Actions for Biodiversity Conservation (ABC)
The recovery of threatened species and communities requires us to take action - we must do the right action at the right location at the right time (year/season) in the right manner. These actions are documented in Action Statements prepared under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and in Recovery Plans prepared under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Department of Sustainability and Environment has developed a web-based information system to store, update and retrieve information about actions to recover threatened species and communities: the Actions for Biodiversity Conservation system, or ABC for short.
The ABC is not currently available to the public; the main users of the system are DSE staff and staff of land management agencies and planning authorities like Catchment Management Authorities.
The purpose of ABC is to:
- identify priority locations for threatened species & communities and priority management actions at those locations
- communicate actions and priorities to land managers
- monitor progress towards implementation by recording and reporting on results
- prepare and review Action Statements and Recovery Plans
- record and report on the state and trends for threatened species & communities
The benefits of ABC include:
- allowing us to deal with large quantities of information
- helping us to direct resources to higher priority actions
- helping us to communicate priorities to other land managers and funding agencies
- providing simple advice on the items, locations and actions for which agents are responsible
- helping us to report on progress of implementation and on outcomes achieved
- helping us to analyse performance and outcomes
- helping us to retain “corporate memory” and improving business planning
Click on this link to view or download the latest ABC Fact Sheet
Introduction to ABC April 2007 (PDF - 79 Kb).