Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) woodlands and forests of the Swan Coastal Plain Proposal to list as a nationally threatened ecological community October 2017 This guide explains how the Tuart woodlands and forests are being assessed for possible listing and protection as a nationally threatened ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It describes why the Tuart woodlands and forests may need protection and what a listing would achieve and mean for people in the Swan Coastal Plain. Public consultation on Tuart woodlands and forests Tuart woodlands and forests is an ecological community that only occurs on the Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia. Following a public nomination in 2016. the Threatened Species Scientific Committee is assessing it for potential listing as a nationally threatened ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Public consultation is an important part of the assessment of woodlands and forests. The Conservation Advice is now available for comment. Your feedback on the proposal to list the ecological community as threatened is welcome. This is now open Wednesday 13 December 2017. The Committee is seeking comments on the proposal to list the ecological community as Endangered’, meeting the conditions of the EPBC Act. They would also ‘Critically appreciate other information that helps to clearly define the ecological community or to improve other parts of the draft Conservation Advice. All comments will be given to the Committee and to the Minister for them to consider.
Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) woodlands and forests of the Swan Coastal Plain Proposal to list as a nationally threatened ecological community October 2017 This guide explains how the Tuart woodlands and forests are being assessed for possible listing and protection as a nationally threatened ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It describes why the Tuart woodlands and forests may need protection and what a listing would achieve and mean for people in the Swan Coastal Plain. Public consultation on Tuart woodlands and forests Tuart woodlands and forests is an ecological community that only occurs on the Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia. Following a public nomination in 2016. the Threatened Species Scientific Committee is assessing it for potential listing as a nationally threatened ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Public consultation is an important part of the assessment of woodlands and forests. The Conservation Advice is now available for comment. Your feedback on the proposal to list the ecological community as threatened is welcome. This is now open Wednesday 13 December 2017. The Committee is seeking comments on the proposal to list the ecological community as ‘Critically Endangered’, meeting the conditions of the EPBC Act. They would also appreciate other information that helps to clearly define the ecological community or to improve other parts of the draft Conservation Advice. All comments will be given to the Committee and to the Minister for them to consider.