About the consultation
You are invited to provide your views and supporting reasons about:
the eligibility of Alpine Ash forests of mainland Australia for inclusion on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) list of threatened ecological communities, and
the necessary conservation actions for this ecological community
Questions embedded within the Draft Conservation Advice provide guidance on additional information that can be provided to support the listing assessment and information about defining and conserving the ecological community.
Responses are welcomed from any interested person.
The Threatened Species Scientific Committee assesses ecological communities to determine their eligibility for inclusion in the list of threatened ecological communities under the EPBC Act and provides recommendations to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Water.
How can I get involved?
Read the consultation documents:
Draft Conservation Advice for Alpine Ash forests of mainland Australia [PDF 2.8MB]
Draft Conservation Advice for Alpine Ash forests of mainland Australia [DOCX 5.23MB]
Indicative distribution map [PDF 578KB]
If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.
Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Threatened Ecological Communities
The Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Ecological Communities explain the criteria and concepts by which an ecological community can be determined as threatened in a particular conservation category.
