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NESP RL Project 3.6 - Methods for mapping areas important for biodiversity

Dates

Start Date
01-Jan-2023
End Date
30-Sep-2025

Titles

Title
NESP RL Project 3.6 - Methods for mapping areas important for biodiversity
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Start Date
01-Jan-2023
End Date
30-Sep-2025
Language
English

Descriptions

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Australia has committed to protecting and conserving 30% of its lands and seas by 2030. This is known as the 30-by-30 target under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

A key part of this target is protecting areas that are especially important for biodiversity. These may include places with high numbers of species, threatened species, threatened ecosystems, important habitats or areas that support vital ecosystem functions.

But identifying these areas is not simple. Different governments and organisations use different methods, datasets and priorities to decide which places are most important for biodiversity conservation.

This project reviewed the methods available for identifying areas important for biodiversity and assessed how well they could support a nationally consistent approach for Australia. It looked at international methods, approaches already used by Australian states, territories and non-government organisations, and how these methods align with Australia’s national and global biodiversity commitments.

The project found that irreplaceability mapping is a strong candidate for identifying areas important for biodiversity in a nationally consistent way. This method helps identify places that are especially important because their biodiversity values are difficult, or impossible, to replace elsewhere.

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Contributors

Name Vanessa M. Adams ORCID Logo (unauthenticated)
Contributor ID ORCID Logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3509-7901 (unauthenticated)
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Organisations

Name
University of Tasmania

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Access

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