Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
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The Biodiversity Conservation Strategy was adopted by Council on the 25th August 2004 after a 16 week public exhibition period. This document was updated in 2006.
Responses received during the public exhibition period indicated strong support for the adoption and implementation of the strategies and actions within the Draft Biodiversity Conservation Strategy.
The objectives of this strategy are:
- To conserve species, populations and communities of native plants and animals, and allow for their continued evolution and survival in the Hornsby Shire in context of the region.
- To achieve an improvement in the quality and extent of existing indigenous vegetation in Hornsby Shire.
- To collect and update biodiversity conservation information.
- To develop key community incentive and partnership programs to maintain biodiversity on private properties in the Hornsby Shire.
- To ensure Council activities integrate with other agencies to achieve biodiversity conservation outcomes.
- To ensure environmental planning instruments and processes provide a strategic approach to achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes.
- To maintain and improve the management of biodiversity on publicly owned land in Hornsby.
- To effectively mitigate threats to conserving biodiversity in Hornsby.
- To conserve and recreate connectivity across fragmented landscapes.
- To develop and implement effective systems to fund and manage biodiversity conservation actions.
Specific actions under this theme will include continuing the CRR program to restore riparian and aquatic habitats, continued support of the Bushcare program and linking remnant vegetation communities.
Council annually prepares Biodiversity Action Plans which area available from the Bushland and Biodiversity Team (02) 9847 6832.