Why Save Wetlands? Philip Jennings Wetlands Conservation Society Inc.
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Why Save Wetlands?
Philip JenningsWetlands Conservation Society Inc.
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North Lake
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Seasonal Wetland
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Dampland - Jandakot
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The State of Our Wetlands
• Wetland vegetation on the Swan Coastal Plain is being lost or degraded at the rate equivalent to two football ovals (4ha) per day
• About 6% of wetlands of high conservation value on the Swan Coastal Plain were lost or degraded between 1994 and 2004
• 26% of important South West wetlands are degrading• 70%-80% of the original wetlands on the SCP have been
cleared, drained or filled since European settlement(Source: WA State of the Environment Report 2007, section 4.3)
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Values of Wetlands
• Environmental: biodiversity, habitat, wildlife migration, carbon sinks
• Social: recreation, research, education• Cultural: heritage, sense of place, aesthetic,
spiritual• Economic: summer pasture, water supplies,
tourism, fisheries, landscape enhancement, social amenity
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School Group at Bibra Lake
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Threats to Wetlands
• Climate Change – acidification, weed invasion• Urban Development – loss of buffers• Land Clearing – salinity, drainage• Pollution – nutrient runoff, road spills• Groundwater extraction – public and private• Fires• Weeds - typha• Feral animals – foxes, cats
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What Have We Achieved?
• Ramsar, JAMBA, CAMBA and KAMBA • Swan Coastal Plain Lakes EPP (1992)• Ban on recreational duck shooting (1992)• Regional Parks system (1997)• Ramsar listings – 9 (1990) + 3 (2000)• State Wetlands Conservation Policy (1997)• Wetland Education Centres – Herdsman, Cockburn,
Rockingham, Canning River• Increased public awareness and restoration work
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Unfinished Business
• More Ramsar Nominations – at least 40 more• Expansion of the Regional Parks System to Peel,
Vasse-Wonnerup, Lower Serpentine, Gnangara and South Bunbury
• Regional Parks Legislation• Wetland Buffer Guidelines (draft 2006)• Wetland Banking for offsets (proposed 2001)• Updates of existing policies• Funding for restoration projects (cancelled 2013)
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