Conservation of Australia's biodiversity
Biodiversity is the variety of all life forms on earth – the different plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
2010 International Year of Biodiversity
2010 is the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity
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Australia is the most megadiverse developed country and supports almost 10 per cent of the biological diversity on earth. Australia's biodiversity makes a significant contribution to its economy and is essential to our identity and culture. Find out more about: |
National framework
Conservation under the EPBC Act
Find out about our unique biodiversity
Science and research
- Australia's Biological Resources Study
- Access to genetic resources
- Biodiversity hotspots
- Bird and bat banding
- Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities
Search online
- Species - Species Profiles and Threats
- Wetlands - Australian Wetlands Database
- Flora - Databases and resources
- Fauna - Databases and resources
- EPBC Act - EPBC Referrals and public notices
Latest news and events
June 2010
- Threatened Marine Ecological Communities
Workshop Report
A workshop was held on the 7th & 8th of September 2009 by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and the Threatened Species Scientific Committee to bring marine scientists and other experts from across Australia together to examine how Marine Ecological Communities can be defined and assessed for listing under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Threatened Marine Ecological Communities Workshop Report - Changes to CITES list - effective 23 June 2010
Changes to the species listed on the Appendices of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) will come into effect on Wednesday 23 June, 2010. These changes will affect individuals or businesses seeking to import or export listed species.
May 2010
- International Day for Biodiversity - 22 May 2010 - World famous bird habitat protected forever
A world-famous bird watching property in Queensland was today added to Australia's National Reserve System, protecting the habitat of hundreds of bird species.
April 2010
- Draft recovery plans for the Australian Sea Lion and the White Shark
Open for public comment
Latest news
CHANGES TO CITES LIST - effective 23 June 2010
Changes to the species listed on the Appendices of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) will come into effect on Wednesday 23 June, 2010.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ON CHANGES TO PERMIT PROCESS
The requirements for multiple use import and re-export permits have recently changed to bring the process of obtaining a permit in line with Australia's national environment law.
Draft recovery plans for public comment
Draft recovery plans for the Australian Sea Lion and the White Shark
open for public comment
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Bush Blitz!
Australia's International Year of Biodiversity kicks off...
Bush Blitz is the world’s first continental scale survey - a three year multimillion dollar partnership to document the plants and animals in hundreds of properties across Australia’s National Reserve System.
- Visit Bush Blitz www.bushblitz.org.au
- More on the International Year of Biodiversity