Nigel Jackett

Publication Date

6-2021

Publisher

State of Western Australia (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development)

City

Perth

Abstract

The Weaber Plain Development Project (the Project) is an irrigated agricultural development located approximately 30 km north-north-east of Kununurra in Western Australia. The Project was approved by the former Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (now the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment) in 2011 under EPBC 2010/5491.

To satisfy Condition 6 of EPBC 2010/5491 and offset the potential impacts of the Project on the endangered Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae), a Gouldian Finch Conservation Plan was prepared. The Conservation Plan was prepared to ensure appropriate management of the Gouldian Finch and its habitat during construction and operation of the Project. An action arising from the Conservation Plan was to undertake Gouldian Finch counts of the breeding population within the Buffer Area and immediate surrounding reserves, with a target of no significant reductions in the breeding population of Gouldian Finches.

Number of Pages

31

Keywords

Ord River, ORIA, irrigated agriculture, environmental compliance reporting, Western Australia, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Gouldian finch

Disciplines

Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring

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