Biodiversity Overview

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Preserving Tasmania’s Biodiversity and Ecosystems

The Biodiversity Theme covers the wide variety of life in Tasmania, including plants, animals, fungi, microorganisms, and their ecosystems, with a focus on native natural assets. Healthy ecosystems can maintain their biodiversity and ecological processes, supporting various ecosystem services. In contrast, poorly functioning ecosystems lose biodiversity, soil, water, and nutrients, leading to species extinction. By protecting biodiversity-rich areas, we preserve the diversity of genes, species, and ecosystems, ensuring resilience and the ability to adapt to change.

Tasmania’s ecosystems provide essential services like clean water, air, shelter, and food. Many agencies and individuals collaborate to protect valuable habitats for threatened species, important biodiversity areas, and ecological communities. Tasmania’s NRM organisations work with partners to achieve strategic goals, with community involvement in monitoring, research, and restoration efforts. The Biodiversity, Land, and Water Themes overlap, with efforts in farming, resilient landscapes, and protecting aquatic habitats all contributing to the health of Tasmania’s biodiversity.

Threatened and Important Species

Important biodiversity areas are significant for their rich diversity of biota and include formally recognised sites like World Heritage Areas, important reserves, biodiversity hotspots, and Key Biodiversity Areas.

Threatened and Important Ecological Communities

Threatened ecological communities include those listed under the EPBC Act and NC Act, along with regionally or locally important and emerging priority ecological communities.

Important biodiversity areas

Threatened species include those listed under the EPBC Act and TSP Act, while important species also encompass regionally or locally significant species, as well as emerging threatened species.

Current NRM Biodiversity Projects & Initiatives

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