Australia's Clearing-House Mechanism

Thematic issue 7: Mountain biodiversity

Australia is a generally flat, dry continent with very few mountain areas scattered across the continent from the cool, temperate south to the tropical north. However, these are often biologically rich and isolated islands, protected for their conservation values. Australia's highest mountains are situated in the Australian Alps bioregion, which has the highest area under conservation management in Australia. More than 1.6 million hectares, or 79.57 per cent of the bioregion is protected to conserve unique plants and animals, a rich cultural heritage, and the headwaters of some of Australia's most important rivers.

Australian Government

• The Greater Blue Mountains Area
• The Australian Alps National Parks
• Strategic Plans for the Australian Alps National Parks
• World Heritage Values for Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves
• Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Values
• Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Values

State and territory governments

• South Australia, Flinders Ranges biological survey
• Victorian Alpine National Park
• New South Wales, Kosciuszko National Park
• Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
• Snowy River Shire Council
• Tumut Shire - borders Kosciuszko National Park
• Tumbarumba Shire – on the south western slopes of the Snowy Mountains
• Ozcam

Research organisations

• Australian Institute of Alpine Studies

Non-government organisations

• Victorian National Parks Association – Alpine grazing
• Victorian National Parks Association, Alpine campaign news
• National Parks Association of New South Wales, Conservation - Kosciuszko

Industry organisations

• Tourism Snowy Mountains
• Snowy Hydro Ltd
• Thredbo Chamber of Commerce
• Perisher Blue Ski Resort, The Environment
• Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce
• Victorian Alpine Shire Directory