Safeguarding Lord Howe Island World Heritage Area

Work in the Lord Howe Island (LHI) Group is a continuing focus of the North Coast region to assist in the recovery and resilience of priority species and natural assets in this world heritage area.

This project targets the eradication of ecosystem transformer weeds at the island scale, including strategies for remote area weed management. The work helps to preserve a range of species, including the critically endangered Little Mountain Palm (Lepidorrhachis mooreana), which is only found in Australia at the summit of LHI. Installation of a climate sensor network will record climate related threats to the Little Mountain Palm and identify potential habitat areas on the island.

We are also assisting the community and visitors to LHI to understand the importance of biosecurity for protecting its unique flora and fauna.

We are working closely with the Lord Howe Island Board to deliver this work. It builds on successes, such as the recent eradication of rodents and 20 years of weed management, which have been a combined effort of various agencies, including the LHI Board, the NSW Government's Saving Our Species (SOS) program, NSW Environmental Trust and North Coast Local Land Services, as well as species experts and community groups.

This project is funded by the Australian Government's Natural Heritage Trust.

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