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AUSTRALIA– Country Data Dossier for Protected Areas Summary Sheet Country data dossier for protected areas AUSTRALIA– Country Data Dossier for Protected Areas Summary Sheet Estimated current PA coverage (Source: DOPA, see footnote on next page) 14.61% Terrestrial (1 126 825 km2) 39.47% Marine (3 267 871 km2) Terrestrial and Marine Ecoregions Out of 41 terrestrial ecological regions: 14 ecological regions (Mitchell grass downs, Western Australian Mulga shrublands, Tirari-Sturt stony desert, Carpentaria tropical savanna, Kimberly tropical savanna, Brigalow tropical savanna, Southeast Australia temperate savanna, Eastern Australia mulga shrublands, Victoria Plains tropical savanna, Pilbara shrublands, Southwest Australia savanna, Einasleigh upland savanna, Carnarvon xeric shrublands, Mount Lofty woodlands) are the highest priority candidate sites for further protection. Out of 23 marine ecological regions: 2 ecological regions (Bassian, Cape Howe) are the highest priority candidate sites for further protection. Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) Australia has 309 IBAs: 71 IBAs have no protection, 152 IBAs have partial protection and 86 IBAs have complete protection. Bringing some IBAs that have no protection or having partial protection under protected areas and improving the management effectiveness of all IBA PAs are priority actions. Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) in Danger Out of the 4 IBAs in danger impacted by fire and fire suppression, residential and commercial development, and agriculture/aquaculture, 2 IBAs have little or no protection. Although 1 IBA is mostly protected and 1 IBA is fully protected, they face a number of threats. Bringing unprotected IBAs under protection either by expanding existing PAs or establishing new PAs and improving management effectiveness through addressing threats are potential further actions. Alliance for Zero Extinction Sites (AZEs) Australia has 17 AZEs: 2 AZEs have no protection, 2 AZEs have partial protection and 13 AZEs have complete protection. Bringing some AZEs that have no protection or having partial protection under protected areas and improving the management effectiveness of all AZEs are priority actions. Overlaps between unprotected and partially protected IBAs and candidates Ecoregions for further protection There are 121 overlaps between IBAs and ecoregions (81 terrestrial, 40 marine) whose further protection is a priority action. Overlaps between unprotected and partially protected AZEs and candidates Ecoregions for further protection There is 1 overlap between AZEs and ecoregions (1 terrestrial) whose further protection is a priority action. 1 Country data dossier for protected areas AUSTRALIA – Terrestrial and Marine Ecoregions, Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in Danger, Alliance for Zero Extinction Sites, and Actions Identified in the NBSAP Terrestrial and Marine Ecoregions1 (all PAs) (64) Australia has 41 terrestrial and 23 marine ecological regions. Out of 41 terrestrial ecological regions: 14 ecological regions (Mitchell grass downs, Western Australian Mulga shrublands, Tirari-Sturt stony desert, Carpentaria tropical savanna, Kimberly tropical savanna, Brigalow tropical savanna, Southeast Australia temperate savanna, Eastern Australia mulga shrublands, Victoria Plains tropical savanna, Pilbara shrublands, Southwest Australia savanna, Einasleigh upland savanna, Carnarvon xeric shrublands, Mount Lofty woodlands) are the highest priority candidate sites for further protection as they occur entirely in Australia and their worldwide protection is less than 10%. Out of 23 marine ecological regions: 2 ecological regions (Bassian, Cape Howe) are the highest priority candidate sites for further protection as they occur entirely in Australia and their worldwide protection is less than 10%. % in % protected % protected % country Country Name T/M country in country worldwide covered contribution Great Sandy-Tanami desert T 100.00 21.81 21.81 10.69 100.00 Simpson desert T 100.00 20.38 20.38 7.59 100.00 Arnhem Coast to Gulf of Carpenteria M 99.14 13.08 12.97 25.57 100.00 Mitchell grass downs T 100.00 2.02 2.02 5.98 100.00 Western Australian Mulga shrublands T 100.00 1.44 1.44 5.98 100.00 Great Victoria desert T 100.00 30.39 30.39 5.52 100.00 Tirari-Sturt stony desert T 100.00 8.12 8.12 4.89 100.00 Carpentaria tropical savanna T 100.00 6.12 6.12 4.67 100.00 Kimberly tropical savanna T 100.00 9.79 9.79 4.52 100.00 Brigalow tropical savanna T 100.00 4.27 4.27 4.44 100.00 1 The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) has updated the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas which presents information on the coverage of terrestrial and marine ecological regions under existing protected areas using the 2014 World Database of Protected Areas in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). http://dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dopa_explorer/. 2 Country data dossier for protected areas Southeast Australia temperate savanna T 100.00 4.11 4.11 4.19 100.00 Exmouth to Broome M 99.18 23.48 23.29 13.14 100.00 Bonaparte Coast M 86.19 39.34 33.91 12.86 100.00 Central Ranges xeric scrub T 100.00 23.58 23.58 3.66 100.00 Southeast Australia temperate forests T 100.00 12.53 12.53 3.54 100.00 Eastern Australia mulga shrublands T 100.00 3.54 3.54 3.29 100.00 Victoria Plains tropical savanna T 100.00 7.18 7.18 2.93 100.00 Eastern Australian temperate forests T 100.00 18.74 18.74 2.88 100.00 Murray-Darling woodlands and mallee T 100.00 17.61 17.61 2.57 100.00 Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands T 100.00 32.21 32.21 2.54 100.00 Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef M 100.00 99.96 99.96 8.54 100.00 Pilbara shrublands T 100.00 6.51 6.51 2.34 100.00 Southwest Australia savanna T 100.00 7.12 7.12 2.19 100.00 Arnhem Land tropical savanna T 100.00 35.77 35.77 2.05 100.00 Gibson desert T 100.00 38.15 38.15 2.02 100.00 Great Australian Bight M 100.00 26.62 26.62 6.74 100.00 Coolgardie woodlands T 100.00 10.87 10.87 1.79 100.00 Einasleigh upland savanna T 100.00 4.53 4.53 1.67 100.00 Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna T 100.00 29.02 29.02 1.51 100.00 Esperance mallee T 100.00 20.42 20.42 1.50 100.00 South Australian Gulfs M 100.00 41.09 41.09 4.58 100.00 Bassian M 100.00 7.45 7.45 4.57 100.00 Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef M 96.19 65.34 62.87 4.38 99.97 Carnarvon xeric shrublands T 100.00 8.51 8.51 1.18 100.00 Leeuwin M 100.00 28.02 28.02 3.64 100.00 Western Bassian M 100.00 14.95 14.95 3.31 100.00 Cape Howe M 100.00 9.89 9.89 2.93 100.00 Eyre and York mallee T 100.00 14.95 14.95 0.79 100.00 Shark Bay M 100.00 54.69 54.69 2.47 100.00 Tweed-Moreton M 100.00 33.29 33.29 2.07 100.00 Southwest Australia woodlands T 100.00 12.74 12.74 0.60 100.00 Houtman M 100.00 32.35 32.35 1.57 100.00 3 Country data dossier for protected areas Queensland tropical rain forests T 100.00 41.81 41.81 0.42 100.00 Tasmanian temperate rain forests T 100.00 57.43 57.43 0.41 100.00 Naracoorte woodlands T 100.00 10.09 10.09 0.36 100.00 Coral Sea M 99.71 100.00 100.00 1.18 99.71 Mount Lofty woodlands T 100.00 8.95 8.95 0.31 100.00 Manning-Hawkesbury M 100.00 11.18 11.18 1.02 100.00 Tasmanian Central Highland forests T 100.00 28.77 28.77 0.24 100.00 Tasmanian temperate forests T 100.00 22.33 22.33 0.24 100.00 Swan Coastal Plain Scrub and Woodlands T 100.00 12.81 12.81 0.20 100.00 Australian Alps montane grasslands T 100.00 63.62 63.62 0.16 100.00 Jarrah-Karri forest and shrublands T 100.00 45.30 45.30 0.14 100.00 Ningaloo M 100.00 77.68 77.68 0.40 100.00 Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands M 88.62 99.96 89.00 0.37 99.54 Heard and Macdonald Islands M 99.59 77.71 77.80 0.36 99.47 Macquarie Island M 100.00 75.43 75.43 0.19 100.00 Arafura Sea M 0.48 7.52 1.64 0.08 2.20 Gulf of Papua M 1.61 34.94 6.49 0.04 8.70 Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra T 13.44 100.00 100.00 0.00 13.44 Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra T 0.52 100.00 8.80 0.00 5.96 Norfolk Island subtropical forests T 100.00 31.82 31.82 0.00 100.00 Lord Howe Island subtropical forests T 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 100.00 Kerguelen Islands M 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs)2 Australia has 309 IBAs. 71 IBAs have no protection 152 IBAs have partial protection 2 BirdLife International has coordinated the identification of over 12,000 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) worldwide. http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/programmes/important-bird-and-biodiversity-areas-ibas; also see the database at http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country.
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