Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine land management/production objectives
- Land users and other stakeholders are consulted regarding local objectives.
- Objectives address major land uses and production activities in the local area affected by the impacts of the target pests.
- Objectives relate to the problem definition and the reduction in the pest impacts and associated losses.
- Objectives comply with national, state and regional legislation and regulations.
- Objectives support strategies for land and pest management.
- Estimate costs and advantages for management units
- The diversity of land management and production values that the target pests affect within the local area is defined.
- The likely costs of preferred options for control of pest populations and/or changes to land management or production activities associated with each value are estimated.
- The likely costs are compared with the impacts and losses caused by the target pests.
- The management units most affected, both actually and potentially, by the target pests are defined and prioritised.
- Define the performance level for each land management/production objective
- Select management options for the target pests
- Options for controlling pest populations and/or changing land management or production practices are assessed in terms of economic factors, technical difficulty, practical feasibility, social and/or environmental acceptability.
- A range of management options are assessed in terms of current and future financial support, when control activities are to be implemented, level of target pests population reduction required, and the most suitable control methods and techniques.
- A management option is selected in accordance with sustainable land use principles, economic feasibility, environmental acceptability, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, and statutory requirements for pest control.
- Negotiate possible actions with relevant stakeholder