Project - Torres Strait Sustainable Land Use Plan (SLUP) 2010 (TSRA, RPS)

This project seeks to ensure that planning for the future development of the Torres Strait Islands is sustainable and capable of taking into account ecological and social information, assets, risk and existing infrastructure.

This Plan provides the following information for each island:
•identification of key environmental assets;
•identification of key land management issues;
•identification of key infrastructure needs;
•land use mapping identifying land suitable for development and conservation; and
•land use for the future sustainable management.

Methodology
In 2007 the TSRA invited 15 of the Torres Strait Island community to participate in the Sustainable Land Use Study, funded by the NHT (now Caring for the Country). Based on submissions received, the communities of Boigu, Dauan, Erub, Iama, Masig and Saibai were accepted to be involved in the project as stage 1 pilot project. In 2009 the TSRA, via funding from the major infrastructure project, requested the Land Use Plans be extended to the remaining 9 communities of Hammond, Kubin, St. Pauls, Badu, Warraber, Poruma, Mabuyag, Ugar and Mer. Stage 1 occurred between 2007 and 2008. Stage 2 occurred between 2009 and 2010.

Preliminary Consultation
The project team met with all Community Council (prior to amalgamation) and Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) to discuss the project objectives and methodology.

Phase 1 - Fauna and Habitat Assessment.
Field Study
The project team undertook field studies on the islands to identify key environmental assets and associated land management issues, identify areas of conservation importance and undertake fauna identification.

Phase 2 - Information Gathering & Research.
The project team collated all available data for the islands to order to produce a compressive collection of information on the islands. Data included plans and surveys from major infrastructure projects, data collected as part of other TSRA projects (e.g. regional ecosystem mapping, tide levels) and well as existing State government data. Also during this phase, the project team undertook a literature review of natural resource management issues in the context of the Torres Strait. This research, along with local knowledge obtained by Community in Phase 5, provided the foundation for the best practice principles outlined in the Plan.

Phase 3 - Constraints and Information Mapping.
The project team produced a series of constraints and information mapping. This included:
•analysis of the data collected in Phases 2&3;
•analysis of existing spatial datasets, including
aerial photographs, maps and satellite imagery;
•analysis of Commonwealth and State legislation, policies, strategies, reports and community plans;
•development and sourcing of relevant GIS data layers;
•preparation of base mapping showing satellite imagery, slope analysis, coastal impacts and inundation, fauna and habitat values, bushfire risk, limited cultural heritage information, extent of service infrastructure.

本项目旨在保障托雷斯海峡群岛（Torres Strait Islands）未来发展规划的可持续性，使其能够充分考量生态与社会信息、各类资产、潜在风险及现有基础设施状况。

本规划可为各岛屿提供如下信息：
• 关键环境资产识别；
• 核心土地管理问题识别；
• 关键基础设施需求识别；
• 土地利用制图，标注适宜开发与保护的土地范围；
• 面向未来可持续管理的土地利用方案。

研究方法
2007年，托雷斯海峡区域管理局（Torres Strait Regional Authority, TSRA）邀请15个托雷斯海峡岛民社区参与此次可持续土地利用研究，该研究由NHT（现为“关爱乡村”（Caring for the Country）项目）资助。根据收到的提案，博伊古（Boigu）、道安（Dauan）、埃鲁布（Erub）、亚马（Iama）、马西格（Masig）和赛巴伊（Saibai）的社区被选为第一阶段试点项目参与方。2009年，托雷斯海峡区域管理局（TSRA）借助重大基础设施项目的拨款，要求将土地利用规划拓展至剩余9个社区：哈蒙德（Hammond）、库宾（Kubin）、圣保罗（St. Pauls）、巴杜（Badu）、沃拉伯（Warraber）、波鲁马（Poruma）、马布亚格（Mabuyag）、乌加（Ugar）和梅尔（Mer）。第一阶段实施时间为2007年至2008年，第二阶段为2009年至2010年。

初步磋商
项目团队与所有社区理事会（合并前）及指定法人团体（Prescribed Bodies Corporate, PBC）会面，商讨项目目标与研究方法。

第一阶段——动物群与栖息地评估
实地调研
项目团队对各岛屿开展实地调研，以识别关键环境资产及相关土地管理问题、划定具有保护价值的区域，并完成动物群种类鉴定。

第二阶段——信息收集与研究
项目团队整理了各岛屿的所有可用数据，以期形成一套全面的岛屿信息汇编。所收集的数据涵盖重大基础设施项目的规划与勘测资料、托雷斯海峡区域管理局（TSRA）其他项目中采集的数据（如区域生态系统制图、潮汐水位数据），以及现有州政府数据。在此阶段，项目团队还针对托雷斯海峡语境下的自然资源管理问题开展了文献综述。此项研究结合第五阶段从社区获取的本土知识，为规划中提出的最佳实践原则奠定了基础。

第三阶段——限制因素与信息制图
项目团队编制了一系列限制因素与信息制图成果，具体包括：
• 对第二、第三阶段采集的数据开展分析；
• 对现有空间数据集开展分析，包括航空照片、地图与卫星影像；
• 对联邦与州级立法、政策、战略、报告及社区规划开展分析；
• 开发并获取相关地理信息系统（Geographic Information System, GIS）数据图层；
• 编制基础制图成果，涵盖卫星影像、坡度分析、海岸影响与淹没情况、动物群及栖息地价值、丛林火灾风险、有限的文化遗产信息、服务基础设施覆盖范围。