Each year we invite public nominations for items that merit listing as threatened under national environment law. The “Wetlands and inner floodplains of the Macquarie Marshes” was nominated for listing as a threatened ecological community and prioritised for assessment in 2023.
Proposed Conservation Status: Endangered or Critically Endangered
Distribution: Northern Murray-Darling Basin, New South Wales
We invite your comments on the assessment and draft Conservation Advice for the Wetlands and inner floodplains of the Macquarie Marshes.
The ecological community is proposed for inclusion in the Endangered or Critically Endangered category, on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) list of threatened ecological communities.
The committee particularly seeks comments on whether the:
nominated item is eligible for listing
proposed conservation status is appropriate.
Any other relevant comments and information about the ecological community or draft Conservation Advice document is also invited.
Consultation guide [PDF 3.4MB]
Consultation guide [DOCX 1.3MB]
Macquarie Marshes - indicative distribution map [PDF 470KB]
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.
Comment is open to the public. We invited all stakeholders to take part, including individuals and agencies across:
land management
First Nations communities
primary industries
biodiversity conservation
planning
Guidance to inform your response can be found within the draft Conservation Advice.
Please support comments with information and data, such as published studies or observations. If some of that information is not already published, please tell us if you would you be willing to be quoted as an expert or source (“personal communication”).
The public consultation period closes on 15 October 2024.
Responses are to be provided in writing via email or mail:
Email: EPBCNOM@dcceew.gov.au
Mail:
The Director
Ecological Communities section
Protected Species and Communities Branch
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
PO Box 3090
Canberra ACT 2601
Submissions received will be forwarded to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee and the Minister for the Environment.
Personal information that you provide will only be used for these purposes. Personal information may be disclosed to employees of Australian Government agencies assisting the committee for the purposes outlined above. The department will deal with personal information contained in, or provided in relation to, responses in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
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