Search conservation advices by NRM region.Conservation advice includes the grounds on which the species is eligible for inclusion in the particular category in which it is listed, the main factors that are the causes for it being so eligible and provides guidance on what could appropriately be done to stop the decline of, or support the recovery of the species.
Conservation advicesĬonservation advice is developed by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee based on the best available information regarding the conservation status and threats to an ecological community at the time of listing. Once a species is listed under the EPBC Act its recovery is promoted using conservation advice, recovery plans, and the EPBC Act's assessment and approval provisions. Nominating a species, ecological community or key threatening process under the EPBC Act.Finalised priority assessment list ( FPAL).After assessment, the Committee's advice is forwarded to the Minister, who must decide whether a species is eligible for listing under the EPBC Act within 90 business days of receiving the advice of the TSSC. Nominations included on the finalised priority assessment list are assessed by the Committee, which makes these nominations available for public and expert comment. Nominations received during the invitation period are considered by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) for inclusion in a proposed priority assessment list.Įxpert groups can also undertake status review assessments of a particular taxon or group of species and submit a status report to the Committee for consideration that may result in recommendations to amend the ( EPBC Act) list of threatened species. The assessment of species as threatened fauna or threatened flora is the first step to promoting their recovery under Commonwealth law.Īny person may nominate a native species for listing under any of the threatened species categories.Īn invitation to nominate is extended by the Minister each year ahead of a new assessment cycle. A list of threatened species can be found at EPBC Act Lists Nominations for listing These assessments are undertaken by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) to determine if the item is eligible for listing against a set of criteria as set out in the guidelines for nominating and assessing threatened species and ecological communities. In order to determine if a species is eligible for listing as threatened in one of the categories under the EPBC Act, a rigorous scientific assessment of the species’ threat status is undertaken. Threatened fauna and flora may be listed under Section 178 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ( EPBC Act) in any one of the following categories: The key threats to species are loss, degradation and fragmentation of habitat, invasive species and altered fire regimes Other threats include unsustainable use and management of natural resources, changes to the aquatic environment and water flows and climate change It can be increased by genetic change and evolutionary processes, and it can be reduced by threats which lead to population decline and extinction.Īustralia’s biodiversity is currently in decline in Australia, more than 1,700 species and ecological communities are known to be threatened and at risk of extinction. Threatened species and ecological communities publicationsīiodiversity-the variety of plants, animals, micro-organisms and ecosystems that constitute our living environment- is not static it is constantly changing.Listed species and ecological community permits.Drafts and reviews open for public comment.Proposed changes to conservation planning decisions.Key threatening processes not prioritised for assessment.
Ecological Communities not prioritised for assessment.About threatened ecological communities.Threatened Species Scientific Committee.