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Daniela's interests include environmental planning and management, site rehabilitation, sustainable tourism, environmental education, and also planning for bushfire protection. With nghenvironmental, Daniela has also carried out numerous environmental impact assessments for proposals within Kosciuszko National Park, on the Monaro plains and on the South Coast of NSW. These have included several major water transfer proposals, tourist accommodation developments and provision of other services, often affecting protected areas.
Daniela has recently prepared a number of significant Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) for such projects as a cloud seeding trial in the Snowy Mountains, major pipeline works, and the management of six popular walking tracks within the alpine zone of Kosciuszko National Park. The latter of these projects brought together her extensive knowledge of alpine environments, walking track management and tourism. Production of the Koscisusko Main Range Walking Tracks EMP involved detailed surveying of the walking tracks, carrying out an assessment of the impact of the tracks and track management practices on the surrounding environment, and preparation of an inventory and maps. Further to this, research was undertaken on best practice track management. This information was used to prepare work method statements, including advice on rehabilitation practices. Although the EMP proposed a work schedule for the next 10 to 20 years, the document itself is designed to be regularly updated and so provide for ongoing, adaptive management of the tracks.
From previous employment, Daniela brings to nghenvironmental, more than 6 years of experience in the tourism and ecotourism industry. This practical, working knowledge of the industry compliments her in-depth knowledge and understanding of the impacts of visitors on sensitive ecosystems, her environmental management experience and her interest in environmental education. Daniela brings this knowledge and experience to nghenvironmental's Sustainable Tourism Team (find out more here).
Daniela also provides advice on bushfire protection for a wide variety of proposals including subdivisions, special protection developments and development within protected areas such as the coastal zone and Kosciusko National Park. This work generally involves site assessments and determining compliance with bushfire protection regulations. In some cases initial advice is provided in the form of a Constraints Analysis, which could identify areas of high and low risk so that preferred building sites can be determined in the early stages of planning. Daniela is currently registered as a Bushfire Consultant with the NSW Rural Fire Service.
Courses and conferences Daniela has attended recently include:
Courses: - The Translocation of Threatened Plants, Queenbeyan, May 2005 (Australian Network for Plant Conservation).
- Alpine Rehabilitation Course, Falls Creek, February 2005 (Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology, Latrobe University).
- Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils and Construction, Merimbula September 2004 (NSW Stormwater Trust).
- Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas, Sydney, March 2004 (University of Technology).
- Management Systems Auditing, Melbourne, March 2004 (SAI Global).
Conferences: - Ecotourism Australia 12th National Conference, November 2004.
- Bushfire in a Changing Environment, organised by the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, June 2004.
- South Coast Bushfire Management Forum, organised by the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, June 2005.
- Repair, Reconstruction and Reconciliation: A profile of Environmental Remediation in Tasmania, EIANZ Tas., Hobart August 2006.
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