Ecosystems

Subject

Biodiversity

Description

Biodiversity Planning Assessment (BPA) is the implementation of the Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Methodology that results in a map and database information product maintained by the Department of Environment and Resource Management. The digital coverage results from a process of information collation, integration, analysis, interpretation, spatial data development and mapping.

Availability

Available online

Subject

Bioregions

Description

Information about strategies for specific bioregions, including Cape York Peninsula, desert uplands and South east Queensland.

Availability

Available online

Subject

Nature refuges

Description

The Nature Refuge program is an initiative by the Department of Environment and Resource Management aimed to assist landholders to formally protect the significant natural and/or cultural values on their property.

Availability

Available online

Subject

Recovery Actions Database

Description

The Recovery Actions Database (RAD) will be a publicly accessible and interactive web-based information system that allows for the collection, management and dissemination of information on Queensland species at local, regional and state-wide levels.

Availability

Available online

Subject

Regional ecosystems

Description

The regional ecosystems classification scheme and the associated Biodiversity Planning Assessments are part of the biodiversity planning framework has been developed to assist the Department of Environment and Resource Management to plan for biodiversity both on and off reserve. Regional ecosystems are defined as vegetation communities in a bioregion that are consistently associated with a particular combination of geology, landform and soil.

Availability

Available online

Subject

WetlandInfo

Description

Queensland wetland information and programmes to develop and implement measures for the long-term conservation and management of wetlands in Queensland, with a focus on the Great Barrier Reef catchment.

Availability

Available online