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 Out of 41 terrestrial ecological :  14 ecological regions (, Western Australian Mulga , Tirari-Sturt stony , Carpentaria tropical , Kimberly tropical savanna, Brigalow tropical savanna, Southeast temperate savanna, Eastern Australia mulga shrublands, tropical savanna, shrublands, savanna, Einasleigh upland savanna, Carnarvon xeric shrublands, Mount Lofty ) are the highest priority candidate sites for further protection. Out of 23 marine ecological regions:  2 ecological regions (Bassian, ) 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/, 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 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.

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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- T 100.00 21.81 21.81 10.69 100.00 T 100.00 20.38 20.38 7.59 100.00 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 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/.

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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 xeric scrub T 100.00 23.58 23.58 3.66 100.00 Southeast Australia temperate 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 tropical savanna T 100.00 35.77 35.77 2.05 100.00 T 100.00 38.15 38.15 2.02 100.00 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 tropical savanna T 100.00 29.02 29.02 1.51 100.00 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 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 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

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Queensland tropical 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 T 100.00 10.09 10.09 0.36 100.00 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 Scrub and Woodlands T 100.00 12.81 12.81 0.20 100.00 montane T 100.00 63.62 63.62 0.16 100.00 Jarrah-Karri 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 M 100.00 75.43 75.43 0.19 100.00 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 Islands tundra T 13.44 100.00 100.00 0.00 13.44 Southern Indian 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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 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. Site Area Protection Site Name %Protected Latitude Longitude Number (km2 ) class 22105 Seagull Island () 3.94 0.00 None -11.1 130.3 22521 Port Davey Islands 1.53 87.56 Partial -43.4 145.9 22522 Cadell and Blyth Floodplains 417.28 98.54 Complete -12.1 134.6 22523 Milingimbi Islands 90.46 0.00 None -12.1 134.9 23408 Buckingham Bay 315.57 0.00 None -12.3 135.7 23409 445.98 99.86 Complete -13.1 136.0 23410 0.08 0.00 None -12.0 134.2 23411 Higginson Island 0.48 21.74 Partial -12.1 136.9 23412 Three Hummocks Island 1.85 0.00 None -12.8 136.7 23413 Arafura Swamp 923.09 0.00 None -12.5 135.1 23426 Hyland Bay and Moyle Floodplain 1040.92 0.00 None -14.1 129.9 23427 Anson Bay, Daly and Reynolds River Floodplains 2592.88 0.04 None -13.5 130.3 23428 Fog Bay and Finniss River Floodplains 766.67 0.00 None -13.0 130.4 23429 Bay (Darwin) 92.74 39.85 Partial -12.3 131.0 23430 and Floodplains 2601.73 31.79 Partial -12.5 131.5 23434 Floodplains 3704.37 65.40 Partial -12.3 132.5 23447 2202.16 13.05 Partial -14.8 135.3 23448 Islet off NE Grooyte Eylandt 0.10 0.00 None -13.7 136.9 23449 Sandy Island and Low Rock () 0.52 0.00 None -14.4 135.9 23450 Port McArthur Tidal System 987.57 0.00 None -15.9 136.8 Pearce, Urquhart and Hervey Islands (Sir Edward Pellew 23451 0.63 0.00 None -15.5 136.9 Group) 23452 Tiwi Islands 7528.92 0.00 None -11.6 130.8 23453 Legune (Joseph Bonaparte Bay) 1374.03 0.91 None -15.1 129.4

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23454 Boodjamulla 3807.19 100.00 Complete -18.7 138.3 23455 Bountiful Islands 4.41 0.00 None -16.7 139.9 23456 Buckley River 4862.08 0.00 None -20.0 139.3 23458 Lilyvale 34.38 41.68 Partial -14.5 143.7 23459 Manowar and Rocky Islands 0.51 0.00 None -16.3 139.3 23460 Morehead River 1340.14 16.46 Partial -15.2 143.4 23463 4727.03 99.64 Complete -16.7 142.8 23544 829.10 99.70 Complete -25.5 153.0 23545 and Pumicestone Passage 591.61 95.02 Partial -27.5 153.3 23833 Water 23.11 7.21 Partial -33.5 151.4 23834 Budderoo and Barren Grounds 74.02 93.46 Partial -34.7 150.7 23835 Bulloo Floodplain 9498.01 0.87 None -28.9 142.9 23836 Central NSW Mallee 2536.82 94.86 Partial -32.8 145.7 23837 Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps 3.32 98.18 Complete -34.5 146.4 23838 Hunter Estuary 86.01 49.19 Partial -32.8 151.7 23839 443.96 1.82 None -29.3 149.4 23840 158.69 50.79 Partial -35.1 150.7 23842 Lake Macquarie 123.48 5.76 Partial -33.1 151.5 23843 6.53 95.71 Partial -35.0 150.8 23844 Nadgee to Mallacoota 382.39 99.06 Complete -37.4 149.9 23845 230.28 35.76 Partial -29.8 147.4 23855 Paroo Floodplain and Currawinya 8079.85 39.19 Partial -29.8 144.3 23856 Pilliga 5027.36 52.70 Partial -30.8 149.3 23857 Plains 10757.49 2.06 Partial -34.8 145.4 23858 Tuggerah 131.90 17.10 Partial -33.3 151.5 23859 Cabbage Tree and Boondelbah Islands 0.45 99.40 Complete -32.7 152.2 23864 Coastal Wet Tropics 522.75 99.70 Complete -17.5 146.0 23865 Daintree 2642.56 99.94 Complete -16.2 145.3 23866 Gregory National Park 12956.54 99.62 Complete -16.4 130.5

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23868 Paluma 583.84 99.12 Complete -19.0 146.3 23870 Wooroonooran 5145.99 99.90 Complete -17.7 145.7 23871 8867.19 6.01 Partial -17.0 140.7 23876 23.33 0.24 None -38.7 145.8 23907 Group 4.94 99.04 Complete -39.9 148.3 23908 Betsey Island 1.75 95.43 Partial -43.1 147.5 23911 Boxen Island and Big Black Reef 0.08 0.00 None -40.4 147.9 23912 1.50 99.18 Complete -39.5 146.6 23913 Egg Island () 0.12 98.39 Complete -41.1 146.4 23914 Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands 4.28 40.26 Partial -40.5 148.3 23915 Adele Island 2.73 99.84 Complete -15.5 123.2 23916 Bedout Island 0.41 99.81 Complete -19.6 119.1 23917 Booby Island (Kimberley) 0.03 0.00 None -15.1 124.3 23918 Eclipse Island (Albany) 1.13 99.83 Complete -35.2 117.9 23919 6.17 18.79 Partial -28.5 113.7 23920 Lacepede Islands 1.65 99.51 Complete -16.9 122.1 23921 Low Rocks and Sterna Island (Kimberley) 0.15 1.66 None -14.1 125.8 23922 35.67 99.45 Complete -20.4 115.5 23923 Recherche Archipelago 72.25 99.75 Complete -34.1 122.6 23924 Sandy Island (Windy Harbour) 0.20 99.15 Complete -34.9 116.0 23925 () 0.12 100.00 Complete -21.7 114.4 23926 Bellarine Wetlands 45.07 75.54 Partial -38.2 144.4 23927 Cheetham and Altona 12.10 3.75 Partial -37.9 144.8 23928 708.18 97.79 Partial -38.7 146.5 23929 Lake Corangamite Complex 379.75 35.97 Partial -38.2 143.5 23930 0.14 0.00 None -38.4 141.7 23931 18.03 90.43 Partial -38.8 146.2 23932 and Bay Islands 33.34 77.41 Partial -38.2 144.7 23933 Werribee and Avalon 36.25 51.39 Partial -38.0 144.6

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23934 614.53 90.81 Partial -38.4 145.3 23936 Gabo and Tullaberga Islands 1.57 0.00 None -37.6 149.9 23937 20.12 48.27 Partial -38.5 145.2 23938 Wilsons Promontory Islands 6.46 86.85 Partial -39.1 146.3 23939 Coorong 498.03 95.31 Partial -36.0 139.4 23940 Kangaroo Island 4426.11 34.11 Partial -35.8 137.2 23941 Sir Joseph Banks Islands 12.87 67.96 Partial -34.6 136.3 23948 Ashmore Reef 587.04 100.00 Complete -12.2 123.1 23951 (Huon Estuary) 3.00 98.56 Complete -43.1 147.0 23952 Hippolyte Rocks 0.06 99.88 Complete -43.1 148.0 23953 Group 147.67 98.94 Complete -40.5 144.8 23954 188.49 41.60 Partial -39.8 144.0 23955 Group 9.15 93.75 Partial -43.6 146.3 23956 0.09 96.22 Partial -43.7 146.4 23957 (Bass Strait) 0.04 100.00 Complete -40.5 148.0 23958 Ninth and Little Waterhouse Islands 0.27 8.89 Partial -40.8 147.3 23959 0.02 51.02 Partial -43.9 147.0 23960 Rubicon Estuary 13.40 23.15 Partial -41.2 146.6 23961 Shag Reef (Bass Strait) 0.01 0.00 None -39.7 148.0 23962 Tamar Wetlands 48.69 92.71 Partial -41.3 147.0 23963 1.20 96.01 Partial -43.2 148.0 23964 Three Sisters (Bass Strait) 0.01 85.32 Partial -41.1 146.1 23965 Brook Islands 8.23 99.60 Complete -18.1 146.3 23966 Cape York to Islands 33.90 99.86 Complete -11.5 143.1 23967 Capricornia Cays 28.82 99.93 Complete -23.6 152.1 23968 Islands North of Port Stewart 30.57 99.98 Complete -13.6 143.8 23969 Michaelmas Cay 3.01 99.94 Complete -16.6 146.0 23970 Piper Islands 11.41 99.91 Complete -12.2 143.2 23971 Raine Island, Moulter and Maclennan Cays 9.25 100.00 Complete -11.4 144.0

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23972 South Barnard Islands 4.55 99.99 Complete -17.7 146.2 23973 Stapleton Island 3.05 99.94 Complete -14.3 144.9 23974 Sudbury Reef 3.01 100.00 Complete -17.0 146.1 23975 Swain Reefs 17.52 99.97 Complete -21.6 152.4 23976 Wilson Reef (Great Barrier Reef) 6.10 100.00 Complete -14.0 144.5 23977 Coringa-Herald Reefs 9.03 100.00 Complete -16.8 149.9 Lord Howe Island Permanent Park Preserve (Lord Howe 23981 16.69 99.65 Complete -31.6 159.1 Island IBA) 23982 () 0.35 93.44 Partial -34.5 137.4 23983 112.03 100.00 Complete -32.3 133.6 23984 Troubridge Island 3.18 99.78 Complete -35.1 137.8 23985 9.45 53.81 Partial -35.2 136.5 23986 Albatross Island and Black Pyramid Rock 0.68 83.13 Partial -40.4 144.5 23987 Chalky, Big Green and Groups 27.95 76.36 Partial -40.2 147.9 23988 Franklin Sound Islands 25.09 20.22 Partial -40.3 148.2 23989 Robbins Passage and Boullanger Bay 229.91 8.10 Partial -40.7 144.9 23990 St Helens () 22.76 30.16 Partial -41.3 148.3 23992 Macquarie Island 122.96 100.00 Complete -54.6 158.9 24045 Iron and McIlwraith Ranges 6042.43 46.30 Partial -13.2 143.3 24046 Lockerbie Scrub 150.68 0.21 None -10.8 142.5 24047 Moulting Lagoon 60.34 99.27 Complete -42.0 148.2 24329 Atherton Tablelands 354.72 1.80 None -17.3 145.5 24330 Billiatt 595.48 99.33 Complete -35.0 140.5 24331 Greater Blue Mountains 10566.74 99.32 Complete -33.3 150.5 24332 Scenic Rim 1388.72 91.03 Partial -28.3 152.8 24333 Boolcoomatta, Bindarrah and Kalkaroo Stations 1431.54 0.00 None -31.9 140.6 24334 1221.74 55.55 Partial -22.4 149.8 24335 377.59 30.37 Partial -43.3 147.3 24336 Cape Portland 64.83 33.62 Partial -40.8 148.0

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24337 Bundarra-Barraba 3554.60 2.14 Partial -30.4 150.9 24383 Clarke Range 968.13 54.68 Partial -21.1 148.6 24384 Dampier Saltworks 52.98 0.00 None -20.7 116.7 24385 Cradle Mountain 1618.05 100.00 Complete -41.9 146.0 24439 Diamantina and Astrebla Grasslands 7829.00 87.42 Partial -23.9 141.0 24440 Lake Bindegolly 326.85 39.13 Partial -28.1 144.2 24442 Lake Eyre 9565.25 98.82 Complete -28.6 137.3 24443 Lake Yamma Yamma 1253.07 0.00 None -26.3 141.5 24444 Keep River 976.34 23.94 Partial -16.0 129.1 24445 610.39 100.00 Complete -27.1 140.2 24446 2434.18 7.78 Partial -30.9 147.6 24447 102.74 98.56 Complete -42.6 148.1 24448 431.32 4.02 Partial -32.3 142.4 24449 Mudgee-Wollar 1657.93 47.70 Partial -32.4 149.9 24450 New England 748.26 99.91 Complete -30.6 152.5 24451 Palmgrove 252.98 99.51 Complete -25.0 149.4 24452 () 494.24 98.28 Complete -22.5 150.6 24453 Southern NSW Mallee 8336.80 14.31 Partial -34.0 142.9 24456 Yinberrie Hills 1029.35 8.14 Partial -14.1 132.1 24544 21346.10 79.19 Partial -13.2 133.2 24545 Barmah-Millewa 2642.92 31.86 Partial -35.8 145.1 24546 Capertee Valley 718.23 3.98 Partial -33.0 150.1 24547 Carrum Wetlands 8.99 0.00 None -38.1 145.2 24548 Central 296.64 30.75 Partial -40.1 148.1 24549 South Arm 43.26 50.12 Partial -42.9 147.5 24550 2964.80 99.87 Complete -34.0 119.6 24551 Hastings-Macleay 1174.42 24.39 Partial -31.2 152.9 24552 Hunter Valley 569.38 10.01 Partial -32.9 151.3 24555 Lake Sylvester System 2283.96 0.00 None -18.8 135.6

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24556 Lake Woods 1245.99 81.17 Partial -17.8 133.5 24557 Little Desert 1354.18 96.60 Partial -36.6 141.5 24558 Mount Lyndhurst 95.27 0.00 None -30.2 138.6 24559 Natimuk-Douglas Wetlands 65.25 57.72 Partial -36.8 141.8 24563 Lowbidgee Floodplain 1928.08 14.02 Partial -34.5 144.0 24564 Nightcap Range 161.63 99.52 Complete -28.5 153.3 24565 North Victorian Wetlands 60.48 40.50 Partial -35.8 144.0 24571 Richmond Woodlands 333.93 5.98 Partial -33.6 150.8 24572 Mallee 12401.92 63.82 Partial -33.4 140.9 24574 South-west Slopes of NSW 25938.96 1.96 None -34.4 148.2 24575 Lakes 2405.68 36.51 Partial -29.1 139.4 24578 Wyperfeld, Big Desert and Ngarkat 9783.82 81.66 Partial -35.6 141.3 24587 North-west Tasmanian Coast 2330.41 63.01 Partial -41.9 145.2 24588 South-east Tasmania 3173.56 14.10 Partial -43.0 147.4 24721 Investigator Islands 46.66 23.31 Partial -33.7 134.5 24746 Griffith Wetlands 38.16 0.00 None -34.2 145.9 24808 Barrington Tops and Gloucester Tops 1300.63 76.84 Partial -32.1 151.5 24809 Ben Lomond 183.16 99.38 Complete -41.6 147.7 24810 Binya and Cocoparra 91.79 51.39 Partial -34.2 146.3 24811 Bunya Mountains and Yarraman 629.02 35.64 Partial -26.9 151.9 24812 Conondale Range 1668.58 42.57 Partial -26.5 152.5 24813 Cooloola and Fraser Coast 2196.09 98.75 Complete -25.5 153.1 24814 Cooper Floodplain Below Windorah 1791.03 0.00 None -25.6 142.4 24816 Douglas-Apsley 158.46 99.99 Complete -41.8 148.2 24817 Fitzroy Floodplain and Delta 1012.61 34.58 Partial -23.4 150.7 24818 Gibraltar Range 366.90 99.99 Complete -29.6 152.3 24819 Kakadu Savanna 10926.84 99.98 Complete -12.9 132.4 24820 Lake Argyle 939.30 98.56 Complete -16.3 128.8 24821 Lake Barlee 1990.20 0.00 None -29.2 119.5

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24822 Lake Galilee 264.13 0.00 None -22.4 145.8 24823 Lake Hawdon System 371.97 13.34 Partial -37.3 139.9 24824 Lake Machattie Area 934.70 0.00 None -24.8 139.6 24826 Lake Torrens 5932.67 95.29 Partial -31.0 137.7 24828 Lakes Ballard and Marmion 1010.32 1.76 None -29.5 121.1 24829 Lakes Muncoonie, Mumbleberry and Torquinie 2068.88 0.00 None -24.9 138.7 24830 to Birchs Inlet 2185.73 99.98 Complete -43.1 145.9 24831 Mornington Sanctuary 3245.71 0.46 None -17.3 126.5 24832 Ord Irrigation Area 218.03 8.03 Partial -15.7 128.7 24833 Otway Range 1040.77 99.99 Complete -38.6 143.7 24834 Prince Regent and Mitchell River 7258.29 99.29 Complete -15.4 125.4 24835 Puckapunyal 432.92 0.24 None -36.9 145.0 24836 18.90 0.00 None -32.0 115.5 24837 1128.56 99.44 Complete -34.4 118.0 24838 Tarrabool Lake-Eva Downs Swamp System 1194.55 0.00 None -18.3 134.9 24839 Two Peoples Bay and Mount Manypeaks 263.50 40.22 Partial -34.9 118.2 24840 Werrikimbe 352.37 99.86 Complete -31.2 152.3 24841 Lake Magenta 1346.03 71.97 Partial -33.6 119.1 24842 Dunn Rock and Lake King 770.62 67.13 Partial -33.2 119.5 24843 Dragon Rocks 326.45 99.05 Complete -32.8 119.0 24844 Holleton 328.99 5.23 Partial -31.9 119.0 24845 Mount Gibson and Charles Darwin 2396.62 0.08 None -29.7 117.2 24846 Karara and Lochada 2470.40 0.19 None -29.1 116.7 24847 Karroun Hill 3096.63 99.94 Complete -30.0 118.2 25097 Carnac Island () 0.21 92.88 Partial -32.1 115.7 25100 Faure and Pelican Islands () 52.48 100.00 Complete -25.8 113.9 25101 926.76 98.81 Complete -31.4 138.7 25102 Gammon Ranges and Arkaroola 1890.31 66.15 Partial -30.4 139.3 25103 Gawler Ranges 1639.13 100.00 Complete -32.6 135.4

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25109 Bulgunnia 19043.76 0.00 None -30.1 135.3 25110 599.97 54.30 Partial -38.0 147.5 25112 Coffin Bay 349.19 99.75 Complete -34.6 135.3 25113 Discovery Bay to Piccaninnie Ponds 99.96 95.02 Partial -38.2 141.2 25114 Eastern Flinders Island 181.55 51.55 Partial -40.0 148.2 25115 Goyder Lagoon 2763.53 0.00 None -26.8 139.1 25116 258.24 73.40 Partial -34.4 138.3 25117 Lake Newland 89.40 98.49 Complete -33.4 134.9 25118 Granite Downs 567.85 0.00 None -27.0 133.5 25119 Port Fairy to Warrnambool 13.89 0.00 None -38.4 142.4 25120 Quoin Bluff and Freycinet Island (Shark Bay) 5.65 99.88 Complete -26.1 113.4 25121 Seagull Lake () 0.90 96.62 Partial -33.0 134.2 25122 Spencer Gulf 467.58 37.96 Partial -33.3 137.9 25123 Tourville and Murat Bays 119.22 71.50 Partial -32.1 133.5 25124 Venus Bay 83.92 98.58 Complete -33.2 134.6 25125 Wyndham 27.76 0.00 None -15.5 128.1 25145 Yambuk 9.68 49.12 Partial -38.3 142.0 25146 Wetlands 20.67 42.39 Partial -33.6 115.4 25147 316.83 72.25 Partial -19.6 120.9 25148 Fortescue Marshes 982.92 0.00 None -22.4 119.4 25149 Lake Gregory/Paraku 2016.79 73.74 Partial -20.0 127.4 25150 Lake McLarty 1.66 100.00 Complete -32.7 115.7 25151 and Anna Plains 3512.19 50.22 Partial -19.7 121.2 25152 -Harvey Estuary 146.04 94.75 Partial -32.7 115.7 25153 933.49 23.99 Partial -18.0 122.4 26279 Lake Warden System 40.05 36.74 Partial -33.8 121.9 26280 System 17.06 63.57 Partial -33.8 121.5 26281 Lake Pleasant View System 4.38 99.30 Complete -34.8 118.2 26282 Exmouth Gulf 429.45 4.72 Partial -22.2 114.5

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26283 Lake MacLeod 387.64 0.00 None -24.0 113.7 26313 Pink Lake (Esperance) 10.40 0.04 None -33.8 121.8 26315 Wollogorang 728.43 0.00 None -17.5 137.8 26316 Port Hedland Saltworks 104.86 0.00 None -20.2 118.9 26317 Towerrining Lake and Moodiarrup Swamps 9.85 16.11 Partial -33.6 116.8 26318 Watervalley Wetlands 131.35 8.42 Partial -36.3 139.9 26319 Yalgorup 60.37 93.45 Partial -32.9 115.7 26474 Barrow Island 235.24 99.88 Complete -20.8 115.4 26475 Bendigo Box-Ironbark 504.40 26.64 Partial -36.8 144.3 26476 Benger Swamp 3.56 99.99 Complete -33.2 115.8 26477 Diamantina Floodplain 3522.32 0.00 None -25.5 140.5 26478 Goonoo 1055.78 60.31 Partial -32.0 148.9 26479 Gum Lagoon 87.85 99.15 Complete -36.3 140.1 26480 Southern 350.20 68.37 Partial -35.2 137.0 26481 Lake Bathurst 19.16 0.00 None -35.0 149.7 26483 Lakes Alexandrina and Albert 1307.48 67.15 Partial -35.5 139.2 26484 Lowendal Islands 1.63 96.34 Partial -20.6 115.6 26485 Lower Brodribb River 17.17 56.81 Partial -37.8 148.6 26486 Maryborough-Dunolly Box-Ironbark Region 897.81 29.14 Partial -36.8 143.7 26487 Muir-Unicup Wetlands 13.80 92.57 Partial -34.4 116.7 26488 Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello 7065.62 88.62 Partial -34.8 141.7 26489 Murrumbidgee Red Gums 2474.13 0.04 None -34.6 146.2 26490 Owingup Swamp and Boat Harbour Wetlands 4.45 99.63 Complete -35.0 117.1 26491 Patho Plains 795.14 7.90 Partial -36.1 144.5 26492 Peebinga 33.96 97.85 Partial -35.0 140.8 26493 Repulse Bay to Ince Bay 136.41 95.14 Partial -21.1 149.1 26494 Rushworth Box-Ironbark Region 508.54 35.93 Partial -36.7 144.9 26495 Simpson Desert 23477.00 99.84 Complete -25.0 138.2 26496 St Arnaud Box-Ironbark Region 479.12 67.42 Partial -36.9 143.1

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26497 Tamborine Mountain 39.50 10.56 Partial -27.9 153.2 26498 Traprock 644.65 0.00 None -28.4 151.6 26500 Wandown 48.86 58.30 Partial -34.8 143.0 26501 Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region 252.85 72.10 Partial -36.3 146.2 26502 Kwobrup-Badgebup 6.11 0.04 None -33.6 117.9 26503 Calingiri 826.39 0.48 None -31.1 116.5 26504 Cataby 3.21 0.00 None -30.8 115.6 26505 Coomallo 21.31 48.25 Partial -30.2 115.5 26506 Gillingarra 84.84 2.70 Partial -30.9 116.1 26507 Jalbarragup 260.90 34.73 Partial -34.0 115.6 26508 Koobabbie 2.61 0.00 None -30.0 116.2 26511 Moora 7.02 0.82 None -30.6 116.0 26512 Walebing 13.48 0.00 None -30.7 116.3 26514 Orford (Tasmania) 0.03 6.39 Partial -42.6 147.9 26515 Marion Bay 5.53 5.85 Partial -42.8 147.9 26714 Araluen-Wungong 125.21 25.35 Partial -32.2 116.1 26716 Gidgegannup 39.10 0.00 None -31.8 116.2 26718 Mundaring-Kalamunda 139.91 37.18 Partial -32.0 116.1 26719 North Dandalup 77.43 5.86 Partial -32.5 116.0 26721 The Lakes () 73.96 24.10 Partial -31.9 116.4 26933 Northern 2357.27 8.66 Partial -31.6 115.8 26934 Bindoon-Julimar 536.60 3.02 Partial -31.4 116.3 26953 Devilbend Reservoir 2.40 0.00 None -38.3 145.1 26966 East Borden 4.64 54.28 Partial -34.3 118.5 27130 Ulladulla to 2102.40 26.54 Partial -36.1 150.1 27150 Australian Alps 14291.68 99.75 Complete -36.5 148.0

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Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) in Danger3

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.

Year of Central Site name Pressure State Response Protection Threats Area (ha) assessment Coordinates very not not 138o 19.74' East Boodjamulla 2014 whole Fire & fire suppression 282,000 high assessed assessed 18o 40.20' South very not not Residential & commercial 151o 19.78' East Lower Hunter Valley 2014 little/none 55,964 high assessed assessed development 32o 51.65' South Murray-Sunset, very not not 141o 40.21' East 2014 most Fire & fire suppression 700,420 Hattah and Annuello high assessed assessed 34o 47.39' South very not not 145o 26.87' East Riverina Plains 2014 little/none Agriculture/Aquaculture 1,066,752 high assessed assessed 34o 50.77' South

Alliance for Zero Extinction Sites (AZEs)4 Australia has 17 AZEs  2 AZEs have no protection  2 AZEs have partial protection  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.

3 BirdLife International has coordinated the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) worldwide, and has recently highlighted a subset of 356 IBAs in Danger that face the most severe threats. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/ibaidsites.

4 The Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) has identified sites supporting the last remaining populations of one or more Endangered or Critically Endangered species (as listed on the IUCN Red List), thereby providing a tool to focus conservation efforts to prevent potential imminent global , consistent with Aichi Biodiversity Target 12. http://www.zeroextinction.org/; also see the database at http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/siteprotection.

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Area Protection Site Number Site Name %Protected Latitude Longitude (km2 ) class 56 Barron River Tributaries (Kuranda) 3.79 7.90 Partial -16.8 145.6 60 Baw-Baw National Park 127.98 98.94 Complete -37.8 146.2 66 Blue Mountains National Park 2677.77 99.99 Complete -33.7 150.4 72 Bowling Green Bay National Park 582.29 99.90 Complete -19.5 147.0 73 Bramble Cay 4.06 0.00 None -9.0 143.8 107 Christmas Island National Park 87.81 98.91 Complete -10.5 105.6 147 Daintree National Park 773.23 99.88 Complete -16.3 145.3 170 Epping Forest National Park 31.18 82.98 Partial -22.4 146.7 180 Flinders Chase National Park 328.79 99.97 Complete -35.9 136.8 277 Kroombit Tops National Park and Forest Reserve 434.12 99.99 Complete -24.4 151.0 304 Lord Howe Island Permanent Park Preserve 16.50 99.27 Complete -31.6 159.1 370 Mount Lewis Forest Reserve 212.37 100.00 Complete -16.5 145.2 615 Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve 46.86 99.93 Complete -35.0 118.1 650 Wollemi National Park 5025.33 99.98 Complete -32.9 150.5 651 Wollogorang 4.05 0.00 None -17.5 137.8 653 Wooroonooran National Park 1154.80 99.99 Complete -17.5 145.8 8004 Bullsbrook 1.20 99.97 Complete -31.6 116.0

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Overlaps between unprotected and partially protected IBAs and candidates Ecoregions for further protection5 Out of 81 terrestrial overlaps:

 If protection is extended to 31 IBAs which are not protected hitherto in Australia, those actions also improve protection status of endemic or nearly endemic (80-100% in the country) terrestrial ecoregions that have a worldwide protection of less than 10%.  If protection is extended to 50 IBAs which are partially protected in Australia, those actions also improve protection status of endemic or nearly endemic (80-100% in the country) terrestrial ecoregions that have a worldwide protection of less than 10%.

Out of 40 marine overlaps:

 If protection is extended to 4 IBAs which are not protected hitherto in Australia, those actions also improve protection status of endemic or nearly endemic (80-100% in the country) marine ecoregions that have a worldwide protection of less than 10%.  If protection is extended to 36 IBAs which are partially protected in Australia, those actions also improve protection status of endemic or nearly endemic (80-100% in the country) marine ecoregions that have a worldwide protection of less than 10%.

Site % in Overlap Overlap Site Name Total area (ha) T/M Ecoregion Name Number Number country (ha) (%) 22521 Port Davey Islands 153.4 20205 M Bassian 100.00 109.6 71.5 Hyland Bay and Moyle Kimberly tropical 23426 104,091.7 10706 T 100.00 3,814.7 3.7 Floodplain savanna Anson Bay, Daly and Kimberly tropical 23427 259,288.5 10706 T 100.00 38,259.7 14.8 Reynolds River Floodplains savanna Carpentaria tropical 23447 Limmen Bight 220,215.8 10704 T 100.00 216,103.0 98.1 savanna Port McArthur Tidal Carpentaria tropical 23450 98,756.8 10704 T 100.00 95,636.5 96.8 Wetlands System savanna

5 These data come from the superimposition of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) identified by BirdLife International and terrestrial and marine ecological regions under existing protected areas recorded by the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) 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/; http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country.

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Legune (Joseph Bonaparte Kimberly tropical 23453 137,403.4 10706 T 100.00 130,501.1 95.0 Bay) savanna 23456 Buckley River 486,207.9 10707 T Mitchell grass downs 100.00 486,207.9 100.0 Southeast Australia 23836 Central NSW Mallee 253,681.8 10803 T 100.00 64,564.0 25.5 temperate savanna Southeast Australia 23839 Gwydir Wetlands 44,396.4 10803 T 100.00 44,396.4 100.0 temperate savanna 23840 Jervis Bay 15,869.1 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 561.7 3.5 23843 Lake Wollumboola 653.0 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 11.2 1.7 Southeast Australia 23845 Narran Wetlands 23,027.6 10803 T 100.00 23,027.6 100.0 temperate savanna Paroo Floodplain and Eastern Australia mulga 23855 807,985.4 10802 T 100.00 807,985.4 100.0 Currawinya shrublands Southeast Australia 23856 Pilliga 502,735.8 10803 T 100.00 502,735.8 100.0 temperate savanna Southeast Australia 23857 Riverina Plains 1,075,748.7 10803 T 100.00 1,075,748.7 100.0 temperate savanna Carpentaria tropical 23871 Gulf Plains 886,719.4 10704 T 100.00 840,481.9 94.8 savanna 23876 Anderson Inlet 2,333.1 20205 M Bassian 100.00 2,241.3 96.1 23908 Betsey Island 174.7 20205 M Bassian 100.00 174.7 100.0 Boxen Island and Big Black 23911 8.1 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 8.1 100.0 Reef Forsyth, Passage and Gull 23914 427.6 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 75.4 17.6 Islands 23926 Bellarine Wetlands 4,506.6 20205 M Bassian 100.00 97.6 2.2 23927 Cheetham and Altona 1,210.1 20205 M Bassian 100.00 273.7 22.6 23928 Corner Inlet 70,817.7 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 58,784.4 83.0 23931 Shallow Inlet 1,803.2 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 70.1 3.9 Swan Bay and Port Phillip 23932 3,334.5 20205 M Bassian 100.00 2,923.7 87.7 Bay Islands

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23933 Werribee and Avalon 3,624.6 20205 M Bassian 100.00 536.9 14.8 23934 Western Port 61,452.6 20205 M Bassian 100.00 57,418.4 93.4 Gabo and Tullaberga 23936 157.1 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 157.1 100.0 Islands 23937 Phillip Island 2,011.7 20205 M Bassian 100.00 536.2 26.7 23938 Wilsons Promontory Islands 645.6 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 645.6 100.0 23940 Kangaroo Island 442,611.1 11206 T Mount Lofty woodlands 100.00 440,613.4 99.5 23955 Maatsuyker Island Group 915.2 20205 M Bassian 100.00 172.3 18.8 23956 Mewstone 8.9 20205 M Bassian 100.00 8.9 100.0 Ninth and Little Waterhouse 23958 27.0 20205 M Bassian 100.00 27.0 100.0 Islands 23959 Pedra Branca 1.7 20205 M Bassian 100.00 1.7 100.0 23960 Rubicon Estuary 1,339.5 20205 M Bassian 100.00 57.2 4.3 23961 Shag Reef (Bass Strait) 1.0 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 1.0 100.0 23962 Tamar Wetlands 4,869.2 20205 M Bassian 100.00 4,004.7 82.2 23963 Tasman Island 120.2 20205 M Bassian 100.00 120.2 100.0 23964 Three Sisters (Bass Strait) 1.0 20205 M Bassian 100.00 1.0 100.0 Chalky, Big Green and 23987 2,794.9 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 1,013.7 36.3 Badger Island Groups 23988 Franklin Sound Islands 2,508.5 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 658.0 26.2 Robbins Passage and 23989 22,990.9 20205 M Bassian 100.00 18,009.9 78.3 Boullanger Bay 23990 St Helens (Tasmania) 2,275.6 20205 M Bassian 100.00 1,125.3 49.5 Einasleigh upland 24329 Atherton Tablelands 35,472.2 10705 T 100.00 4,871.9 13.7 savanna Boolcoomatta, Bindarrah 24333 143,154.2 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 143,154.2 100.0 and Kalkaroo Stations 24334 Broad Sound 122,174.1 10702 T Brigalow tropical savanna 100.00 89,480.0 73.2 24335 Bruny Island 37,759.1 20205 M Bassian 100.00 2,647.8 7.0 24336 Cape Portland 6,483.0 20205 M Bassian 100.00 1,191.8 18.4

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24383 Clarke Range 96,813.5 10702 T Brigalow tropical savanna 100.00 2,359.3 2.4 Diamantina and Astrebla 24439 782,900.1 10707 T Mitchell grass downs 100.00 280,815.8 35.9 Grasslands Eastern Australia mulga 24440 Lake Bindegolly 32,685.2 10802 T 100.00 32,685.2 100.0 shrublands 24444 Keep River 97,633.9 10706 T Kimberly tropical savanna 100.00 63,534.5 65.1 Victoria Plains tropical 24444 Keep River 97,633.9 10709 T 100.00 34,099.4 34.9 savanna Southeast Australia 24446 Macquarie Marshes 243,418.1 10803 T 100.00 243,418.1 100.0 temperate savanna Southeast Australia 24448 Menindee Lakes 43,132.2 10803 T 100.00 42,939.0 99.6 temperate savanna 24448 Menindee Lakes 43,132.2 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 193.3 0.4 Southeast Australia 24449 Mudgee-Wollar 165,793.4 10803 T 100.00 2,901.1 1.7 temperate savanna Southeast Australia 24453 Southern NSW Mallee 833,679.9 10803 T 100.00 1,975.5 0.2 temperate savanna 24456 Yinberrie Hills 102,934.7 10706 T Kimberly tropical savanna 100.00 22,610.2 22.0 Carpentaria tropical 24544 Arnhem Plateau 2,134,609.9 10704 T 100.00 32,925.1 1.5 savanna 24544 Arnhem Plateau 2,134,609.9 10706 T Kimberly tropical savanna 100.00 3,303.0 0.2 Southeast Australia 24545 Barmah-Millewa 264,291.7 10803 T 100.00 264,291.7 100.0 temperate savanna 24549 South Arm 4,326.1 20205 M Bassian 100.00 3,297.6 76.2 24555 Lake Sylvester System 228,396.2 10707 T Mitchell grass downs 100.00 228,396.2 100.0 24556 Lake Woods 124,598.6 10707 T Mitchell grass downs 100.00 95,381.1 76.6 Victoria Plains tropical 24556 Lake Woods 124,598.6 10709 T 100.00 24,394.0 19.6 savanna 24558 Mount Lyndhurst 9,527.2 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 9,527.2 100.0 Southeast Australia 24563 Lowbidgee Floodplain 192,808.4 10803 T 100.00 191,019.5 99.1 temperate savanna 24565 North Victorian Wetlands 6,048.1 10803 T Southeast Australia 100.00 6,035.5 99.8

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temperate savanna 24572 Riverland Mallee 1,240,191.6 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 2,254.2 0.2 24575 Strzelecki Desert Lakes 240,568.3 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 62,590.5 26.0 North-west Tasmanian 24587 233,041.4 20205 M Bassian 100.00 1,727.0 0.7 Coast 24588 South-east Tasmania 317,355.8 20205 M Bassian 100.00 3,567.9 1.1 Southeast Australia 24746 Griffith Wetlands 3,816.3 10803 T 100.00 3,816.3 100.0 temperate savanna Southeast Australia 24810 Binya and Cocoparra 9,178.7 10803 T 100.00 8,146.9 88.8 temperate savanna 24817 Fitzroy Floodplain and Delta 101,261.4 10702 T Brigalow tropical savanna 100.00 86,463.9 85.4 Southwest Australia 24821 Lake Barlee 199,020.1 11209 T 100.00 1,629.3 0.8 savanna Western Australian 24821 Lake Barlee 199,020.1 11310 T 100.00 197,390.8 99.2 Mulga shrublands 24822 Lake Galilee 26,413.0 10707 T Mitchell grass downs 100.00 26,413.0 100.0 24826 Lake Torrens 593,266.7 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 593,266.7 100.0 Western Australian 24828 Lakes Ballard and Marmion 101,031.7 11310 T 100.00 101,031.7 100.0 Mulga shrublands Kimberly tropical 24831 Mornington Sanctuary 324,570.7 10706 T 100.00 324,570.7 100.0 savanna 24832 Ord Irrigation Area 21,803.0 10706 T Kimberly tropical savanna 100.00 21,803.0 100.0 Southeast Australia 24835 Puckapunyal 43,291.7 10803 T 100.00 16.2 0.0 temperate savanna Tarrabool Lake-Eva Downs 24838 119,455.1 10707 T Mitchell grass downs 100.00 119,455.1 100.0 Swamp System Southwest Australia 24844 Holleton 32,898.8 11209 T 100.00 25,008.9 76.0 savanna Mount Gibson and Charles Southwest Australia 24845 239,662.0 11209 T 100.00 239,662.0 100.0 Darwin savanna Southwest Australia 24846 Karara and Lochada 247,040.3 11209 T 100.00 247,040.3 100.0 savanna

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Gammon Ranges and 25102 189,031.0 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 188,801.5 99.9 Arkaroola 25109 Bulgunnia 1,904,376.2 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 1,867,471.9 98.1 25110 Gippsland Lakes 59,997.1 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 227.5 0.4 25114 Eastern Flinders Island 18,155.2 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 7,615.2 41.9 25116 Gulf St Vincent 25,824.4 11206 T Mount Lofty woodlands 100.00 203.2 0.8 25118 Granite Downs 56,784.8 11309 T Tirari-Sturt stony desert 100.00 51,957.6 91.5 Kimberly tropical 25125 Wyndham 2,775.9 10706 T 100.00 2,775.9 100.0 savanna 25147 Eighty Mile Beach 31,682.8 10706 T Kimberly tropical savanna 100.00 12,535.9 39.6 Mandora Marsh and Anna 25151 351,218.9 10706 T Kimberly tropical savanna 100.00 247,733.8 70.5 Plains 25153 Roebuck Bay 93,349.1 10706 T Kimberly tropical savanna 100.00 75,669.7 81.1 Carnarvon xeric 26282 Exmouth Gulf Mangroves 42,944.7 11301 T 100.00 24,484.8 57.0 shrublands Carnarvon xeric 26283 Lake MacLeod 38,763.9 11301 T 100.00 38,763.9 100.0 shrublands Carpentaria tropical 26315 Wollogorang 72,843.2 10704 T 100.00 72,843.2 100.0 savanna Bendigo Box-Ironbark Southeast Australia 26475 50,440.0 10803 T 100.00 778.5 1.5 Region temperate savanna Southeast Australia 26478 Goonoo 105,578.2 10803 T 100.00 105,578.2 100.0 temperate savanna Lakes Alexandrina and 26483 130,748.2 11206 T Mount Lofty woodlands 100.00 165.7 0.1 Albert Maryborough-Dunolly Box- Southeast Australia 26486 89,781.0 10803 T 100.00 1,543.8 1.7 Ironbark Region temperate savanna Southeast Australia 26489 Murrumbidgee Red Gums 247,412.6 10803 T 100.00 175,515.7 70.9 temperate savanna Southeast Australia 26491 Patho Plains 79,514.1 10803 T 100.00 74,519.1 93.7 temperate savanna 26494 Rushworth Box-Ironbark 50,854.2 10803 T Southeast Australia 100.00 182.0 0.4

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Region temperate savanna Warby-Chiltern Box- Southeast Australia 26501 25,285.4 10803 T 100.00 4,519.6 17.9 Ironbark Region temperate savanna Southwest Australia 26502 Kwobrup-Badgebup 610.9 11209 T 100.00 610.9 100.0 savanna Southwest Australia 26503 Calingiri 82,638.8 11209 T 100.00 78,986.4 95.6 savanna Southwest Australia 26505 Coomallo 2,130.5 11209 T 100.00 2,130.5 100.0 savanna Southwest Australia 26506 Gillingarra 8,483.8 11209 T 100.00 6,482.2 76.4 savanna Southwest Australia 26508 Koobabbie 260.7 11209 T 100.00 260.7 100.0 savanna Southwest Australia 26511 Moora 701.9 11209 T 100.00 241.8 34.4 savanna Southwest Australia 26512 Walebing 1,347.8 11209 T 100.00 1,347.8 100.0 savanna 26514 Orford (Tasmania) 2.7 20205 M Bassian 100.00 2.7 100.0 26515 Marion Bay 553.3 20205 M Bassian 100.00 507.3 91.7 Southwest Australia 26934 Bindoon-Julimar 53,659.9 11209 T 100.00 262.0 0.5 savanna 27130 Ulladulla to Merimbula 210,239.8 20204 M Cape Howe 100.00 2,090.6 1.0

Overlaps between unprotected and partially protected AZEs and candidates Ecoregions for further protection6 Out of 11 terrestrial overlaps:

6 These data come from the superimposition of Alliance for Zero Extinction sites (AZEs) and terrestrial and marine ecological regions under existing protected areas recorded by the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) 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/; http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/siteprotection.

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 If protection is extended to 1 AZE which is partially protected in Australia, those actions also improve protection status of endemic or nearly endemic (80-100% in the country) terrestrial ecoregions that have a worldwide protection of less than 10%.

Site Ecoregion % in Overlap Overlap Site Name Total area (ha) T/M Ecoregion Name Number Number country (ha) (%) 26308 Epping Forest National Park 3,118.0 10702 T Brigalow tropical savanna 100.00 3,118.0 100.0

Actions Identified in the NBSAP7 Target 4: By 2015, achieve a national increase of 600,000 km2 of native habitat managed primarily for biodiversity conservation across terrestrial, aquatic and marine environments.

Paragraphs 1 (a), (b), and (g) and paragraph 3 of decision XI/24 on protected areas 1. Invites Parties to: (a) In line with paragraph 1(c) of decision X/31, integrate national action plans for the programme of work into updated national biodiversity strategies and action plans, which, in line with paragraphs 3 (c) and (d) of decision X/2, should be adopted as policy instruments and used as a primary framework for implementation and as the basis for securing the necessary financial support, including from national budgets and from bilateral, multilateral and other sources; (b) Consistent with national circumstances, undertake major efforts, with appropriate support, to achieve all elements of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11, and, in particular, to improve marine protected areas in all areas within their jurisdiction and to ensure that networks comprising both such marine protected areas and terrestrial protected areas are: representative (by completing ecological assessments and implementing the results); inclusive of areas important for biodiversity; managed effectively and equitably; connected and integrated into wider land- and seascapes; and inclusive of diversified types of governance for protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures; (g) Align the protected area projects approved in the fourth, fifth and sixth replenishment periods of the Global Environment Facility, as well those supported by bilateral and other funding sources, with the actions identified in national action plans for the programme of work, so as to facilitate systematic monitoring and reporting on progress in achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 and related Aichi Biodiversity Targets;

7 https://www.cbd.int/nbsap/targets/.

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3. Invites the Global Environment Facility and its implementing agencies to facilitate the alignment of the development and implementation of protected area projects with the actions identified in national action plans for the programme of work, for example by clearly articulating the linkages with elements of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 in project documents, with a view to facilitating the systematic monitoring and reporting of the results of those projects as they contribute to achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 and other related targets by Parties, and to maximize the contribution of such projects to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020;

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