❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the potential negative impact of the Perth and Peel Green Growth Plan on Carnaby's black cockatoos. The Minister outlines measures to mitigate impacts, including habitat preservation, replanting, and research.
AnsweredQoN 394Legislative Council
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''PERTH
AND PEEL GREEN GROWTH PLAN FOR 3.5 MILLION'' — CARNABY'S
BLACK COCKATOO
394. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I
refer to the draft ''Perth and
Peel Green Growth Plan for 3.5 million''.
(1) � Does the minister agree that if enacted as
is, the plan would cause a significant decline in the Perth–Peel
population of endangered Carnaby's black cockatoos?
(2) � If no to (1), why not?
(3) � If yes to (1), what actions does the
government intend to take to address this concern?
AND PEEL GREEN GROWTH PLAN FOR 3.5 MILLION'' — CARNABY'S
BLACK COCKATOO
394. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I
refer to the draft ''Perth and
Peel Green Growth Plan for 3.5 million''.
(1) � Does the minister agree that if enacted as
is, the plan would cause a significant decline in the Perth–Peel
population of endangered Carnaby's black cockatoos?
(2) � If no to (1), why not?
(3) � If yes to (1), what actions does the
government intend to take to address this concern?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2)
Prior to the draft green growth plan, more than 30 000 hectares of native
Carnaby's cockatoo habitat was at risk from previous planning for
future urban, industrial, rural residential and basic raw materials. Through
unprecedented efforts to limit environmental impacts across the Perth and Peel
regions, the draft green growth plan and draft Western Australian Planning
Commission subregional planning frameworks have allowed 18 700 hectares of
native Carnaby's cockatoo habitat to be avoided, more than halving the
native Carnaby's cockatoo habitat impacted by the city growing to 3.5 million
people.
It is acknowledged that the
Gnangara, Pinjar and Yanchep pine plantations are also a major food source for
Carnaby's cockatoo and this must be balanced against a number of
competing considerations—water for drinking, horticulture, wetlands and
other environmental values and timber supply obligation under state agreement
acts to name a few. The draft plan outlines a clear path forward for balancing
these competing factors and addressing the impacts on Carnaby's
cockatoo.
(3) To address
the impacts on Carnaby's cockatoo, the draft plan proposed to —
(i) replant 5 000
hectares of pines in the Yanchep area primarily for Carnaby's cockatoo
foraging habitat;
(ii) expand
the conservation reserve system by 170 000 hectares, including improvements to
the protection and management of at least 116 000 hectares of Carnaby's
cockatoo habitat within and outside the Perth and Peel regions;
(iii) focus on
revegetation and rehabilitation to improve habitat quality for Carnaby's
cockatoo and other species and restore or improve habitat connectivity and
ecological linkages across the landscape within the Perth and Peel regions;
(iv) undertake
replanting projects, such as the urban forest project, to increase the
occurrence of plant species that can be used by cockatoos for foraging and
roosting in the Perth and Peel regions;
(v) improve
Carnaby's cockatoo breeding and associated feeding habitat at known
breeding sites, including fencing and protecting remnant habitats, breeding
hollow repair, and control of nest competitors. No fewer than 700 artificial
hollows will be established from Eneabba to Ravensthorpe to supplement existing
breeding hollows; and
(vi) undertake
research and monitoring to improve knowledge about the species and inform
conservation measures and adaptive management.
The government is also
investigating further measures for the future management of the Gnangara,
Pinjar and Yanchep plantation areas that may reduce the impacts on Carnaby's
cockatoo, including on the available food resource, and it welcomes public
comment and engagement on these matters.
(1)–(2)
Prior to the draft green growth plan, more than 30 000 hectares of native
Carnaby's cockatoo habitat was at risk from previous planning for
future urban, industrial, rural residential and basic raw materials. Through
unprecedented efforts to limit environmental impacts across the Perth and Peel
regions, the draft green growth plan and draft Western Australian Planning
Commission subregional planning frameworks have allowed 18 700 hectares of
native Carnaby's cockatoo habitat to be avoided, more than halving the
native Carnaby's cockatoo habitat impacted by the city growing to 3.5 million
people.
It is acknowledged that the
Gnangara, Pinjar and Yanchep pine plantations are also a major food source for
Carnaby's cockatoo and this must be balanced against a number of
competing considerations—water for drinking, horticulture, wetlands and
other environmental values and timber supply obligation under state agreement
acts to name a few. The draft plan outlines a clear path forward for balancing
these competing factors and addressing the impacts on Carnaby's
cockatoo.
(3) To address
the impacts on Carnaby's cockatoo, the draft plan proposed to —
(i) replant 5 000
hectares of pines in the Yanchep area primarily for Carnaby's cockatoo
foraging habitat;
(ii) expand
the conservation reserve system by 170 000 hectares, including improvements to
the protection and management of at least 116 000 hectares of Carnaby's
cockatoo habitat within and outside the Perth and Peel regions;
(iii) focus on
revegetation and rehabilitation to improve habitat quality for Carnaby's
cockatoo and other species and restore or improve habitat connectivity and
ecological linkages across the landscape within the Perth and Peel regions;
(iv) undertake
replanting projects, such as the urban forest project, to increase the
occurrence of plant species that can be used by cockatoos for foraging and
roosting in the Perth and Peel regions;
(v) improve
Carnaby's cockatoo breeding and associated feeding habitat at known
breeding sites, including fencing and protecting remnant habitats, breeding
hollow repair, and control of nest competitors. No fewer than 700 artificial
hollows will be established from Eneabba to Ravensthorpe to supplement existing
breeding hollows; and
(vi) undertake
research and monitoring to improve knowledge about the species and inform
conservation measures and adaptive management.
The government is also
investigating further measures for the future management of the Gnangara,
Pinjar and Yanchep plantation areas that may reduce the impacts on Carnaby's
cockatoo, including on the available food resource, and it welcomes public
comment and engagement on these matters.
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