Action statements

Overview of action statements

The preparation of action statements is a statutory requirement for all listed taxa, communities and Potentially Threatening Processes (PTPs). An action statement sets out what has been done in the past, and identifies potential future actions intended to conserve and manage a species, community or PTP.

To manage the preparation of action statements and support the conservation sector to participate in implementing priority actions, a new approach has been adopted to:

• Prioritise and publish a list of action statements for preparation each year
• Standardise and simplify templates
• Align data systems to support efficient preparation of action statements
• Facilitate greater collaboration, partnership and involvement across the conservation sector to prepare and implement action statements.

Annual action statement preparation list

A list of species, communities and potentially threatening process for which an action statement will be prepared will be published on this website on an annual basis.

• The 2022-23 list is available here: Priority Action Statement Preparation List 2022-2023 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• The 2023-24 list is currently under development.

What's contained in the new action statements?

For species and threatened communities, new action statements contain the following:

• Image of the species or threatened community and habitat distribution model
• Conservation status and criteria under which species or community was listed
• A list of threats, intended and past actions
• Links to species information resources including:
  • Species Forecast Reports (a new information tool that includes life history information, references and interactive data that interprets the prospect of species persistence over time).
  • Threatened Species Assessment Reports (Conservation status assessment detailing listing criteria), and;
  • Conservation Advice (Commonwealth Conservation Planning documentation)
• A list of resources for DEECA’s decision support tools including Strategic Management Prospects that provide information on where to undertake actions that benefit multiple species and to assist in determination of the most beneficial locations to undertake actions.
• Information on how to get involved and take action including resources for identifying Traditional Owners to contact before undertaking actions
• Resources to assist in reporting action and submitting monitoring data for continuous improvement of actions and species information.

The design of action statements for Potentially Threatening Processes is currently in development.

An invitation to work together

The FFG Act emphasises the importance of cooperative approaches to biodiversity conservation, recognising that all government agencies and the community can participate in the conservation effort.

The Victorian Government invites Traditional Owners, government and non-government organisations, private and public land managers to work together to support the preparation and implementation of action statements. We welcome the inclusion of traditional ecological knowledge, and culturally specific actions aligned with self-determination where Traditional Owner groups see fit for incorporation.

Get in touch through threatened.species@deeca.vic.gov.au so we can partner and collaborate to strengthen the delivery of our conservation management actions to support the vision for Victoria’s biodiversity to be healthy, valued and actively cared for.

Recently published action statements (2022-23)