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°

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)

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Location of ACT important natural wetlands in the ACT, including our High Country Bogs and Fens. Wetlands are important for many plants and wildlife in the ACT.

The Ramsar Sites dataset defines the official boundaries of current and proposed Western Australia Ramsar wetlands listed as Wetlands of International Importance, under the Ramsar Convention. This dataset is polygon based. The attributes provided the official Ramsar site name, Ramsar site number (i.e. Ref Code), Ramsar site status (i.e. “Existing” or “DRAFT Proposed Area”) as well as the area in hectares of the entire site and individual components. This is a publicly available dataset.

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.

National dataset of Australia's Ramsar Wetlands. The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar Convention) was signed in Ramsar, Iran on 2 February 1971. The Ramsar Convention aims to halt the worldwide loss of wetlands and to conserve, through wise use and management, those that remain. The Convention encourages member countries to nominate sites containing representative, rare or unique wetlands, or that are important for conserving biological diversity, to the List of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar sites). Australia was one of the first countries to become a Contracting Party to the Convention and designated the world's first Ramsar site, Cobourg Peninsula, in 1974. This project was initiated by the Wetlands Section of the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Spatial data was sourced from the relevant State and Territory agencies and compiled into a single national coverage.