❓ A parliamentary question regarding the allocation of resources and funding for threatened taxa and ecological communities in WA, and the government's response outlining the integrated approach to conservation within the Department of Environment and Conservation and other agencies.
AnsweredQoN 5864Legislative Council
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I refer to page 804 of the 2012-13 Budget papers regarding the threatened taxa and ecological communities under the 'Conservation and sustainable utilisation of biodiversity', and I ask —
(1) In terms of hours spent researching and doing conservation work on threatened taxa and ecological, could the Minister please identify —
(a) how many staff are active on this issue; and
(b) what is their budget?
(2) Why has no funding been allocated for threatened taxa in the Forward Estimates?
(1) In terms of hours spent researching and doing conservation work on threatened taxa and ecological, could the Minister please identify —
(a) how many staff are active on this issue; and
(b) what is their budget?
(2) Why has no funding been allocated for threatened taxa in the Forward Estimates?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 September 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
(1)-(2) The Department of Environment and Conservation's (DEC) nature conservation service has an allocation of 907 full time equivalent staff and $149.835 million in 2012-13 as shown on page 805 in the Budget Statements. Research and conservation work on threatened species and ecological communities is a core component of the nature conservation service but is not separately identified because as well as direct expenditure on such work, programs such as conservation reserve management, feral animal and weed control, dieback management, salinity management, fire management, biological survey, taxonomic research and environmental impact assessment benefit threatened species and ecological communities. For 2007-08 DEC estimated direct expenditure on threatened species at $8.2 million, as reported in the Auditor General's report no. 5 (2009)
Rich and Rare: Conservation of Threatened Species.
There is ongoing funding for the nature conservation service in the forward estimates for DEC. Relevant work is also carried out in other agencies such as the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, the Zoological Parks Authority and the Western Australian Museum.
Funding is also provided through the natural resource management program administered through the Agriculture and Food portfolio. On 24 July 2012 funding of $8.56 million was announced for strategic priority biodiversity conservation projects, most of which will directly benefit threatened species and ecological communities.
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Rich and Rare: Conservation of Threatened Species.
There is ongoing funding for the nature conservation service in the forward estimates for DEC. Relevant work is also carried out in other agencies such as the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, the Zoological Parks Authority and the Western Australian Museum.
Funding is also provided through the natural resource management program administered through the Agriculture and Food portfolio. On 24 July 2012 funding of $8.56 million was announced for strategic priority biodiversity conservation projects, most of which will directly benefit threatened species and ecological communities.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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