Identifies areas across NSW where the greatest benefit to NSW plant biodiversity is achieved by improving the condition of extant native vegetation. This layer is one of four approaches to vegetation management, comprising: Manage benefits highlights remaining examples of highly cleared vegetation types Improve benefits highlights where remaining examples of highly cleared vegetation types can be improved in condition Restore benefits highlights where to restore highly cleared vegetation types in cleared landscapes Landscape benefits highlights areas that contribute to the connectivity between extant native vegetation. Includes existing vegetation and locations to restore lost linkages Version 1.0 (2012) produced for the Draft NSW Biodiversity Strategy (see this report). Data is relevant to 2012 Further updates Improve benefits are not routinely provided as a time series. For latter versions see NVMB Series 2 More information For more detail see NSW Native Vegetation Management Benefits Analyses Technical report (2012), this technical report (2020), and this scientific paper on the method (2014). Climate-informed versions of the manage benefits and restore benefits (v.1) can be found here.

Landscape benefits (aka consolidate benefit) mapping highlights areas where conservation of existing vegetation, condition improvement of degraded vegetation, or rehabilitation of cleared areas are most likely to contribute to maintaining and enhancing connectivity across a region This layer is one of four approaches to vegetation management, comprising: Manage benefits highlights remaining examples of highly cleared vegetation types Improve benefits highlights where remaining examples of highly cleared vegetation types can be improved in condition Restore benefits highlights where to restore highly cleared vegetation types in cleared landscapes Landscape benefits highlights areas that contribute to the connectivity between extant native vegetation. Includes existing vegetation and locations to restore lost linkages Version 1.0 (2012) produced for the Draft NSW Biodiversity Strategy (see this report). Data is relevant to 2012 Version 1.1 (2017) produced for data relevant to 2013 More information For more detail see the Native Vegetation Management Benefits technical report and this scientific paper on the method. Climate-informed versions of the manage benefits and restore benefits (v.1) can be found here.

The purpose of this layer is to help discriminate native tree cover and woodlands from other terrain elements. The NSW Native Vegetation Extent 5m Raster v1.4 was developed under the State Vegetation Type Map program (SVTM) and presents a single surface raster that combines the best available information on native vegetation extent for NSW. The surface differentiates tree cover from candidate native grasslands, water, forestry plantations and a woodland matrix from non-native areas. The surface is built on the 2011 5m NSW Woody Vegetation Extent (Fisher et al., 2016), with updates up to 2018 (Fisher et al., 2017), with the addition of candidate native grasslands, woodlands and wetlands from the visual interpretation of high-resolution imagery (OEH, 2017). The NSW Native Vegetation Extent 5m Raster v1.4 is an integration of five existing datasets which map candidate native vegetation and water bodies for NSW. The sourcing rules from each dataset are documented in the metadata statement at the link below. All Koala Habitat Information Base (KHIB) datasets are available for download below under 'Dataset Relationship' For further information on the data layers and their development, please see the Koala Habitat Information Base Technical Guide.

The NSW Native Vegetation Area Clearing Estimate (NVACE) is a statewide spatial vector layer estimating the presence and absence of native vegetation at 2020. The NVACE does not discriminate different types of native vegetation. The NVACE dataset has been developed by DPE to provide guidance on whether a development exceeds the Area Clearing Threshold for entry into the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme (BOS), as guided by Biodiversity Conservation Regulation 2017 s7.2. The NVACE uses best available primary and supplementary datasets to identify areas where native woody and non-woody vegetation occurs. Due to datasets being of different ages and resolution, errors of commission and omission may be included. The dataset is subject to limitations of scale and accuracy which need to be considered when applying the dataset. The limitations are more fully described in the method (see web link below). The NVACE data is intended to provide guidance on the presence or absence of native vegetation only. The dataset was first published by NSW Department Planning and Environment (DPE) in 2023 and will be updated intermittently. Primary published datasets used in the creation of NVACE Version 1 include: NSW Native Vegetation Extent 5m raster NSW Landuse 2017 The NVACE is refined using a combination of datasets to remove known areas of clearing, for example, Statewide Landcover and Tree Survey (SLATS) data for woody vegetation and non woody vegetation change clearing events from Non-Woody Landcover Disturbance Program (NWD). The Geoscape Surface Cover raster is used to refine native vegetation in urban areas. Components are used to remove roads and swimming pools and add increased resolution tree canopies. Land identified as Category 1 exempt under the amended Local Land Services act 2013 has been removed from NVACE as per the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Small polygons resulting from editing the NVACE are removed as artefacts. A more detailed description of the methodology is published and provided on the DPE website. Together with the Biodiversity Values Map, the NVACE forms the basis for determining whether a local development (Part 4 NSW EP&A Act) should be assessed for inclusion in the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme. A development which is required to be assessed for clearing of native vegetation in the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme may then potentially require biodiversity offsets against any losses undertaken as part of the development. The dataset is primarily available to be displayed at a property scale when preparing a Biodiversity Map and Threshold (BMAT) report but may be provided on application to users in a spatial data format. More information on the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme can be viewed here: About the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme | NSW Environment and Heritage The Biodiversity Values Map homepage, containing links to the BMAT tool and other related BOS information can be viewed here: Biodiversity Values Map | NSW Environment and Heritage

This data has now been superseded, please go to https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nvr-map-sensitive-regulated-land-transitional-2022 for the most current NVR Data The transitional NVR map - category 2-sensitive regulated land layer is a component of the transitional NVR map. transitional NVR Map was prepared by Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) and supporting Local Land Services Regulation 2014. The 2021 annual review of the transitional NVR map was published on 26 March 2021. Please read below for details about changes occurring as a result of the 2021 annual review. The latest version of the map can be viewed online using the transitional NVR map viewer. https://www.lmbc.nsw.gov.au/Maps/index.html?viewer=NVRMap Section 108 of the Local Land Services Regulation 2014 states that the NVR map designates category 2-sensitive regulated land as a sub-category of category 2-regulated land and lists the types of land to be included. Datasets compiled to generate the category 2-sensitive regulated land layer include those identifying land that: has been declared as a Ramsar wetland (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) is under a private land conservation agreement is Coastal Wetland or Littoral Rainforests mapped under State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 is native vegetation required to be retained within forestry plantations under the Plantations and reafforestation Act 1999 is an offset under a property vegetation plan or other approval is a set-aside under the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018 or under the Native Vegetation Regulation 2013. is an approved conservation measure as part of a Biodiversity Certification of land under Part 8 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. contains critically endangered ecological communities or plants is considered to be core koala habitat under an approved Koala Plan of Management is subject to a remedial action or; was mapped as old-growth forest or rainforest under the Comprehensive Regional Assessment undertaken for the Regional Forest Agreements. The inclusion an/or update of these layers on the NVR map requires the approval of the Secretary DPIE or delegate. Changes to the mapping of category 2-sensitive regulated land introduced in the publish of the transitional NVR map on 26 March 2021 included: additions to category 2 – sensitive regulated land of set-aside areas approved between February 2020 and July 2020 under the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018 Critically Endangered Plants – Refinements to mapping of some critically endangered plants. Critically Endangered Ecological Communities – Refinements to mapping of some critically endangered ecological communities in the Greater Sydney region. Private Native Forestry Old Growth Forest and Rainforest – Updates to mapping of Old Growth Forest and Rainforest via private native forestry code approvals under Part 5B or land holder- initiated reviews under Part 5A of the Local Land Service Act 2013. Property Vegetation Plans – Updates to term incentive property vegetation plans (PVP) agreements under the Native Vegetation Act 2003, for which the term has expired. Biodiversity Conservation Trust agreements – Refinements of, and updates to conservation agreements managed by the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust. The data is provided as multi value raster that identifies the category 2-sensitive regulated land, category 2-vulnerable regulated land and where category 2-sensitive and category 2-vulnerable regulated land overlaps. Pixel values: 3 - category 2-vulnerable regulated land 4 - category 2-sensitive regulated land 6 - Where category 2-sensitive and category 2-vulnerable regulated land overlap (display class) Spatial datasets compiled in the category 2-sensitive regulated land layer are sourced from Department Planning and Environment, Environment Protection Authority, Biodiversity

Various vegetation Extent and Nativeness products, that include: the delineation by woody and non-woody; and maps of the uncertainty associated with assignment of extent and nativeness. The primary product is a NSW Native Vegetation Extent layer prepared for the National Land and Water Resources Audit 2008. This represents native vegetation extent at 2006. A number of other useful intermediate products are also available. Full report is available from http://maps.environment.nsw.gov.au ; ; VEGETATION EXTENT was derived from interim Foliage Projected Cover (FPC) data (FPC 00,02,04,06) prepared by the DECC's Woody Vegetation Change Detection Program in early 2008. FPC is generated from Statewide Landcover And Trees Study (SLATS) methodology, developed in Queensland by Qld Dept of Natural Resources and recently applied in NSW. The SLATS program applies a series of algorithms on Landsat TM data to produce FPC values ranging from 0-100 percent. A threshold (or thresholds) are applied to the FPC data to separate woody from non-woody vegetation. NATIVENESS was derived from interim NSW Land-use Mapping data (Emery et. al), and then used to ascertain whether vegetation may be native or non-native.; ; CAVEAT:Vegetation extent and nativeness layers generated for this project are interim in nature and are subject to ongoing refinement. While these products represent the best available estimate of vegetation extent and nativeness at this time they will be improved overtime and hence are not suitable for accurate reporting of vegetation change

Current Extent The State Vegetation Type Map (SVTM) is a regional-scale map of NSW Plant Community Types. This map represents the current extent of each Plant Community Type, Vegetation Class and Vegetation Formation, across all tenures in NSW. This map is updated periodically as part of the Integrated BioNet Vegetation Data program to improve quality and alignment to the NSW vegetation classification hierarchy. An SVTM pre-clearing PCT map is available here. Further information about the mapping methods is available from the State Vegetation Type Mapping Program Page Current Release C2.0.M2.1 (November2024) This release includes revisions, using the most recent NSW PCT Classification Master list (represented by “C2.0” in the version release number). PCT spatial distributions were manually edited based on user and community feedback since the previous C2.0.M2.0 release. In addition, changes were made to the Native Vegetation Extent mask which is used to create the Native Extent map. Detailed technical information is available here. Data Access Map data may be downloaded, viewed within the SEED Map Viewer, or accessed via the underlying ArcGIS REST Services or WMS for integration in GIS or business applications. The Trees Near Me NSW app provides quick access to view the map using a mobile device or desktop. Download the app from Google Play or the App Store, or access the web site at https://treesnearme.app. Map Data Type The map is supplied as ESRI Feature Class (Quickview) and 5m GeoTiff Raster, and can be viewed and analysed in most commercial and open-source spatial software packages. If you prefer to use the download package, we supply an ArcGIS v10.4 mxd and/or a layer file for suggested symbology. The raster attributes contain PCT, Vegetation Class and Vegetation Formation. Feedback and Support We welcome your feedback to assist us in continuously improving our products. To help us track and process your feedback, please use the SEED Data Feedback tool available via the SEED map viewer. For further support, contact the BioNet Team at bionet@environment.nsw.gov.au. Useful Related Data NSW BioNet Flora Survey Plots – PCT Reference Sites: full floristic plots used in the development of the quantitative Plant Community Type (PCT) classification. Currently available for eastern NSW PCTs version C2.0. NSW State Vegetation Type Map - technical notes Eastern NSW - percentage cleared calculation technical notes.

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