❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on the Department of Environment and Conservation's (DEC) management of new conservation sites in the Swan Region, including the number of sites added, their names, associated budget and staffing increases, and specific funding from the Biodiversity Initiative.
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I refer to the Budget Papers page 820, Services and Key Efficiency Indicators Number 1 - Nature Conservation regarding conservation sites managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), in the Swan Region, and ask -
(1) How many new sites have come under the DEC’s management, in each of the financial years, -
(a) 2007-2008;
(b) 2008-2009; and
(c) 2009-2010?
(2) What sites were they?
(3) What budget and staff increases have been made to handle the increased management load?
(4) Please separately account for funds from the Biodiversity Initiative?
(1) How many new sites have come under the DEC’s management, in each of the financial years, -
(a) 2007-2008;
(b) 2008-2009; and
(c) 2009-2010?
(2) What sites were they?
(3) What budget and staff increases have been made to handle the increased management load?
(4) Please separately account for funds from the Biodiversity Initiative?
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Answered
8 September 2010
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
69 days
(1) (a) Twelve.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Eight.
(2) See tabled paper.
(3) Costs of management are met from DEC's appropriation for nature conservation and parks and visitor services.
(4) Funding of $592,000 was provided from the program between 2006/07 and 2009/10 for projects on Bush Forever sites, regardless of tenure, in relation to conservation of threatened species and ecological communities.
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(b) Seventeen.
(c) Eight.
(2) See tabled paper.
(3) Costs of management are met from DEC's appropriation for nature conservation and parks and visitor services.
(4) Funding of $592,000 was provided from the program between 2006/07 and 2009/10 for projects on Bush Forever sites, regardless of tenure, in relation to conservation of threatened species and ecological communities.
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