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1.7GOAL 3: Stakeholder capability and willingness to manage African boxthorn increased

The third strategic goal sets an agenda to reinforce the capability and willingness of stakeholders to effectively and efficiently implement the first two goals. This includes the provision of best practice management information, national mapping, education and awareness, identification and promotion of priority research findings.


African boxthorn mapping across the nation is of various type and accuracy. National modeling/mapping of boxthorn’s potential distribution is sometimes inaccurate. Prioritising and taking action nationally is of dubious value until accurate national distribution and potential distribution data is available.
Modeling of climate change influenced distribution of African boxthorn has been completed by Wilson et al (2011). Please refer to section 7.6 (References) for full details.
Community awareness of African boxthorn and its impacts is variable across the nation. Improved education and awareness of the species and its impacts will almost certainly assist with the implementation of regional and local management actions. As boxthorn is dispersed by fauna (such as birds), it is particularly important that where management is undertaken, it be a consistent effort across landholdings. Increased awareness of boxthorn and its impacts are likely to assist this.
There is no recognised biological control agent currently available in Australia. Research into this and other African boxthorn ecology and management factors have been lacking to date. An increased, targeted research effort will improve our nationwide understanding of African boxthorn and its management, in turn increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of our management efforts.

Objectives

Strategic Actions

Priority

Responsible Partners

  1. Infestations are mapped to national standards and to a level sufficient to inform decision making

  1. Collate existing spatial data available and develop national distribution mapping*

1

Local government, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, and industry

  1. Produce potential distribution mapping with predicted climate change scenarios incorporated*

1

WoNS coordinators, researchers, and state/territory jurisdictions

  1. Identify and develop mapping data incorporating priority assets threatened by boxthorn, also outlining where relevant management work has been completed*

1

WoNS coordinators, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, local government, and industry

  1. Support and promote national mapping standard and national mapping*

2

Australian Government, WoNS coordinators, and state/territory jurisdictions

  1. Develop a case study of mapping (to best practice) from local to national level*

2

WoNS coordinators, management committee

  1. Best practice management delivers efficient, effective and long-term control

  1. Produce a best practice manual for African boxthorn incorporating:

  • best practice control methods for coastal, riparian, production, bushland and rangeland environments

  • site rehabilitation and revegetation following African boxthorn management works*

1

WoNS coordinators, management committee, and state/territory jurisdictions

  1. Promote integrated weed management practices based on established best practice

1

WoNS coordinators, management committee, local government, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, and industry

  1. Develop a decision support tool to assist in planning, management and rehabilitation work in different situations*

2

WoNS coordinators, researchers, management committee, local government, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, and industry

  1. Develop a database that incorporates existing best practice information, case studies and extension material from across jurisdictions (i.e. a data library)*

2

WoNS coordinators, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, local government and industry

  1. Capability and motivation to manage are enhanced by education and awareness

  1. Develop a communications strategy incorporating the identification of target audiences*

1

WoNS coordinators

  1. Develop and distribute African boxthorn impact information as a motivator to manage where evidence suggests motivation is lower

1

WoNS coordinator, management committee, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, and local government

  1. Where evidence suggests land use change is facilitating expansion of boxthorn (e.g. new peri-urban and mining), target relevant stakeholders with education and awareness support and materials

1

WoNS coordinator, local government, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, and industry

  1. Involve community groups in management planning and promote planning

2

WoNS coordinator, local government, regional bodies, and state/territory jurisdictions

  1. Develop materials to improve awareness of boxthorn (and other WoNS) native look-a-likes, weedy relatives, and suitable alternative (habitat or amenity) species*

2

WoNS coordinators, and industry

  1. Research priorities are identified, promoted, addressed, and results are informing management

  1. Investigate, compile information and promote knowledge on the environmental, economic and social impacts of boxthorn, and the likely annual cost of control of boxthorn in Australia

1

WoNS coordinator

  1. Promote investigation on the research, approval and introduction to Australia of suitable bio control agents for African boxthorn

1

WoNS coordinator, researchers, and state/territory jurisdictions

  1. Facilitate research into the relationships between land use/management change (e.g. to peri-urban, hobby farms or mining) and African boxthorn spread

1

WoNS coordinator, researchers, regional bodies, local government, and state/territory jurisdictions

  1. Promote research on multi pest species management approaches, including investigating the role of pest animals such as foxes, exotic bird species, and rabbits.

1

WoNS coordinator, researchers, and state/territory jurisdictions

  1. Identify and/or develop and distribute tools for remote sensing of African boxthorn

2

WoNS coordinator, researchers, and state/territory jurisdictions

  1. Promote further research into the impacts of climate change on African boxthorn (including how the species might respond to changes in coastal and riparian environments)

3

WoNS coordinator, researchers, and industry

  1. Local to national plans incorporate strategic WoNS priorities

  1. Identify and create a database of key African boxthorn stakeholder groups across Australia

1

WoNS coordinator, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, and local government

  1. Provide advice to relevant stakeholder/regional bodies and promote incorporation of African boxthorn management priorities into plans and policies

1

WoNS coordinator, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, local government, and industry

  1. Promote African boxthorn management planning and strategic best practice management through targeted communications such as workshops and research forums

1

WoNS coordinator, management committee

  1. Stakeholders are committed to effective delivery of the strategic plan

  1. Processes for Strategic Plan implementation and governance established (e.g. management committee or taskforce)

1

WoNS coordinator, and Australian Weeds Committee

  1. Initiative(s) developed for reaffirming regional and local commitment (e.g. memoranda of understanding style commitment)

2

WoNS coordinator, management committee, local government, regional bodies, state/territory jurisdictions, and industry

  1. Appropriate policies, codes of practice, legislation and enforcement are supporting strategic management objectives

  1. Assess the effectiveness of legislative coverage of African boxthorn across jurisdictions (including impediments to effective national management), and promote application of most nationally beneficial legislative classes and management practices

1

WoNS coordinator, regional bodies, local government, and Australian Weeds Committee

  1. Promote and facilitate the establishment and/or inclusion of boxthorn management provisions in relevant industry codes of practice and market based instruments

2

WoNS coordinator, industry, state and territory jurisdictions, and Australian Weeds Committee

  1. The national strategic plan is relevant and effective

  1. Develop a MERI (Monitoring, Evaluation, Review and Improvement) plan to measure ongoing relevance and effectiveness of implementation of the African Boxthorn National Strategy

1

WoNS coordinator, state and territory jurisdictions, and Australian Weeds Committee

  1. Utilise baseline data (including MERI) to inform stakeholders on the progress of the Strategic Plan

1

WoNS coordinator, and Australian Weeds Committee

*Actions likely to involve a combined effort across WoNS




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