This ECD is provided without prejudice to any final decision by the Administrative Authority for Ramsar in Australia on change in ecological character in accordance with the requirements of Article 3.2 of the Ramsar Convention. List of Abbreviations ADF Australian Defence Force ANZECC/ARMCANZ Australian and Environment and Conservation Council and Agriculture and Resource Management Council of and CAMBA China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement CMS (Convention on the) Conservation of Migratory Species CSIRO Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation CQC (IBRA bioregion) DEM Digital Elevation Model DERM Department of Environment and Resource Management (Qld) DEWHA Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Commonwealth) DIWA Directory of Important Wetlands in DoD Department of Defence (Commonwealth) ECC Environmental Clearance Certificate ECD Ecological Character Description EMS Environmental Management System EPA Queensland Environmental Protection Agency EPBC Act Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 FQ Fisheries Queensland GAP Global Action on Peatlands GBRMP GBRMPA Great Barrier Reef Authority
This ECD is provided without prejudice to any final decision by the Administrative Authority for Ramsar in Australia on change in ecological character in accordance with the requirements of Article 3.2 of the Ramsar Convention. List of Abbreviations ADF Australian Defence Force ANZECC/ARMCANZ Australian and Environment and Conservation Council and Agriculture and Resource Management Council of and CAMBA China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement CMS (Convention on the) Conservation of Migratory Species CSIRO Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation CQC (IBRA bioregion) DEM Digital Elevation Model DERM Department of Environment and Resource Management (Qld) DEWHA Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Commonwealth) DIWA Directory of Important Wetlands in DoD Department of Defence (Commonwealth) ECC Environmental Clearance Certificate ECD Ecological Character Description EMS Environmental Management System EPA Queensland Environmental Protection Agency EPBC Act Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 FQ Fisheries Queensland GAP Global Action on Peatlands GBRMP GBRMPA Great Barrier Reef Authority
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