This dataset contains the number of Threatened Species Action Plan priority species where they, or their habitat, are known or likely to occur in a 0.05 degree latitude/longitude grid cell containing land in Australia. It is derived from the "Australia - Species of National Environmental Significance Distributions (public grids)" dataset of species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999 which contains species distributions from the Species of National Environmental Significance database after generalisation inline with the Departments Sensitive Species Policy. For more information on the Action Plan and threatened species generally see https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/action-plan and https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/species

Map of 35 NSW-listed threatened ecological communities (TECs) within Greater Sydney. The map is derived from a number of best available mapping products and expert input. While the distribution of a number of TECs extends beyond Greater Sydney, their distribution beyond the study area is not represented in this map, with two exceptions: the Blue Mountains Basalt Forest and Pittwater and Wagstaffe Spotted Gum Forest TECs. The methodology and scale of best available sources used to derive the map vary, with concomitant variation in currency, coverage, spatial precision and attribution accuracy. There are known gaps in coverage due to the lack of mapping sources in some locations within the study area (including, but not limited to the Grose Valley near Wollangambe, Ebenezer, Cattai, west of Mulgoa and west of Thirlmere). Limitations of this map include: areas not identified as TEC may be TEC, areas identified as TEC may not be TEC, and areas identified as a TEC may be a different TEC. Accordingly, property-scale assessments should inform activities, plans and proposals at the property scale. Mapping is updated frequently via expert input. The map data informs the Biodiversity Values Map, Native Vegetation Regulatory Map, Rural Fire Service 10/50 tool and High Environmental Values Greater Sydney map. For more information about the map, refer to the report 'Map of threatened ecological communities in Greater Sydney'. TECs included in this map are: Agnes Banks Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Bangalay Sand Forest of the Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions Blue Gum High Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Blue Mountains Basalt Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Blue Mountains Swamps in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Castlereagh Scribbly Gum Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Castlereagh Swamp Woodland Coastal Saltmarsh in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions Coastal Upland Swamp in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Cooks River/Castlereagh Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Cumberland Plain Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Duffys Forest Ecological Community in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Elderslie Banksia Scrub Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Freshwater wetlands on coastal floodplains of the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South-East Corner bioregions Hygrocybeae Community of Lane Cove Bushland Park in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Kurnell Dune Forest in the Sutherland Shire and the City of Rockdale Littoral Rainforest in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions Maroota Sands Swamp Forest Moist Shale Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Montane Peatlands and Swamps of the New England Tableland, NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin, South East Corner, South Eastern Highlands and Australian Alps bioregions O'Hares Creek Shale Forest Pittwater and Wagstaffe Spotted Gum Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion River-flat Eucalypt Forest on Coastal Floodplain of the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions Shale Sandstone Transition Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Southern Sydney Sheltered Forest on Transitional Sandstone Soils in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Sun Valley Cabbage Gum in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest of the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions Swamp Sclerophyll Forest on Coastal Floodplains of the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions Sydney Freshwater Wetlands in the Sydney Basin Bioregion Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion The Shorebird Community occurring on the relict tidal delta sands at Taren Point Themeda Grassland on Seacliffs and Coastal Headlands in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions Western Sydney Dry Rainforest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion

__Threatened Species of National Environmental Significance__ This dataset contains information about species of national environmental significance as listed in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Data provided includes: - species names and threatened status - indicative occurrence within each state, territory and marine area - links to further information in the [Species Profile and Threats Database](http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl) (SPRAT). The dataset is updated as the lists of species on schedules of the EPBC Act are amended. There is one row entry for each listed species. Links to other species information sourced from SPRAT can be made using the field containing the listed taxon identification number (ListedId). A description of the fields and methods used to create the data can be found in the explanatory notes resource. [More about threatened species](http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened) __Ecological Communities of National Environmental Significance (Threatened Ecological Communities)__ This dataset contains information about ecological communities of national environmental significance as listed in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Data provided includes: - ecological community name and threatened status - indicative occurrence within each state and territory - links to further information in the [Species Profile and Threats Database](http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl) (SPRAT). The dataset is updated as the lists of ecological communities on schedules of the EPBC Act are amended. There is one row entry for each listed ecological community. Links to other ecological community information sourced from SPRAT can be made using the field containing the listed community identification number (ECId). A description of the fields and methods used to create the data can be found in the explanatory notes resource. [More about ecological communities](http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened) _Credit:_ Department of the Environment (2015). Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Canberra.

Summary of species occurrence data from 1900 to 2020 for Australian terrestrial species organised by IBRA region and EPBC status. Counts are provided by species and IBRA region for: The total number of occurrence records within the region, for a given EPBC status and time period The number of distinct species recorded within the region, for a given EPBC status and time period Occurrence records were aggregated and organised by the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA, https://ala.org.au/) and include survey and monitoring data collected and managed by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS, https://imos.org.au/) and the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN, https://tern.org.au/). To find out more about this dataset, visit: https://ecoassets.org.au/data/summary-data-threatened-species-occurrences-by-terrestrial-ecoregion/ DOI: https://doi.org/10.26197/ala.160f789e-ee11-45c0-93c3-5c87318d78c0

There are currently twenty (20) Australian areas describing Priority Places under the Threatened Species Action Plan. These places have been created using a number of datasets.The current (2022) version of Threatened Species Action Plan Priority Places includes the following places. For each place the data source is mentioned noting many required fuzzy boundaries using buffering and smoothing of boundaries was carried out. Fuzzy boundaries were required as the dataset is and has been used to consult with various stakeholders while recognizing that threatened species rarely keep within hard boundaries on a map.1) Greater Blue Mountains (Source: World Heritage Area) which at 2022 included:126 EPBC threatened species 39 endemicEPBC threatened ecological communities2) Australian Alps (Source: Most linework comes from IBA KBA 309 + buffer) which at 2022 included:EPBC threatened species 19 endemicEPBC threatened ecological communities3) South East Coastal Ranges (Source: SE Coastal Ranges IBRA subregion including East Gippsland low ranges and Kybeyan-Gourock, removed Aust Alps) which at 2022 included:78 EPBC threatened species 18 endemic6 EPBC threatened ecological communities4) Mallee Birds Ecological Community (Source: Threatened Ecological Community envelope EC 151 - Mallee) which at 2022 included:71+ EPBC threatened species5 EPBC threatened ecological communities5) Southern Plains including the Western Victorian volcanic plain and karst springs (Source: Southern Volcanic Plain IBRA Region – green part of the blue and join to western polygons) which at 2022 included:58+ EPBC threatened species 5 endemic6+ EPBC threatened ecological communities6) Midlands region of central Tasmania (Source: IBRA Region minus crab claw and smooth boundary) which at 2022 included:One of 15 Biodiversity Hotspots41 EPBC listed threatened species 180 species threatened in TasmaniaThree EPBC threatened Ecological CommunitiesPatchwork of unique woodland, grassland and wetlands7) Giant Kelp Ecological Community (Source: Threatened Ecological Community envelope TEC107 – Giant Kelp marine forest of SE Aust, just Tassie polygons) First marine threatened ecological community listed under EPBC.8) Kakadu and West Arnhem (Source: State Priorities_V1 includes Kakadu Ramsar / World Heritage – buffered and smooth) which at 2022 included:32 EPBC threatened species, 6 endemic1 EPBC threatened ecological communityHigh overlap of IPAs, WHA, KBA, Ramsar wetlands9) MacDonnell Ranges - Tjoritja / (Source: IBRA Region) which at 2022 included:20 EPBC threatened species, 10 endemicCulturally significant areas10) Brigalow Country (Source: Threatened Ecological Community envelope Brigalow TEC 28) which at 2022 included:45+ EPBC threatened species 7+ endemic6+ EPBC threatened ecological communitiesCombination of high ranking IBRAs (Marlborough Plains, Barakula & Eastern Darling Downs)11) Eastern Forests of Far North Queensland (Combination of Drainage basin and satellite interpretation of forests) which at 2022 included:144+ EPBC threatened species 66+ endemic3+ EPBC threatened ecological communities12) Yampi Sound and surrounds (Source: Drainage Basins 801,802,803 and 804) which at 2022 included:25+ EPBC threatened species, 3 endemic1 EPBC threatened ecological communityHigh overlap with Indigenous and other protected areas13) Remnant WA Wheatbelt Woodlands (Source: IBRA Sub – Merredin smooth) which at 2022 included:14) Fitz-Stirlings (Source: IBRA Sub Fitzgerald generalised and a bit further south) which at 2022 included:85+EPBC threatened species, 49 endemic2 EPBC threatened ecological communities15) lunawuni - Bruny Island (Source: State / Territory Compilation SDE) which at 2022 included:10 EPBC threatened species1 EPBC threatened ecological community16) Kangaroo Island (Source: NRM SDE) which at 2022 included:23+ EPBC threatened species 12 endemic1 EPBC threatened ecological community17) Raine Island (Source: CAPAD) which at 2022 included:4 EPBC threatened species18)

This dataset contains a list of 200 plant species and their priority as appropriate threatened species for planting in City of Melbourne green spaces. This is based on a Threatened Species Assessment Tool developed by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria that was used to provide a framework to assess and prioritise the inclusion of threatened species into landscape plantings. The tool includes information and scoring for cultivation requirements, conservation benefits and horticultural potential which are the foundation of the assessment. Additional benefits specific to the City of Melbourne and potential weed threat were also considered as part of the assessment process. Higher priority was given to species which are the most threatened and are indigenous to the City of Melbourne. From this assessment process, a priority list of 56 species has been short-listed as appropriate threatened species for planting. For inclusion in the Threatened Species Assessment Tool, all species were required to be listed as threatened in Victoria. Scores were calculated based on the following: Cultivation Requirements Subtotal = Cultivation Protocols + Propagation Protocols Conservation Subtotal = Germplasm Source + Conservation Status + Germplasm Origin + Provenance + Additional Conservation Benefit Total Score = Cultivation Requirements Subtotal + Conservation Subtotal + Additional Local Benefits Subtotal Total Score including Horticultural Potential = Cultivation Requirements Subtotal + Conservation Subtotal + Additional Local Benefits Subtotal + Horticultural Potential Thresholds were set in certain categories which resulted in the removal of species from priority selection. Species with cells marked with an asterisk (*) were removed from the final priority plant list. In addition, an overall Total Score threshold of 20 was chosen for final species selection. This dataset is based on the “City of Melbourne Threatened Plant Living Collection Plan” produced by R. Larke, M. Hirst and J. Arnott of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and N.S.G. Williams of the University of Melbourne. For documented methods please refer to the report (attached).

CSIRO has prepared this dataset in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) for use in biodiversity assessment and national reporting such as State of the Environment, Ecosystem Accounting, Ecological Knowledge System, and annual corporate reporting metrics for the environment and heritage portfolio. This dataset is a product of the ‘Priority improvements to the Habitat Condition Assessment System’ project. The HCAS v3.1 is a series of 90m gridded datasets depicting habitat condition on a scale between 0.0 (ecosystem removed) and 1.0 (ecosystem in reference condition) for continental Australia. The index represents the contribution that a given site (90m grid cell) makes to the effective area of ecosystem integrity remaining within any given spatial reporting unit, expressed as a proportion of the contribution made by a site in reference condition. Ecosystem integrity is defined as the ecosystem’s capacity to maintain its characteristic composition, structure, functioning and self-organisation over time within a natural range of variability. Reference condition is defined as the condition against which past, present and future ecosystem condition is compared to in order to measure relative change over time. Habitat condition (syn. ecosystem condition) is a generalised estimate for use in whole of biodiversity assessment metrics and may not represent the specific habitat quality requirements of all component species. The data provided is a long-term epoch (also known as the ‘base model’) derived from Landsat remote sensing variables averaged over 35 years (1988-2022) – HCAS31_HCB_1988_2022.tif. This long-term epoch provides the overall ‘best’ estimate of habitat condition derived from the HCAS method, as an expression of the long-term pattern of ecosystem dynamics and capacity to recover following disturbance. The data is provided as a cloud optimised GeoTIFF (COGs) to facilitate use in webmap applications, 90 m grid resolution, Geographic Datum of Australia (GDA) 1994 (Australian Albers, EPSG:3577).Further ReadingCommonwealth of Australia (2021) Geoscience Australia Landsat Analysis Ready Data Collection 3. National Computing Infrastructure, Canberra, Australia. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.25914/6099413995ed0.Giljohann KM, Munroe S, Botha E, Liu N, Williams KJ, Ferrier S and Joehnk K (2024) Identifying reference and highly modified sites for use in the Habitat Condition Assessment System (HCAS). CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.Harwood TD, Lehmann EA, Giljohann KM, Williams KJ, Liu N, Ferrier S, Ware C, Donohue RJ, Sivanandam P, Malley C and Schmidt RK (2023) 9-arcsecond gridded HCAS 2.3 (2001-2018) base model estimation of habitat condition and general connectivity for terrestrial biodiversity, ecosystem site condition, annual epochs and 18-year trends for continental Australia. Data Collection. CSIRO, Canberra, Australia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25919/arew-q819.Liu N (2024) Australian Land Fraction and Derived Masks. Data Collection. CSIRO, Canberra, Australia. DOI: https://data.csiro.au/collection/csiro:62826.Liu N and Newnham G (2024) Methods for developing the Australian Land Fraction and Derived Masks. Supplementary metadata for a data collection from the National Ecosystem Accounting Project. CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.Searle R (2023) HCAS Optimised SLGA Products. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, Canberra, Australia. .Williams KJ, Giljohann KM, Richards AE, Harwood TD, Lehmann EA, Liu N, Ferrier S, Murphy HT, Prober SM, Hosack GR, Tetreault-Campbell S and Schmidt RK (2023) Extended methods used in developing the Habitat Condition Assessment System (HCAS) version 2.3, ecosystem condition account-ready data and experimental accounts for two mixed-use landscapes. A technical report from the Regional Ecosystem Accounting Pilot projects. Publication number: EP2023-1426. CSIRO, Canberra,

This dataset contains a list of 200 plant species and their priority as appropriate threatened species for planting in City of Melbourne green spaces. This is based on a Threatened Species Assessment Tool developed by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria that was used to provide a framework to assess and prioritise the inclusion of threatened species into landscape plantings. The tool includes information and scoring for cultivation requirements, conservation benefits and horticultural potential which are the foundation of the assessment. Additional benefits specific to the City of Melbourne and potential weed threat were also considered as part of the assessment process. Higher priority was given to species which are the most threatened and are indigenous to the City of Melbourne. From this assessment process, a priority list of 56 species has been short-listed as appropriate threatened species for planting. For inclusion in the Threatened Species Assessment Tool, all species were required to be listed as threatened in Victoria. Scores were calculated based on the following: • Cultivation Requirements Subtotal = Cultivation Protocols + Propagation Protocols • Conservation Subtotal = Germplasm Source + Conservation Status + Germplasm Origin + Provenance + Additional Conservation Benefit • Total Score = Cultivation Requirements Subtotal + Conservation Subtotal + Additional Local Benefits Subtotal • Total Score including Horticultural Potential = Cultivation Requirements Subtotal + Conservation Subtotal + Additional Local Benefits Subtotal + Horticultural Potential Thresholds were set in certain categories which resulted in the removal of species from priority selection. Species with cells marked with an asterisk (*) were removed from the final priority plant list. In addition, an overall Total Score threshold of 20 was chosen for final species selection. This dataset is based on the “City of Melbourne Threatened Plant Living Collection Plan” produced by R. Larke, M. Hirst and J. Arnott of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and N.S.G. Williams of the University of Melbourne. For documented methods please refer to the report (attached). The data and report was published in May 2023.