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Conservation of Australia's Forests

​The protection of forest ecosystems and environmental and heritage values is fundamental to Australia’s approach to forest conservation as contained in national forest policy.Forest conservation was a…
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Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

​​​​​The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica and is clearly delimited by the Antarctic Convergence (or Polar Front), which is formed where cold Antarctic waters meet warmer waters to the…
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Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity

This criterion addresses aspects of the conservation of the biological diversity of forests, which is a key part of sustainable forest management​. Biodiversity refers to the full range of plants, animals and microorganisms occurring in a given area, the genes they contain and the ecosystems they…
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Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) is an intergovernmental organisation responsible for the conservation and sustainable use of the global southern bluefin tuna (SBT) stock. The CCSBT management target is to recover SBT stock to 30% of its unfished levels by 2035…
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Response to the Australian Marine Conservation Society campaign

​2 March 2016​Darren Kindleysides Director Australian Marine Conservation Society PO Box 5815 WEST END QLD 4101 Dear Mr KindleysidesI am writing to you in relation to the Australian Marine…
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Conservation and collaboration for World Wildlife Day

Today’s celebration of World Wildlife Day acknowledges the importance of wildlife and biodiversity-based resources that help our sector to remain viable. Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp said taking a collaborative One Health approach to disease prevention pays homage to this…
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Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity

This criterion addresses aspects of the conservation of the biological diversity of forests, which is a key part of sustainable forest management​. Biodiversity refers to the full range of plants, animals and microorganisms occurring in a given area, the genes they contain and the ecosystems they…
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Indicator 1.3a: Forest associated species at risk from isolation and the loss of genetic variation, and conservation efforts for those species (2024)

This indicator assesses the risks to loss of forest genetic variation and describes the formal measures designed to mitigate this risk. A loss of genetic diversity in species can result in a decreased ability to adapt to future environmental change, and thus a higher risk of extinction.This is Key…
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

​The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s environmental legislation. It covers environmental assessment and approvals, protects…
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Indicator 1.3b: Native forest and plantations of indigenous timber species which have genetic resource conservation mechanisms in place (2024)

This indicator uses the coverage and implementation of formal genetic resource conservation mechanisms as a measure of the degree to which timber species genetic resources are managed and conserved.This is Key information for Indicator 1.3b, published October 2024.Key pointsThere are 129 tree…
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