Conservation of biological diversity across Australia
Identify important biological diversity components and threatening processes.

Manage biological diversity on a regional basis, using natural boundaries to facilitate the integration of conservation and production-oriented management.

Improve the standards of management and protection of Australia’s biological diversity by encouraging the implementation of integrated management techniques.

Establish and manage a comprehensive, adequate and representative system of protected areas covering Australia’s biological diversity.

Strengthen off-reserve conservation of biological diversity.

Ensure the maintenance of, and where necessary strengthen, existing arrangements to conserve Australia’s native wildlife (flora and fauna).

Enable Australia’s species and ecological communities threatened with extinction to survive and thrive in their natural habitats and to retain their genetic diversity and potential for evolutionary development, and prevent additional species and ecological communities from becoming threatened.

Recognise and ensure the continuity of the contribution of the ethnobiological knowledge of Australia’s indigenous peoples to the conservation of Australia’s biological diversity.

To complement in-situ measures, establish and maintain facilities for ex-situ research into and conservation of plants, animals and microorganisms, particularly those identified by action taken in accordance with [the first objective in this section].

Integrating biological diversity conservation and natural resource management.
Develop and implement national integrated policies for the ecologically sustainable use of biological resources.

Achieve the conservation of biological diversity through the adoption of ecologically sustainable agricultural and pastoral management practices.

Achieve the conservation of biological diversity through the adoption of ecologically sustainable fisheries management practices.

Achieve the conservation of biological diversity through the adoption of ecologically sustainable forestry management practices.

Manage water resources in accordance with biological diversity conservation objectives and to satisfy economic, social and community needs.

Achieve the conservation of biological diversity through the adoption of ecologically sustainable management practices for tourism and recreation.

Achieve the conservation of biological diversity through the adoption of ecologically sustainable wildlife (flora and fauna) management practices.

Ensure that the social and economic benefits of the use of genetic material and products derived from Australia’s biological diversity accrue to Australia.

Managing threatening processes.
Monitor, regulate and minimise processes and categories of activities that have or are likely to have significant adverse impacts on the conservation of biological diversity and be able to respond appropriately to emergency situations.

Ensure effective measures are in place to retain and manage native vegetation, including controls on clearing.

Control the introduction and spread of alien species and genetically modified organisms and manage the deliberate spread of native species outside their historically natural range. Minimise and control the impacts of pollution on biological diversity.

Reduce the adverse impacts of fire regimes on biological diversity.

Plan to minimise the potential impacts of human-induced climate change on biological diversity.

Repair and rehabilitate areas to restore their biological diversity.

Ensure that the potential impacts of any projects, programs and policies on biological diversity are assessed and reflected in planning processes, with a view to minimising or avoiding such impacts.

Improving our knowledge.
Provide the knowledge and understanding of Australia’s biological diversity essential for its effective conservation and management.

Involving the community.
Increase public awareness of and involvement in the conservation of biological diversity.

Expand biological diversity studies in educational curricula.

Australia’s international role.
Support and encourage the development of and Australia’s participation in international agreements for the conservation of biological diversity.

Seek to ensure that the activities of Australians outside Australia are consistent with the conservation of biological diversity.

Ensure continued and effective international cooperation in the conservation of biological diversity, directly between governments or through relevant international governmental and non-government organisations.

Implementation.
Implement the [National] Strategy through priority actions within established time frames.

Ensure that appropriate arrangements are established to implement the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia’s Biological Diversity and monitor its effectiveness.

Ensure that the National Strategy is complemented by State and Territory and bioregional strategies, supported by effective legislation where necessary.

Ensure that the costs of biological diversity protection are equitably shared, such that they reflect contributions to degradation and benefits from protection or use.