Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.44
Liaison William Van Ausdal
Submission Date July 9, 2024

STARS v3.0

Flinders University
OP-4: Ecologically Managed Grounds

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.57 / 5.00
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4.1 Organic landscaping/grounds services

Do the institution’s landscaping/grounds services employ a written Integrated Pest Management (IPM) protocol that follows a four-tiered approach?:
No

Online location of the institution’s IPM protocol:
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Copy of the institution’s IPM protocol:
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Do the institution’s landscaping/grounds services publish, on at least an annual basis, an inventory of the synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides used on campus grounds?:
No

Online location of the institution’s chemical inventory:
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Copy of the institution’s most recent chemical inventory:
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Do the institution’s landscaping/grounds services manage one or more sites or pilot projects without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s organic landscaping/grounds policies and practices:

Edible garden located in Social Sciences North courtyard where no synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, fungicides or herbicides are used. Staff are briefed on the requirements and all herbicide weed control utilises "Slasher" (Nananoic Acid) using a dedicated spray pack.


Have the institution’s landscaping/grounds services eliminated their use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides?:
No

Online resource affirming the organic status of the institution’s landscaping/grounds services:
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Document affirming the organic status of the institution’s landscaping/grounds services:
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The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator OP 4.1:
0.50

4.2 Ratio of ecologically managed green space to total managed green space

Total area of managed green space:
150.67 Hectares

Area protected or restored:
7 Hectares

Area of tree canopy:
69.64 Hectares

Area managed organically:
0.25 Hectares

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following four figures:

Ratio of areas protected or restored to total managed green space:
0.05

Ratio of tree canopy to total managed green space:
0.46

Ratio of areas managed organically to total managed green space:
0.00

Points earned for indicator OP 4.2:
1.07

Optional documentation

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