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Species and Communities

The National Land & Water Resources Audit (the Audit) collected and collated information about Australia’s natural resources. The National NRM Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (National M&E Framework) called for the identification of ‘matters for target’. Each matter for target has a set of ‘indicators’ that will be used to monitor and report on the topic. The matter for target for this (more)...

Indicator protocols: status and trends of significant native species and ecological communities

Significant native species and ecological communities

Significant native species and ecological communities are considered to be important natural values or assets. This is reflected in the recognition afforded to them in international treaties, legislation, investment programs and within the broader community. Concern about further decline and possible extinction is widespread and is reflected in the prominence in the media and in public debate, especially in regard to development proposals or management regimes which have the potential to further (more)...

Towards a national protocol for monitoring & reporting of status & trends in significant native species & ecological communities

This report is the result of a project commissioned as an adjunct to the second National Biodiversity Assessment. The objective was to draft a national protocol for monitoring and reporting of significant native species and ecological communities and ecological communities, based on a review of literature and consultation with stakeholders. The report provides an introduction to the project, a brief synopsis of the current national and international context. It outlines the consultation (more)...