6. Conserving our biodiversity
Connect and protect our habitat areas.
Connecting and protecting our valued habitat areas to support our native flora and fauna and provide the community with opportunities to participate in conservation and experience the natural environment.
To do this the Strategy identifies the need to:
- Strategically acquire environmental land to protect and enhance biodiversity values, habitat connectivity and ecological processes
- Develop and implement conservation/management plans for key threatened and iconic species
- Plan and deliver priority projects that support improved fauna movement
- Continue to plan and deliver opportunities to connect with nature through the council managed environment reserve network and associated environmental visitor centres
- Deliver community conservation partnerships, education and stewardship programs
- Develop and implement a vegetation offsets management and delivery program.