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Threatened Species and Ecological Communities of National Environmental Significance

Created 09/01/2015

Updated 19/03/2025

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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 (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

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 (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

Credit:
Department of the Environment (2015). Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Canberra.

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Field Value
Title Threatened Species and Ecological Communities of National Environmental Significance
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ae652011-f39e-4c6c-91b8-1dc2d2dfee8f
Contact Point
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
geospatial@awe.gov.au
Reference Period 09/01/2015 - 09/01/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    151.122622,
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  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Data.gov.au
Geospatial Topics
  • Environment