The Central Coast Regional Biodiversity Management Plan constitutes the national regional recovery plan under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for threatened species and ecological communities principally distributed in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW. The Plan is part of an Australian Government-funded pilot to trial the integration of regional recovery and threat abatement planning. It provides a regional approach to the delivery of recovery actions necessary to ensure the long-term viability of threatened species and ecological communities in the Region. The Biodiversity Management Plan Study Area boundary for the Central Coast consists of Lake Macquarie, Gosford and Wyong Local Government Area boundaries.

The Northern Rivers Regional Biodiversity Management Plan constitutes the national regional recovery plan under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for threatened species and ecological communities principally distributed in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW. The Plan is part of an Australian Government-funded pilot to trial the integration of regional recovery and threat abatement planning. It provides a regional approach to the delivery of recovery actions necessary to ensure the long-term viability of threatened species and ecological communities in the Region. The Biodiversity Management Plan Study Area boundary for the Northern Rivers Study Area is the Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority boundary.

The Gondwana World Heritage Area Study Area Biodiversity Management Plan constitutes the national regional recovery plan under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for threatened species and ecological communities principally distributed in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW. The Plan is part of an Australian Government-funded pilot to trial the integration of regional recovery and threat abatement planning. It provides a regional approach to the delivery of recovery actions necessary to ensure the long-term viability of threatened species and ecological communities in the Region. The Biodiversity Management Plan Study Area boundary for the Gondwana World Heritage Area Group Study Area consists of the Gondwana WHA 1994 boundaries.

This single layer captures critical environmental features and biodiversity persistence for Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) which covers 196,468 ha. The layer is in raster format with a 2 × 2 m cell size and is the result of consolidating layers that capture all aspects of biodiversity. Those consolidated layers contributed species composition information, structure/condition of habitat, and ecological function attributes at the same scale and with a common scoring. The common scale and scoring system allowed for direct comparison, making it possible to combine them into one single environment layer using a peer-reviewed scientific methodology.

The Biodiversity Conservation Lands dataset has been compiled for the Central Coast and interpreted as presenting planning constraints at three scales; State: Areas identified as of state significance in recognition of a related state or federal conservation policy or program Regional : Areas identified as of regional significance generally in recognition of a related state policy or program or as providing buffers to state significant lands Local : Areas recognised through local conservation zoning and including all remnant vegetation Principles for deriving conservation constraints: 1. A twenty five-year planning horizon was adopted for identifying Biodiversity Conservation Lands and opportunities State, regional and local significance classes for conservation constraints were adopted and spatially delineated Biodiversity features are presented as constraints with limited or no transferability. Irreplaceability of significant features is generally low and in situ conservation is generally required. The level of irreplaceability for each feature is noted in the metadata proforma Biodiversity Conservation Lands will generally be identified across the landscape regardless of current tenure or zoning. Whilst back-zoning of existing development zones is not envisaged, protection of high conservation value features occurring in existing development zones will be encouraged The Biodiversity Conservation Lands is complete for all Local Government Areas along the coast from Tweed Heads to Gosford. This metadata statement deals with that portion of the data covering the Local Government Areas of Gosford and Wyong There are two BioConLands datasets for each Regional Strategy area - a simplified one containing only State, Regional and Local categories in the attribute table and a larger, more complex version with "detailed" information on the components that went into the datasets Note: Certain boundaries within these datasets, eg. NPWS and State Forest Estate, are only current to 2007

The Biodiversity Conservation Lands dataset has been compiled for the Central Coast and interpreted as presenting planning constraints at three scales: State: Areas identified as of state significance in recognition of a related state or federal conservation policy or program; Regional : Areas identified as of regional significance generally in recognition of a related state policy or program or as providing buffers to state significant lands; Local : Areas recognised through local conservation zoning and including all remnant vegetation. Principles for deriving conservation constraints: A twenty five-year planning horizon was adopted for identifying Biodiversity Conservation Lands and opportunities. State, regional and local significance classes for conservation constraints were adopted and spatially delineated. Biodiversity features are presented as constraints with limited or no transferability. Irreplaceability of significant features is generally low and in situ conservation is generally required. The level of irreplaceability for each feature is noted in the metadata proformas. Biodiversity Conservation Lands will generally be identified across the landscape regardless of current tenure or zoning. Whilst back-zoning of existing development zones is not envisaged, protection of high conservation value features occurring in existing development zones will be encouraged. The Biodiversity Conservation Lands is complete for all Local Government Areas along the coast from Tweed Heads to Gosford. This metadata statement deals with that portion of the data covering the Local Government Areas of Gosford and Wyong. There are two BioConLands datasets for each Regional Strategy area - a simplified one containing only State, Regional and Local categories in the attribute table and a larger, more complex version with "detailed" information on the components that went into the datasets. Note: Certain boundaries within these datasets, eg. NPWS and State Forest Estate, are only current to 2007.

Border Ranges Hotspot Study Area - The area of north east New South Wales (NSW) and south east Queensland (Qld) is recognised by the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage, as a biodiversity hotspot, containing a variety of significant habitat types including subtropical rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, mountain headlands and rocky outcrops. Significant components of the biodiversity value for this area are contained within the rainforest ecosystems which have been recognised as having World Heritage values within the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia. Numerous threatened species have been recorded within these rainforest ecosystems and under the EPBC Act, a national Recovery Plan is required for these species. The Border Ranges Rainforest Biodiversity Management Plan is a regional recovery plan for threatened species and communities of the Border Ranges North and South (Queensland and New South Wales) Biodiversity Hotspot. The Plan considers the conservation requirements of rainforest and closely related species and communities in the Border Ranges region of New South Wales and Queensland, which is centred on the McPherson Ranges. It also addresses other species of conservation significance so as to manage the area's biodiversity in a holistic and cost-effective manner. It constitutes the formal national recovery plan for those rainforest species which are endemic to the Hotspot region.