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The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and culturally significant places.
Conservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, [1] with a large portion of species endemic to Australia. Preserving this wealth of biodiversity is important for future generations. 25% of Australia is managed for conservation. [2]
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is Australia's principal environmental legislation. It creates a legal framework to protect places, plants, animals, habitats and heritage sites. [1] This act also sets rules regarding the national or international trade of wildlife. [2]
The list of threatened plants of Australia Queensland includes all plant species listed as critically endangered or endangered in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). [1]
The Australian Government manages an estate of marine protected areas known as Commonwealth marine reserves (CMR) which was established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). These marine reserves are in Australian waters, but not state or territory waters.
Australia has no operational nuclear power plants, as the industry was banned in 1998 under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Despite Australia's position as the world ...
Threatened species in Australia are protected by, or affected by, four main types of legislation: Protected areas legislation (e.g., National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW)) Threatened species legislation (e.g. Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW), Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (Tas)) Native vegetation conservation laws
In 1999, the Commonwealth's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) was enacted. The EPBC Act provides guidance about regional biodiversity conservation priorities through the implementation of the marine bioregional planning process.