| Biodiversity | Variability among living organisms from all sources (including terrestrial, marine and other ecosystems and ecological complexes of which they are part), which includes diversity within species and between species and diversity of ecosystems (Beeton et al., 2006). |
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| Conservation dependent | A native species is eligible to be included in the conservation dependent category of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 at a particular time if, at that time the species is the focus of a specific conservation program the cessation of which would result in the species becoming vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. |
| EPBC Act | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth legislation). |
| Eradication | Application of measures to eliminate an invasive alien species from a defined area. |
| Key threatening process | As defined in and listed under the EPBC Act a process that threatens or may threaten the survival, abundance or evolutionary development of a native species or ecological community. |
| Matters of national environmental significance | Under the EPBC Act, actions that have, or are likely to have, a significant impact on a matter of national environmental significance require approval from the Australian Government Minister for the Environment (the minister). The minister will decide whether assessment and approval is required under the EPBC Act.The eight matters of national environmental significance protected under the EPBC Act are:world heritage propertiesnational heritage placeswetlands of international importance (listed under the Ramsar Convention)listed threatened species and ecological communitiesmigratory species protected under international agreementsCommonwealth marine areasthe Great Barrier Reef Marine Parknuclear actions (including uranium mines). |
| Performance indicator | A criterion or measure that provides information on the extent to which a policy, program or initiative is achieving its outcomes. |
| Priority biodiversity asset | Includes matters of national environmental significance listed under the EPBC Act and other plants, animals and communities prioritised under Objective 1 of this TAP for protection or remediation. |
| Threat abatement plan | Under the EPBC Act (sections 268–284), a plan providing for the research, management, and any other actions necessary to reduce the impact of a listed key threatening process on a threatened species or ecological community. |
| Threatened species | Species under the EPBC Act listed as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent. |