| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.44 |
| Liaison | William Van Ausdal |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2024 |
Flinders University
IL-24: Biodiversity Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 1.00 |
Has the institution conducted a baseline biodiversity assessment that is inclusive of the entire campus?:
Narrative and/or website URL outlining the methodology and results of the institution’s biodiversity assessment:
List of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on campus, by level of extinction risk:
Narrative outlining how the baseline biodiversity assessment is used to protect or positively affect the areas and species identified:
Has the institution conducted a less comprehensive biodiversity assessment within the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s less comprehensive biodiversity assessment:
The Nature Foundation's 2022-2031 Revegetation Strategy for the University's Bedford Park Campus seeks to enhance existing pockets of native vegetation through restoration of key areas to pre-European vegetation conditions, while building ecosystem resilience in a changing climate. The strategy included a conservation values and threats assesment at eight selected precints which includes an analysis on existing ecological communities, threatened flora species and weeds of national significance.
The methodology used to conduct the high-level assessment of biodiversity values were:
1. Preliminary meeting and site tour
2. Desktop assessment to review relevant online resources, documents, policies, and legislation relating to vegetation management in the focus area.
3. Development of base-mapping - Digitisation of known features using GIS software, ascertained from spatial analysis and historical information.
4. Ground-truthing site assessment - Site visit to test assumptions about current vegetation condition and extent, waterway and track routes, infrastructure boundaries and terrain.
5. Mapping refinement - Amend assumptions according to ground-truthing findings and establish revegetation zones and associated actions.
6. Develop Revegetation Strategy + model carbon sequestration- Propose targeted activities to deliver effective revegetation throughout the Focus Area precincts and model the resulting carbon sequestration from the plantings using the FullCAM software.
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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