The parliamentary question and answer reiterate the Department of Environment and Conservation's (DEC) processes for evaluating and categorising wetlands based on their ecological attributes and functions, particularly in relation to impacts from grazing and other activities.

AnsweredQoN 1266Legislative Assembly
Asked
29 June 2006
Portfolio
the Environment

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(a) - (a) (i) Conservation management category wetlands support a high level of attributes and functions. Wetlands are assigned to a management category following evaluation, which is the process of documenting and assessing a wetland's values by considering information about its attributes and functions. If a wetland no longer supports a high level of attributes and functions due to grazing or other impacts, it may be re-evaluated by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) via existing processes. (b) - (b) (i) Multiple Use management category wetlands retain few important ecological attributes and functions. If grazing or other impacts have degraded or altered a wetland such that it retains few important attributes and functions, it may be re-evaluated and its management category changed by the DEC to reflect its values.
(b) - (b) (i) Multiple Use management category wetlands retain few important ecological attributes and functions. If grazing or other impacts have degraded or altered a wetland such that it retains few important attributes and functions, it may be re-evaluated and its management category changed by the DEC to reflect its values.
(b) - (b) (i) Multiple Use management category wetlands retain few important ecological attributes and functions. If grazing or other impacts have degraded or altered a wetland such that it retains few important attributes and functions, it may be re-evaluated and its management category changed by the DEC to reflect its values.

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Answered
1 August 2006
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
33 days
The Minister for the Environment; Racing and Gaming provides the following response:
(a) - (a) (i) Conservation management category wetlands support a high level of attributes and functions. Wetlands are assigned to a management category following evaluation, which is the process of documenting and assessing a wetland's values by considering information about its attributes and functions. If a wetland no longer supports a high level of attributes and functions due to grazing or other impacts, it may be re-evaluated by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) via existing processes.
(b) - (b) (i) Multiple Use management category wetlands retain few important ecological attributes and functions. If grazing or other impacts have degraded or altered a wetland such that it retains few important attributes and functions, it may be
re-evaluated and its management category changed by the DEC to reflect its values.

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