RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                      Ecological Assessment Report




Acronyms and Glossary

Term            Definition

ALA             Atlas of Living Australia

DBH             Diameter at Breast Height

DES             Department of Environment and Science (QLD)

DOR             Department of Resources (QLD)

DAWE            Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Cwth)

DSDILGP         State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (QLD)

EPBC Act        Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwth)

EVNT            Endangered, vulnerable, near threatened

GTRE            Ground-truthed regional ecosystem

MNES            Matters of national environmental significance

MSES            Matters of state environmental significance

NC Act          Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Qld)

Site            Refers to the area within which development, over- and under-ground
                services, access tracks and other associated infrastructure may be located.

RE              Regional ecosystem

PMST            Protected matters search tool

Site boundary   The extent of the properties that the project is located within

SARA            State assessment and referral agency

SDAP            State development assessment provisions

SPRAT           Species profile and threats database

TEC             Threatened ecological community

VM Act          Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld)

WoNS            Weeds of national significance




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