2020-01-16 OM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Draft SEQ Koala Conservation Strategy 2019-2024

       Government actions in progress


       The mapped koala habitat represents the best            The habitat map produced by the new spatial
       habitat for koalas, based on the combination of         modelling was the primary tool used to define KPA
       biophysical measures, suitable vegetation (for food     by identifying areas of high quality koala habitat, as
       and shelter) and koala occurrence records.              well as areas where koala habitat could be restored
                                                               through targeted conservation efforts.
       Based on the new modelling, the area of remnant
       and high-value regrowth koala habitat remaining in
       SEQ covers an area of 634,256 ha (Map B).               Koala Priority Areas
                                                               The Queensland Government is committed to
       The new koala habitat mapping was developed to
                                                               implementing a single koala habitat map for SEQ, in
       identify the habitat that koalas prefer based on
                                                               accordance with the recommendations of the KEP.
       vegetation type, expert analysis and modelling.
                                                               Koala habitat within KPA represents the best habitat
       Map C ranks the suitability of the different types
                                                               suitable for sustaining populations of koalas.
       of pre-clearing habitat for koalas and Map D, for
       current habitat.                                        KPA are large, connected areas that contain both
                                                               koala habitat and restoration areas that will focus
       This state-of-the-art new koala habitat mapping was
                                                               efforts for habitat protection, habitat restoration
       first introduced to update koala habitat regulated as
                                                               and threat mitigation actions to areas that have
       Essential Habitat under the Vegetation Management
                                                               the highest likelihood of achieving conservation
       Act 1999 in December 2018. It identified an
                                                               outcomes for koalas.
       additional 190,000 ha of high quality koala habitat
       to be regulated to prevent the loss of biodiversity.




       Map A: Pre-clearing (1960s) koala habitat extent        Map B: Remaining extent of remnant and high-value regrowth
                                                               koala habitat

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