This layer contains information on the distribution and vegetation communities of alpine sphagnum bogs and associated fens. The dataset includes areas of RAMSAR significance. The threatened Northern Corroboree Frogs are also associated with these ecosystems. The mountains of the Australian Capital Territory support substantial areas of peat-forming mires in interfluves and valley heads, as well as areas of riparian fen vegetation along streams.

Wetlands are important for many plants and wildlife in the ACT, as well as water quality for Canberra's drinking water catchment. This dataset maps location of wetlands in the ACT including our Ramsar wetland (Ginini and Cheyenne Wetland Complex), Directory of Important Wetlands Australia (DIWA), and ACT High Country Bogs and Fens (Nature Conservation Act 2014). The wetlands are classified using the ANAE Australian National Aquatic Ecosystem Framework by Cowood et al (2017). See Brooks (2021) for the latest ANAE classification framework and method. To view the directory of important wetlands visit: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/water/wetlands/australian-wetlands-database/directory-important-wetlands More information on wetland conservation can be found at:https://www.act.gov.au/open/act-aquatic-and-riparian-conservation-strategy Fit for purpose: This dataset was captured at 1:5,000 scale. This dataset is fit for use as a tool for showing presence of wetlands in the ACT. Exact boundaries are likely to expand and contract over time so accuracy should be checked against project requirements. References: Cowood A., Nicholson A., Wooldridge A., Muller R. and Moore L. 2017. Wetland vulnerability to climate change in the ACT (and ANAE Classification) Report to ACT City and Environment Directorate. January 2017. https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/2544113/wetland-vulnerability-to-climate-change-in-the-act-2017.pdf Brooks, S. 2021. Australian National Aquatic Ecosystem (ANAE) Classification of the Murray-Darling Basin v3.0: User Guide. Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia. Disclaimer: While all care is taken to ensure accuracy, the ACT Government does not warrant that the map is free from errors. © ACT Government

This layer contains information on the distribution and vegetation types of High Country Sphagnum Bogs and Fens in the ACT as defined by Nature Conservation (High Country Bogs and Associated Fens) Conservation Advice 2019 (Nature Conservation Act). The dataset includes areas of RAMSAR significance. The threatened Northern Corroboree Frogs are also associated with these ecosystems. Veg mapping was undertaken by Geoff Hope et al in 2009 and later revisited during mapping of ACT Vegetation Communities in 2015-2018 (Baines et al 2018).The ACT Scientific Committee determined that the ecological community High Country Bogs and Associated Fens is eligible for inclusion in the ACT Threatened Ecological Communities List in 2019. Most ACT High Country Bogs and Associated Fens communities are consistent with the nationally listed Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens ecological community.The mountains of the Australian Capital Territory support substantial areas of peat-forming mires in interfluves and valley heads, as well as areas of riparian fen vegetation along streams. While similar fens and bogs occur in the Snowy Mountains, the ACT represents a significant outlier of major biogeographic significance because the mires are near their climatic limits and hence sensitive to climate change.Mapping of the mires was originally completed by Hope et al 2009. The mapping was developed in three stages using orthorectified aerial photography and satellite imagery and extensive field checking. More information can be found at: Hope, G., Nanson, R. and Flett, I. 2009. Technical Report 19. The peat-forming mires of the Australian Capital Territory. Territory and Municipal Services, Canberra. https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/2539595/19-peat-forming-mires-of-the-act-2009.pdfKey plant communities of ACT Bogs and Fens (Armstrong et al. 2012):• a2: Baeckea gunniana – Epacris paludosa – Richea continentis – Sphagnum cristatum Wet Heathland of the Australian Alps Bioregion (Alpine/subalpine Bog).• a7: Ranunculus pimpinellifolius – Gonocarpus micranthus herbfield of wetland heathland of the Australian Alps bioregion (Bog).• a8: Carex gaudichaudiana – Myriophyllum pedunculatum – Deschampsia caespitosa Sedgeland of the Australian Alps Bioregion (Alpine/subalpine Fen).• a9: Carex gaudichaudiana – Ranunculus amphitrichus – Phragmites australis Aquatic Herbfield of waterways in the Australian Alps and South-Eastern Highlands Bioregion (Montane Bogs and Fens).Other key plant communities (Hope et al. 2009):• Empodisma minus restiad Fen.• Phragmites – Typha tall sedgelands (Fen).Associated plant communities (Armstrong et al. 2012):• a14: Poa costiniana – Carex gaudichaudiana Subalpine Valley Grassland of the Australian Alps Bioregion (Alpine/subalpine Grasslands/Herbfields).• e59: Hakea microcarpa – Baeckea utilis – Leptospermum myrtifolium Subalpine Wet Heathland on Escarpment and Eastern Tableland Ranges of the South-Eastern Highlands Bioregion.• u193: Hakea microcarpa – Epacris breviflora – Epacris paludosa Montane Wet Heathland of the Australian Alps and western South-Eastern Highlands Bioregions.Note this product includes some areas of a33 vegetation community, which is formally considered to be associated with the threatened community (see ACT High Country Bogs and Fens Action Plan 2024, ACT Government). However, these areas were originally mapped by Hope et al 2009 with high altitude sphagnum bog (HSB) present.For more information on ACT High Country Bogs and Fens, visit https://www.act.gov.au/environment/animals-and-plants/act-threatened-species/high-country-bogs-and-associated-fensUpdates: Majority of the mapping was completed post 2003 fires. However, the dataset is was updated using Near Infrared Imagery 2015 and LiDAR data in 2019. Further updates will be implemented as required if new or better mapping of bog and fen areas become available.Fit for purpose: This dataset was captured at 1:3,000 scale. This dataset is fit for use

This dataset shows habitat / locations of mammals listed as threatened in the ACT under the Nature Conservation Act 2014.

This dataset provides location information on plant species or groups of plants species that are of conservation interest in the ACT including Endangered, Critically Endangered, Vulnerable and Rare under the ACT Nature Conservation Act 2014 or the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999. A location without species mapped as present can be considered data deficient.

This feature layer shows the extent of native, threatened and exotic grasslands in the ACT. Native grasslands of the Territory include a rich assemblage of flora and fauna species that combine into a unique ecosystem. These grasslands are a priority for protection and management as they contribute to our natural biodiversity, our history and heritage, and local amenity and community. Natural temperate grasslands are an Endangered Ecological Community in the ACT (Nature Conservation Act 2014) and Critically Endangered Ecological Community under the EPBC Act 1999. Other Native and Exotic grasslands in the ACT can also have some conservation significance as they support important populations of threatened fauna and flora.

This data deal with hydrogeological landscapes of the ACT and the nature and consequences of salinity in the ACT 1:50000. They have been produced for the ACT Government by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) and NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI). The maps and document result from a series of salinity projects OEH is undertaking to better understand how dryland salinity manifests in the landscape and how salinity may be best managed. The full ACT HGL dataset includes the following: Hydrogeological Landscapes Hydrogeological Landscape Management Areas Land and Soil Capability (Overall) Salinity Hazard (Overall) ACT Erosion Hazard (Current) ACT Erosion Hazard (Future Consensus Scenario) ACT Erosion Hazard (Future Worst Case Scenario) ACT Erosion Hazard (Future Best Case Scenario) Wetland Vulnerability Classification Wetland Types (Australian National Aquatic Ecosystem)

This data table represents a machine readable list of species names listed under the Nature Conservation Act 2014 (valid to: 24/05/2024) Notifiable Instrument NI2024-247. List source url: https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2024-247. Under the Nature Conservation Act 2014 (NC Act), the Minister for the Environment must make a list of species that are at risk of extinction or significant decline within the Australian Capital Territory. Listed species have Special Protection Status (SPS) under the NC Act and triggers various provisions under the Planning Act 2023. The Minister for the Environment makes the Threatened Native Species List on the assessment and recommendation of the ACT Scientific Committee. For more information on ACT Threatened Species, visit www.act.gov.au/environment/animals-and-plants/act-threatened-species. Or explore this list here: https://www.data.act.gov.au/Environment/Visualiser-ACT-Nature-Conservation-Threatened-Nati/y8cq-hpui Ngunnawal species names provided and endorsed by the Winnagaay Ngunnawal Language Aboriginal Corporation.

ACT Climate refugia are core areas of the landscape most likely to support persistence of dominant trees, shrubs and grasses of the Capital Region under climate change. The data identify refugia expected to support climate sensitive species characteristic of each vegetation community, both now and into the future, based on distribution modelling using NARCLiM climate projections (MacKenzie et al 2019). The areas shown (refugia) highlight where the most stressed subset of dominant plant species today (i.e., common trees, shrubs and grasses modelled to lose >= 75% of their current distribution) are more likely to persist under a wide range of future climate scenarios. These refugia can be used to prioritise management actions to minimise further stresses to those communities (e.g. prescribed burning within tolerable fire intervals; climate-adaptive revegetation programs, etc). Note: Areas smaller than 0.5 hectares have been removed to enable quicker map drawing, contact officeofnatureconservation@act.gov.au for the full dataset, including ensemble forecasts for individual plant species (n=151). Source Technical Report: MacKenzie, J.B., G. Baines, L. Johnston & J. Seddon. 2019. Identifying biodiversity refugia under climate change in the ACT and region. City and Environment Directorate, ACT Government, Canberra. https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2539628/identifying-biodiversity-refugia-under-climate-change-in-the-act-and-region-2019.pdf Mapped originally in GDA1994_MGA_Zone55, transformed to GDA2020_MGA_Zone55 For use as a broad scale product, for example at 1:50,000 scale only. Please read the technical report for data caveats and limitations.

The Ramsar Convention encourages the designation of sites containing representative, rare or unique wetlands, or wetlands that are important for conserving biological diversity. Once designated, these sites are added to the Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance and become known as Ramsar sites.The Ginini Flats Wetlands in Namadgi National Park is the only Ramsar site in the ACT.The Ginini Flats Wetland Complex is the largest intact Sphagnum bog and fen community in the Australian Alps. It was first listed as a Ramsar wetland of international importance in 1996. In designating a wetland as a Ramsar site, countries agree to establish and oversee a management framework aimed at conserving the wetland and ensuring its wise use.Boundary supplied to Commonwealth for RAMSAR purposes. Original boundary updated in 2013 to reflect new extended boundary based on recent information, and transformed to GDA2020 MGA Zone 55 in 2024 (from GDA1994 MGA Zone 55)Ginini Flats Ramsar site boundary descriptionThe boundary lies 10 metres east of the eastern road edge of the Mount Franklin Road, starting at point A on the map (latitude 35° 32’ 01.69” south, longitude 148° 46’ 35.55” east). From point A it follows the Mount Franklin road maintaining its position 10 metres from the eastern road edge in a north easterly, then north westerly direction (circumventing mount Ginini, which lies to the west) to the ACT border at point B (at the point nearest to latitude 35° 31’ 17.91” south, longitude 148° 46’ 04.85” east). From point B the boundary diverts in a northerly direction along the boundary of the ACT, to the most north westerly point of the Ramsar site, still on the ACT border, point C (at the point nearest to latitude 35° 30’ 54.21” south, longitude 148° 46’ 0.99” east). From that point the boundary diverts in an easterly direction from the ACT border and runs 10 metres inside the wetland ridgeline to point E (latitude 35° 31’ 03.277” south, longitude 148° 47’19.39” east), through point D (latitude 35° 30’ 57.66” south, longitude 148° 46’46.16 east). The boundary crosses Ginini Creek roughly halfway along the northern border, at point D. From point E, the boundary heads in a winding but generally southerly direction, paralleling the ridgeline until reaching the most south eastern point of the Ramsar site, point H (latitude 35° 32’ 15.93” south, longitude 148° 47’ 13.90” east) and crossing to the southern tip of the boundary at point I (latitude 35° 32’ 17.88” south, longitude 148° 47’06.72” east). Near point I the boundary crosses an unnamed tributary of Stockyard Creek. Between points E and F the ridgeline boundary changes from the Ginini Flats ridgeline to the Cheyenne Flats ridgeline (still part of the wetlands complex) near point G (latitude 35° 31’ 21.17” south, longitude 148° 47’ 42.78” east). From points G to H the boundary continues in a southerly direction to Point H at the most south easterly point of the boundary.From point I the boundary then heads in a north westerly direction to point J (latitude 35° 32’ 14.04” south, longitude 148° 46’ 45.59” east). At point I the boundary crosses an unnamed tributary of Stockyard Creek. From point J the boundary continues on in a straight line to meet the starting point 10 metres off the eastern road edge of the Mt Franklin road (latitude 35° 32’ 1.695” south, longitude 148° 46’ 35.55” east, point A), thus encompassing the southern end of Cheyenne Flats. Geographic Coordinates are in degrees, minutes, seconds, referenced to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94).Map PointLatitudeLongitudeA35° 32’ 01.69” south, 148° 46’ 35.55” eastB35° 31’17.91” south148° 46’ 04.85” eastC35° 30’54.21” south148° 46’ 0.99” eastD35° 30’ 57.66” south148° 46’46.16” eastE35° 31’03.27” south148° 47’19.39” eastF35° 31’ 15.70” south148° 47’ 26.42” eastG35° 31’ 21.17” south148° 47’ 42.78” eastH35° 32’ 15.93” south148° 47’ 13.90” eastI35° 32’ 17.88” south148°47’ 06.72” eastJ35° 32’ 14.04” south148°