Project Leader, Organisation
Tilly Davis, Buthculla Aboriginal Corporation
Status
COMPLETE
Background
Exotic pests threaten cultural and environmental biodiversity values unique to Australia. The recent detection and subsequent spread of the invasive myrtle rust pathogen, Austropuccinia psidii, has highlighted the threat and challenges associated with managing these pests. Several reviews have highlighted serious gaps relating to Australia’s environmental biosecurity and significant exotic environmental pests continue to spread globally. This project will increase awareness, further expand capacity to detect and report on biosecurity threats, and increase our understanding of the cultural impacts exotic pests and diseases pose to native flora on K’gari (the globally significant Fraser Island World Heritage property) and Butchulla Country.
Objectives and Impact
This project will build on current PBSF projects (PBSF012, PBSF025) and an NHT project to further increase the capacity of Butchulla traditional custodians, to develop networks, increase surveillance and report on biosecurity threats to culturally significant flora and environments on K’gari.
Report and Outputs
- Final Report
- National Myrtle Rust Symposium Presentation
- BAC & Environmental and Cultural Values
- BAC Cultural Fire Management and Myrtle Rust
- BAC Cultural Values Statement for future pests project
- BAC Environmental Biosecurity Surveillance and Reporting Plan
- BAC Environmental Biosecurity Surveillance Equipment
- BAC General Environmental Biosecurity Booklet
- BAC Junior Ranger Program Environmental Biosecurity Lesson Plan
- BAC Junior Ranger Environmental Biosecurity Presentation
- BAC Junior Ranger Environmental Biosecurity Workbook
- BAC K’gari Environmental Biosecurity Threat Plan
- BAC Myrtle Rust Pamphlet
- BAC Non-Native Phytopthora Pamphlet
- BAC Seed and Germplasm Collection and Storage on K’gari
- BAC Tree Health Surveillance Boorangoora K’gari
- BAC Three Health Surveillance Eli Creek K’gari
- BAC Three Health Surveillance Eurong K’gari
- DAF Biosecurity Training P1
- DAF Biosecurity Training P2
- DAF Biosecurity Training P3
- DAF Biosecurity Training P4
- Guide to Environmental Biosecurity Training Kits for BAC Vehicles
- Impacts of Myrtle Rust on Indigenous Communities and Culture