Invitation to comment on the listing assessment for Karst Springs and Associated Alkaline Fens of the Naracoorte Coastal Plain Bioregion

About the nomination and assessment

Each year on behalf of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment invites public nominations for items that merit listing as threatened under national environment law. The “Karst Springs and Associated Alkaline Fens of the Naracoorte Coastal Plain Bioregion” was nominated for listing as a threatened ecological community and prioritised for assessment in 2015. The Committee’s assessment and advice to the Minister is due by July 2020.

Proposed Conservation Status: Endangered

Distribution: South east South Australia and south west Victoria

Invitation to comment

The EPBC Act requires the Threatened Species Scientific Committee to undertake public consultation on nominations accepted for a full scientific assessment. The Committee particularly seeks comments on whether the ecological community is eligible for listing under the proposed conservation status, but also invites other relevant comments and information.

How can I get involved?

Read the consultation documents

The draft scientific assessment, or Conservation Advice, recommends that the ecological community may be eligible for listing as endangered, based on evidence that it has a restricted geographic distribution, coupled with many demonstrable threats throughout its range; and a reduction in integrity due to hydrological changes, fragmentation and weed invasion. This has affected ecological processes and resulted in a subsequent decline and/or change to flora and fauna within the ecological community.

Draft Conservation Advice (incorporating listing advice) for Karst Springs and Alkaline Fens (PDF - 713.39 KB)
Draft Conservation Advice (incorporating listing advice) for Karst Springs and Alkaline Fens (DOCX - 1.74 MB)

A Consultation Guide for landowners and indicative distribution map are also provided to assist with understanding the assessment of the Karst Springs and Associated Alkaline Fens of the Naracoorte Coastal Plain Bioregion and listing of ecological communities under the EPBC Act.

Consultation guide for landholders (PDF - 1.69 MB)
Consultation guide for landholders (DOCX - 10.52 MB)

Indicative distribution map of the Karst Springs and Alkaline Fens (PDF - 1.18 MB)

Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Threatened Ecological Communities

The Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Ecological Communities are also available to explain the criteria and concepts by which an ecological community can be determined as threatened in a particular conservation category.

Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Threatened Ecological Communities (PDF - 992.04 KB)
Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Threatened Ecological Communities (DOCX - 4.2 MB)

Send your comments

The Committee welcomes the views of experts, land managers, Traditional Owners, other stakeholders and the general public on the draft Conservation Advice for the ecological community.

The public consultation period closes on 26 May 2020.

A set of Questions to guide your comments is also provided, below.

You are welcome to forward this request to advise other relevant key people or groups in your networks about this opportunity for comment. We would greatly appreciate your help to get input from other agencies and groups involved with biodiversity conservation, land management, primary industries and planning.

Questions to guide comments

Does the description in the draft conservation advice clearly and accurately describe the proposed ecological community, including its distribution? If not, how should it be amended, in particular to help with on-ground identification and management?
Are the lists of characteristic plant species accurate? If not, what species should be added or removed?
What other animals, particularly birds, are characteristic of the ecological community and how do they contribute to or utilise its resources?
The draft conservation advice outlines the vegetation units that correspond to the ecological community. Do you agree with these corresponding units - should any be added to, or deleted, from the description, or do you have any relevant extra information on these?
Are the key diagnostic characteristics sufficient to differentiate the ecological community from other ecological communities in South Australia and Victoria? If not, how should they be modified?
The draft documentation includes condition thresholds that help to determine when the occurrences of the community may be too degraded to be considered as nationally significant and also thresholds for higher quality condition that can be used as a guide for recovery efforts. Are the condition thresholds suitable for these purposes? If not, how should they be modified?
Information on the key threats to the ecological community are provided in the draft conservation advice. Are the key threats that are currently affecting the ecological community, or threats likely to affect the community in the future, adequately identified? If not, please provide further information, along with sources for your information.
Are you aware of additional data or other clear evidence of these threats and their likely impacts on the ecological community in the immediate, medium or long-term future?
The draft conservation advice outlines the priority research and conservation actions needed to help protect and recover this ecological community. In your opinion, are these the most appropriate actions? If not, please provide details of other actions.
The draft conservation advice concludes that the ecological community merits listing as Endangered. Do you agree? If not, what do you propose is the appropriate conservation category for the ecological community, and what evidence do you have to support this in relation to the sic regulated listing criteria?
Do you have any further comments or information about the ecological community that should be considered for the Conservation Advice?

Please support your comments with information and data, preferably supported by published studies or observations. If some of that information is not published, would you be willing to be quoted as an expert or source (“personal communication”)?

Please use the contact details, below, if you want more advice or help about this assessment. If you wish to comment, please send your comments quoting the ecological community name to:

Email: epbc.nominations@environment.gov.au

Mail: The Director
Ecological Communities Section
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601

Privacy and confidentiality in regard to comments received

Submissions received will be forwarded to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee and, subsequently, to the Minister for the Environment.

Information contained in any comments will be stored and used by the department in compliance with its obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

If you wish your comments to remain confidential, you should clearly mark the relevant part(s) of your comments as ‘confidential’. Notwithstanding any obligations of confidentiality, the department may be required by law or parliamentary process to disclose, or allow disclosure of, any information contained in or relating to any comments (including personal and/or confidential information), including in response to a request by a House or a Committee of the Parliament of the Commonwealth or under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).

	Invitation to comment on the listing assessment for Karst Springs and Associated Alkaline Fens of the Naracoorte Coastal Plain Bioregion
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	2020-04-15
发布年	2020
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正文(英文)	About the nomination and assessment Each year on behalf of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment invites public nominations for items that merit listing as threatened under national environment law. The “Karst Springs and Associated Alkaline Fens of the Naracoorte Coastal Plain Bioregion” was nominated for listing as a threatened ecological community and prioritised for assessment in 2015. The Committee’s assessment and advice to the Minister is due by July 2020. Proposed Conservation Status: Endangered Distribution: South east South Australia and south west Victoria Invitation to comment The EPBC Act requires the Threatened Species Scientific Committee to undertake public consultation on nominations accepted for a full scientific assessment. The Committee particularly seeks comments on whether the ecological community is eligible for listing under the proposed conservation status, but also invites other relevant comments and information. How can I get involved? Read the consultation documents The draft scientific assessment, or Conservation Advice, recommends that the ecological community may be eligible for listing as endangered, based on evidence that it has a restricted geographic distribution, coupled with many demonstrable threats throughout its range; and a reduction in integrity due to hydrological changes, fragmentation and weed invasion. This has affected ecological processes and resulted in a subsequent decline and/or change to flora and fauna within the ecological community. Draft Conservation Advice (incorporating listing advice) for Karst Springs and Alkaline Fens (PDF - 713.39 KB) Draft Conservation Advice (incorporating listing advice) for Karst Springs and Alkaline Fens (DOCX - 1.74 MB) A Consultation Guide for landowners and indicative distribution map are also provided to assist with understanding the assessment of the Karst Springs and Associated Alkaline Fens of the Naracoorte Coastal Plain Bioregion and listing of ecological communities under the EPBC Act. Consultation guide for landholders (PDF - 1.69 MB) Consultation guide for landholders (DOCX - 10.52 MB) Indicative distribution map of the Karst Springs and Alkaline Fens (PDF - 1.18 MB) Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Threatened Ecological Communities The Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Ecological Communities are also available to explain the criteria and concepts by which an ecological community can be determined as threatened in a particular conservation category. Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Threatened Ecological Communities (PDF - 992.04 KB) Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Threatened Ecological Communities (DOCX - 4.2 MB) Send your comments The Committee welcomes the views of experts, land managers, Traditional Owners, other stakeholders and the general public on the draft Conservation Advice for the ecological community. The public consultation period closes on 26 May 2020. A set of Questions to guide your comments is also provided, below. You are welcome to forward this request to advise other relevant key people or groups in your networks about this opportunity for comment. We would greatly appreciate your help to get input from other agencies and groups involved with biodiversity conservation, land management, primary industries and planning. Questions to guide comments Does the description in the draft conservation advice clearly and accurately describe the proposed ecological community, including its distribution? If not, how should it be amended, in particular to help with on-ground identification and management? Are the lists of characteristic plant species accurate? If not, what species should be added or removed? What other animals, particularly birds, are characteristic of the ecological community and how do they contribute to or utilise its resources? The draft conservation advice outlines the vegetation units that correspond to the ecological community. Do you agree with these corresponding units - should any be added to, or deleted, from the description, or do you have any relevant extra information on these? Are the key diagnostic characteristics sufficient to differentiate the ecological community from other ecological communities in South Australia and Victoria? If not, how should they be modified? The draft documentation includes condition thresholds that help to determine when the occurrences of the community may be too degraded to be considered as nationally significant and also thresholds for higher quality condition that can be used as a guide for recovery efforts. Are the condition thresholds suitable for these purposes? If not, how should they be modified? Information on the key threats to the ecological community are provided in the draft conservation advice. Are the key threats that are currently affecting the ecological community, or threats likely to affect the community in the future, adequately identified? If not, please provide further information, along with sources for your information. Are you aware of additional data or other clear evidence of these threats and their likely impacts on the ecological community in the immediate, medium or long-term future? The draft conservation advice outlines the priority research and conservation actions needed to help protect and recover this ecological community. In your opinion, are these the most appropriate actions? If not, please provide details of other actions. The draft conservation advice concludes that the ecological community merits listing as Endangered. Do you agree? If not, what do you propose is the appropriate conservation category for the ecological community, and what evidence do you have to support this in relation to the sic regulated listing criteria? Do you have any further comments or information about the ecological community that should be considered for the Conservation Advice? Please support your comments with information and data, preferably supported by published studies or observations. If some of that information is not published, would you be willing to be quoted as an expert or source (“personal communication”)? Please use the contact details, below, if you want more advice or help about this assessment. If you wish to comment, please send your comments quoting the ecological community name to: Email: epbc.nominations@environment.gov.au Mail: The Director Ecological Communities Section Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Privacy and confidentiality in regard to comments received Submissions received will be forwarded to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee and, subsequently, to the Minister for the Environment. Information contained in any comments will be stored and used by the department in compliance with its obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). If you wish your comments to remain confidential, you should clearly mark the relevant part(s) of your comments as ‘confidential’. Notwithstanding any obligations of confidentiality, the department may be required by law or parliamentary process to disclose, or allow disclosure of, any information contained in or relating to any comments (including personal and/or confidential information), including in response to a request by a House or a Committee of the Parliament of the Commonwealth or under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).
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