❓ Hon Diane Evers asks about WA wetlands listed under the Ramsar Convention, including nomination timelines and the potential listing of the Lower Blackwood tributaries. The Minister provides details on current listings, past nominations, and future plans, highlighting the need for stakeholder support.
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(1) How many Western Australian wetlands are listed under the Ramsar Convention? (2) Which Western Australian wetlands are listed under the Ramsar Convention? (3) When was the last batch of Western Australian wetlands nominations for Ramsar listing submitted: (a) which of these wetlands achieved Ramsar listing? (4) When will the next batch of Western Australian wetlands nominations for Ramsar listing be submitted? (5) Have the tributaries of the Lower Blackwood been nominated for Ramsar listing: (a) if no to (4), why not; (b) if no, does the Minister intend to nominate the tributaries of the lower Blackwood for Ramsar listing; (c) if yes to (4)(b), when; and (d) if no to (4)(b), why not?
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Answered
10 April 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
10 days
(1) 12.
(2) Becher Point Wetlands, Ord River Floodplain, Lakes Argyle and Kununurra, Roebuck Bay, Eighty Mile Beach, Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes, Peel-Yalgorup System, Lake Toolibin, Vasse-Wonnerup System, Lake Warden System, Lake Gore, and Muir-Byenup System.
(3) November 2000.
(3)(a) All of the nominations received Ramsar listing. These were three new designated sites: Becher Point Wetlands, Lake Gore, and Muir-Byenup System; and extensions to four designated sites: Ord River Floodplain, Peel-Yalgorup System, Lake Toolibin and Vasse-Wonnerup System.
(4) Additional wetlands will be submitted for consideration by the State Government for nomination as the required documentation and public consultation is completed to the standards required by the Australian Government.
(5) No.
(5)(a) The documentation and public consultation requirements have not been completed.
(5)(b) A decision on whether or not to nominate will be informed by stakeholder support. Further stakeholder support is required to finalise the nomination process for this site.
(5)(c-d) Not Applicable.
(2) Becher Point Wetlands, Ord River Floodplain, Lakes Argyle and Kununurra, Roebuck Bay, Eighty Mile Beach, Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes, Peel-Yalgorup System, Lake Toolibin, Vasse-Wonnerup System, Lake Warden System, Lake Gore, and Muir-Byenup System.
(3) November 2000.
(3)(a) All of the nominations received Ramsar listing. These were three new designated sites: Becher Point Wetlands, Lake Gore, and Muir-Byenup System; and extensions to four designated sites: Ord River Floodplain, Peel-Yalgorup System, Lake Toolibin and Vasse-Wonnerup System.
(4) Additional wetlands will be submitted for consideration by the State Government for nomination as the required documentation and public consultation is completed to the standards required by the Australian Government.
(5) No.
(5)(a) The documentation and public consultation requirements have not been completed.
(5)(b) A decision on whether or not to nominate will be informed by stakeholder support. Further stakeholder support is required to finalise the nomination process for this site.
(5)(c-d) Not Applicable.
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