Plays for Urban Biodiversity

These Plays (actions) are for practitioners at the state and federal level and includes consultants, state governments, federal government, councils who work with them, universities and research institutes and community groups.

• S1. Support on advise on caring for Country in urban settings

• S2. Phase out offsetting - and phase in 'onsetting'

• S3. Remove 'minimum patch size' rules for planning schemes and vegetation

• S4. Develop a city-wide biodiversity strategy

Plays (actions) at the local scale occur in two instances: The first Plays are for those working at the local scale, they include opportunities for biodiversity occurring at the local government scale. Involved stakeholders include consultants, municipal councils, universities, community groups, and those alike. The second Plays include opportunities for biodiversity occurring at the local community and individual scale, and include actions for residents, businesses and community organisations and groups.

• L1. Foster reciprocity and relationship in land management

• L2. Get to know the Country you live on

• L3. Revise design, engineering and maintenance standards to make biodiversity the norm

• L4. Encourage and support local & large commercial nurseries to supply native plants

• L5. Develop templates to ensure biodiversity is firmly and accountably included in procurement processes for design, construction and maintenance

• L6. Upskill key staff in designing, building and maintaining biodiverse landscapes - and pay them for their skills

• L7. Make community-led greening easy by removing red tape and solving problems

• L8. Map the biodiversity you have, could have, and where the key gaps are

• L9. Choose a target species to enhance their habitat

• L10. Build a biodiverse green roof or wall at home

• L11. Bring your community on the journey with educational events and citizen science

• L12. Plant a wildlife garden

• L13. Join, or start, a community greening group

• L14. Ensure and ecologically minded and maintenance specialists are at the table in the design processes

• L15. Practicing and promoting responsible pet ownership - lets keep cats indoors and control dogs around wildlife

• L16. Adopt Biodiversity-friendly product alternatives, including pesticides, rodenticides and algaecides for ponds

• L17. Consider strategies to minimise noise and light pollution

• L18. Recognising the value of nature enables greater preservation and allows species to thrive

• L19. Seek opportunities to enhance native vegetation diversity and structure in urban landscapes