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Applying limits of acceptable
change approach to
management of land based
training ranges
Terry Weston and Rick Zentelis
Estate Policy and Environment Branch
Department of Defence
Australia
Tully Training Range
Shoalwater Bay Training Range
Cultana Training AreaCultana Training Range
AZURE
HEDGEROW
Sudan
KRUGER
SLIPPER
PALLATE II
RIVERBANK
MAZURKA
Sinai, Egypt
PALADIN
Israel/Lebanon
RESOLUTE
Australian Border Protection
ASTUTE
TOWER
East Timor
ANODE
Solomon Islands
CURRENT OPERATIONS
Training Range
Environmental Management
• Subject to National Environmental Laws.
• Managed through site specific Environmental Management Plans.
• Risk based approach to
managing environmental
values.
Limits of Acceptable Change
• Site specific environmental plans for each training range are developed.
• Identifying military and environmental values of the training range.
Sustainability
monitoring and reporting –
a stepped approach
• Set management objectives
• Identify key sustainability
indicators
• Identify thresholds and
monitoring regimes
• Report and manage to
a baseline condition
Example: Cultana Training Range
Military and
Environmental ValuesMilitary Landscape Values
• Soil stability
• Woodland and forest areas
• Open areas suitable for manoeuvres
• Access routes to elevated positions
Environmental Values
• Soil stability
• Significant flora, fauna and related habitats
• Cultural heritage
Cultana Objective (environmental) Maintain adequate groundcover and soil stability and limit erosion to support military training activities
Objective (military) Maximise useable area for manoeuvring of armoured fighting vehicles
Value: Soil stability
Sustainability Indicator 1: Bluebush density
Method: Jessup transects
Example Threshold (sectors CDFGHI ) <15 plants (375/ha)
Sustainability indicator 2: Percentage bare ground
Method: Step point
Threshold for management consideration > 35% bare ground
Cultana Training Range escarpment sectors
sustainability indicator: density of bluebush
should not be less than 750 plants per hectare
Cultana Training Range coastal plain sectors
sustainability indicator: density of bluebush
should not be less than 375 plants per hectare
What we want to avoid
Benefits of the limits
of acceptable change approach
• Promotes collective decision making
• Promotes transparency
• Provides flexibility
• Promotes consistency
Questions?
Terry Weston
Assistant Secretary
Estate Planning and Environment
Australian Department of Defence
Rick Zentelis
Director Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation
Estate Planning and Environment
Australian Department of Defence
