Native Vegetation Management Framework
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The Native Vegetation Management: A Framework for action 2002 is a Victorian
strategy which aims to protect, enhance and revegetate Victoria's native vegetation. The Framework’s main goal is to "achieve a reversal, across the entire landscape of the long-term decline in the extent and quality of native vegetation, leading to a net gain." http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenlwm.nsf/LinkView/99ADB544789FE7D4CA2571270014671E49A37B2E66E4FD5E4A256DEA00250A3B. The framework is notable for the inclusion of offsets, which allow authorised land clearing
, providing there is a net gain in biodiversity
, and for the fact that a monetary value is being placed on biodiversity. The "habitat hectare" has been defined as the trading currency of the framework, and provides a reliable and repeatable measurement of the quality of the native vegetation when correctly administered by an experienced assessor. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/toolbox/templates/pubs/habitat-hectares.pdf The trading in "habitat hectares" is a form of biodiversity banking
, which occurs in the private market responding to the supply and demand of the available remnant vegetation.
The act is administered by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
strategy which aims to protect, enhance and revegetate Victoria's native vegetation. The Framework’s main goal is to "achieve a reversal, across the entire landscape of the long-term decline in the extent and quality of native vegetation, leading to a net gain." http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenlwm.nsf/LinkView/99ADB544789FE7D4CA2571270014671E49A37B2E66E4FD5E4A256DEA00250A3B. The framework is notable for the inclusion of offsets, which allow authorised land clearing
Land clearing in Australia
Land clearing in Australia describes the removal of native vegetation and deforestation and in Australia. Land clearing involves the removal of native vegetation and habitats, including the bulldozing of native bushlands, forests, savannah, woodlands and native grasslands and the draining of...
, providing there is a net gain in biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...
, and for the fact that a monetary value is being placed on biodiversity. The "habitat hectare" has been defined as the trading currency of the framework, and provides a reliable and repeatable measurement of the quality of the native vegetation when correctly administered by an experienced assessor. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/toolbox/templates/pubs/habitat-hectares.pdf The trading in "habitat hectares" is a form of biodiversity banking
Biodiversity banking
Biodiversity banking, also known as biodiversity trading, biodiversity offsets or conservation banking is a process by which biodiversity loss can be reduced by creating a framework which allows biodiversity to be reliably measured, and market based solutions applied to improving biodiversity...
, which occurs in the private market responding to the supply and demand of the available remnant vegetation.
The act is administered by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).
See also
- Conservation in AustraliaConservation in AustraliaConservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, with a large portion of species endemic to Australia...
- Environmental issues in AustraliaEnvironmental issues in AustraliaEnvironmental issues in Australia describes a number of environmental issues which affect the environment of Australia. There are a range of such issues, some of them relating to conservation in Australia while others, for example the deteriorating state of Murray-Darling Basin, have a direct and...
- Economics of biodiversityEconomics of biodiversityThere have been a number of economic arguments advanced regarding evaluation of the benefits of biodiversity. Most are anthropocentric but economists have also debated whether biodiversity is inherently valuable, independent of benefits to human....