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Method for mapping Matters of State environmental significance for use in

land use planning and development assessment Version 4.1

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Updates Version 4.1 methodology for the mapping of matters of state environmental significance reflects the following change to the previous version of the mapping:

Transition of Wild Rivers (high preservation areas) to Strategic Environmental Areas (designated precincts):

The Wild Rivers Act 2005 was repealed on 1 October 2014 under the State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (RTRA).

Part 8A of the RTRA stipulates the transition of the terminology from the Wild Rivers Act 2005, to the new provisions under the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 (RPIA).

A ‘wild river high preservation area’, is therefore taken to be reference to ‘designated precinct in a strategic environmental area as defined in the Regional Planning Interests Regulation 2014’.

The transitional provisions remove the need to undertake an immediate amendment to the SPP to reflect the new terminology.

As a result of the above, a new mapping layer entitled ‘MSES – Strategic environmental area (designated precinct)’ has been introduced. The resultant mapping layer is almost identical to the content captured in relation to the high preservation area as part of the MSES mapping.

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Contents Updates ........................................................................................................................................................................ iii

Purpose and methods ................................................................................................................................................... 1

Purpose of the mapping ............................................................................................................................................ 1

Matters of state environmental significance definition .............................................................................................. 1

Transition of Wild Rivers (high preservation areas) to Strategic Environmental Areas (designated precincts) ....... 2

MSES in relation to existing laws and policies .......................................................................................................... 2 General mapping rules .............................................................................................................................................. 2

Limitations of MSES mapping ................................................................................................................................... 2

How to access the mapping ...................................................................................................................................... 2

Update and amendment policy ................................................................................................................................. 3

MSES mapping methodology tables ............................................................................................................................ 4 MSES mapping themes ............................................................................................................................................ 4

Table 1: Matters of State environmental significance (MSES) ................................................................................. 5

Table 2: General mapping rules .............................................................................................................................. 12

Appendix A – Guidelines and principles for mapping wildlife habitat ......................................................................... 15

Wildlife habitat principles ......................................................................................................................................... 15

For species point records: ....................................................................................................................................... 15 For species habitat mapping: .................................................................................................................................. 15

EHP requirements when using other methods ....................................................................................................... 15

Appendix B – Highly mobility fauna ............................................................................................................................ 16

Table 1 – MSES high mobility fauna ....................................................................................................................... 16

Appendix C – Data Naming Conventions and Queries .............................................................................................. 18

Table 1 – Field name descriptions .......................................................................................................................... 18 Table 2 – GIS queries for separating MSES layers ................................................................................................ 22

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Purpose and methods

Purpose of the mapping The State Planning Policy 2014 (SPP) sets out the state’s interest for biodiversity as:

‘Matters of environmental significance are valued and protected, and the health and resilience of biodiversity is maintained or enhanced to support ecological integrity.’

To assist in the implementation of this State interest, this document has been prepared to describe the methodology used to spatially represent matters of state environmental significance (MSES).

The published MSES mapping product developed from the methodology provides a decision support tool for use in land use planning and development assessment.

Matters of state environmental significance definition The SPP 2014 defines matters of state environmental significance as:

• protected areas (including all classes of protected area except coordinated conservation areas) under the Nature Conservation Act 1992

• marine parks and land within a ‘marine national park’, ‘conservation park’, ‘scientific research’, ‘preservation’ or ‘buffer’ zone under the Marine Parks Act 2004

• areas within declared fish habitat areas that are management A areas or management B areas under the Fisheries Regulation 2008

• threatened wildlife under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and special least concern animal under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006

• regulated vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 that is: o Category B areas on the regulated vegetation management map, that are ‘endangered’ or ‘of concern’

regional ecosystems o Category C areas on the regulated vegetation management map that are ‘endangered’ or ‘of concern’

regional ecosystems o Category R areas on the regulated vegetation management map o areas of essential habitat on the essential habitat map for wildlife prescribed as ‘endangered wildlife’ or

‘vulnerable wildlife’ under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 o regional ecosystems that intersect with watercourses identified on the vegetation management

watercourse map o regional ecosystems that intersect with wetlands identified on the vegetation management wetlands

map • high preservation areas of wild river areas under the Wild Rivers Act 2005 (See below about transition to

strategic environmental areas designated precincts) • wetlands in a wetland protection area or wetlands of high ecological significance shown on the Map of

Referable Wetlands under the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 • wetlands and watercourses in high ecological value waters as defined in the Environmental Protection (Water)

Policy 2009, schedule 2

• legally secured offset areas.

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Transition of Wild Rivers (high preservation areas) to Strategic Environmental Areas (designated precincts) The Wild Rivers Act 2005 was repealed on 1 October 2014 under the State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (RTRA).

Part 8A of the RTRA stipulates the transition of the terminology from the Wild Rivers Act 2005, to the new provisions under the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 (RPIA).

A ‘wild river high preservation area’, is therefore taken to be reference to ‘designated precinct in a strategic environmental area as defined in the Regional Planning Interests Regulation 2014’.

The transitional provisions remove the need to undertake an immediate amendment to the SPP to reflect the new terminology.

MSES in relation to existing laws and policies The MSES mapping product is a guide to assist planning and development assessment decision-making. Its primary purpose is to support implementation of the SPP biodiversity policy. While it supports the SPP, the mapping does not replace the regulatory mapping or environmental values specifically called up under other laws or regulations. Similarly, the SPP biodiversity policy does not override or replace specific requirement of other Acts or regulations.

General mapping rules The compiled data is subject to a range of standard mapping rules, including:

• old or unreliable species sightings records are removed (pre 1950 for flora; pre 1975 for fauna)—only sightings data logged by reputable and verifiable sources are used

• highly mobile species sightings are removed (Appendix B lists these species) except for known breeding and roosting sites. These species are not linked to any one habitat however the known breeding and roosting sites are maintained to preserve the critical life stages of the species

• areas shown as category X in a Prescribed Map of Assessable Vegetation (PMAV) under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VMA) is removed. These areas have been assessed as non-remnant and are able to be cleared.

• data in built up areas (BUA) removed—defined by lot size (<2000m2) in urban areas and clusters of >10 lots of <2000m2 outside urban areas. Removing BUA provides more clarity as to where areas of biodiversity value exist in the context of planning scheme preparation.

Limitations of MSES mapping This is a biophysical mapping product. The data used to create it is scale dependent and care needs to be exercised in using the mapping at very large scales and it should not be used as a ‘point of truth’. It provides an indication of where the biodiversity values are expected to exist in the landscape. Site surveys will generally be required to determine if the depicted values are present. If site surveys show that MSES values are not present, the SPP biodiversity policy does not apply. Please see the SPP (biodiversity) guideline for more information regarding site surveys mapping amendments

How to access the mapping MSES mapping is published online by the Department of State Development and Infrastructure Planning (DSDIP) and can be obtained as a static map image to an allotment scale from the SPP Interactive Mapping System, available at www.dsdip.qld.gov.au. The mapping data can be obtained for use in a geographic information system (GIS) from the Queensland Spatial Catalogue (QSpatial) at http://qspatial.information.qld.gov.au.

For further information regarding the MSES mapping, refer to the SPP and associated guideline for biodiversity or email [email protected].

http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/

http://qspatial.information.qld.gov.au/

mailto:[email protected]

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Update and amendment policy MSES mapping is not based on new or unique data. The primary mapping product draws data from a number of environment databases and geo-referenced information sources. The base data includes, but is not limited to:

• regional ecosystems data (vegetation management classification) • threatened species sightings (WildNet and other databases) • protected area tenure mapping • marine park zoning information • Queensland wetland mapping • other features are modified frequently—data/information includes:

o Digitial Cadastral Database (DCDB) boundaries o VMA category ‘X’ areas (used to exclude areas for VMA purposes).

To update MSES mapping, it is important to notify the custodians of the base data so that it is updated instead. These updates should appear in the next version of MSES mapping.

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MSES mapping methodology tables The method for mapping MSES areas is provided in the following tables:

• Table 1—MSES • Table 2—General mapping rules

MSES mapping themes For mapping purposes, the definition of MSES has been categorised into 5 themes which broadly combines similar biodiversity interests. Categories include:

1.State conservation areas

Terrestrial and marine conservation areas including Protected Areas, Marine Park zoning and Fish Habitat Areas

2. Wetlands

Wetlands and waterways with statutory protection

3.Species

Threatened wildlife and special least concern animals under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006 of the Nature Conservation Act 1992

4 Regulated vegetation

Regulated vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999

5 Secured offsets

Legally secured offsets through various mechanisms.

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Table 1: Matters of State environmental significance (MSES)

Feature name Description Mapping notes/rules Data custodian Dataset name and location

Map symbology

1. State conservation areas

1.1

Protected Areas

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA)

Protected areas under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, except coordinated conservation areas

Include following categories only:

• National Park • National Park (Aboriginal land) • National Park (Torres Strait Islander land) • National Park (Cape York Peninsula

Aboriginal land) • Regional Park • Forest Reserve • Nature Refuge Areas^ • Areas of critical habitat* Notes:

^Nature Refuge Area extents are not defined by cadastral property

boundaries. Ensure that the data only contains the refuge area portion of

a property and not include the whole cadastral boundary, unless

specified.

*currently, there are no areas of this class of protected area declared

under the NCA.

State Forests are not included as MSES.

National Parks Recreation Sport and Racing (NPRSR)

Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP)

Protected Areas and other Estate Lands—Location: QSpatial

Nature Refuges and Coordinated Conservation Areas—Location: QSpatial

1.2

Marine Parks

Marine Parks Act 2004 (MPA)

The following State marine parks zones under the Marine Parks Act 2004:

• Marine National Park zone

• Marine Conservation Park zone

• Scientific Research zone

• Preservation zone

Include the following MP zones only:

• Marine National Park zone • Marine Conservation Park zone • Scientific Research zone • Preservation zone • Buffer zone

National Parks Recreation Sport and Racing (NPRSR)

State Marine Parks—Location: QSpatial

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• Buffer zone

1.3

Fish Habitat Areas

Fisheries Act 1994 (FA)

The following areas under the Fisheries Act 1994 including:

• All fish habitat areas

Include:

• Fish Habitat Areas A and B

Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)

Fish Habitat Areas—Location: QSpatial

2. Wetlands and waterways

2.1

'High Ecological Significance' wetlands on the Map of Referable Wetlands

Environmental Protection Act 1994

( EP Act)

Include:

All natural wetlands1 that are 'High Ecological Significance' (HES) on the Map of Referable Wetlands

Exclude:

any amendments to the Map of Referable wetlands

Include:

• Areas in the "wetland protection area-HES wetland" layer

• Areas categorised as 'HES' in the "wetland management area-wetland" layer, using the “DATASET” field

Exclude:

• In “wetland protection Area-wetland” layer, any WPA wetland map amendments

• In “wetland management area-wetland” layer, all ‘GES’ wetlands in the “DATASET” field and ‘State Marine Parks’ in the “DATASOURCE” field

*NOTE: The data used on the Map of Referable Wetlands is based on

Queensland Wetlands Mapping Version 2 (2009). To ensure currency,

the latest version of the mapping can be used to validate wetlands on

the Map of Referable Wetlands.


Wetland Protection Area HES-Wetland

Wetland Management Area-Wetland

—Location: QSpatial

WPA wetland amendments—Location: EHP website

2.2

High Ecological Value (HEV) wetlands &

Natural wetlands1 and waterways2 that occur in HEV (maintain) freshwater

For MSES layer include:

• Natural wetlands1 on the Queensland wetlands mapping that are within (clipped

Environment and Heritage Protection—(EHP)

EPP Water Policy Intention—Location: QSpatial

1 See Rule 3 in General Mapping Rules (Table 2) for details about mapping natural wetlands 2 See Rule 4 in General Mapping Rules (Table 2) for details about creating a separate MSES Drainage layer

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Map symbology

waterways

Environmental Protection Act 1994

(EP Act)

and estuarine areas under the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy

For waterways, include within MSES Drainage layer (see Table 2, rule 4)

to) HEV (maintain) areas

For MSES Drainage layer, include:

• River/drainage lines2 that are within (clipped to) HEV (maintain) areas

Exclude:

• All wetlands/waterways in HEV (achieve) areas

• Do not include whole HEV area, only the relevant wetland/waterway

Note:

Waterway segments (rivers/creeks) within the MSES mapping are to be

included within a separate MSES drainage layer including:

• HEV waterways (2.2)

• VM Watercourses (4.3)

Information regarding each component and any related policy will be

stored within the attributes of the layer. See Table 2, Rule 4

2.3

Strategic Environmental Areas – designated precincts

Regional Planning Interests Act (RPI Act)

Designated precincts of strategic environmental areas under the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014

Include:

• Designated Precincts

State Development, Infrastructure and Planning—(DSDIP)

Strategic Environmental Areas. Location: QSpatial

3. SPECIES

3.1

Threatened species and Iconic species

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA)

Habitat for:

• Threatened wildlife under Nature Conservation Act 1992 including: o ‘Endangered’

INCLUDE:

For all species habitat (in order of preference):

• VMA Essential habitat (if applicable); or • Modelled habitat (peer reviewed and

accepted); or • Mapped area based on known habitat

Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM)

Vegetation management - essential habitat map – current version Location: QSpatial

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Map symbology

o ‘Vulnerable’ • Special least concern

animals under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 including: o koala (outside South

East Queensland (SEQ) bioregion)

o kchidna o platypus o migratory birds

(JAMBA,CAMBA, Bonn)

• SEQ koala bushland habitat

factors (climate, elevation, bioregion, regional ecosystems); or

• point records buffered to 1000m that are within remnant or regrowth REs (see Notes)

Species specific layers:

1. Dugongs: dugong protection areas 2. SEQ koalas: SEQ koala habitat value 3. Migratory birds: SEQ wader survey collation

data and Ramsar sites

For specific layers above include:

1. Include: a. dugong protection zones A and B

2. Include: a. ‘High Value’, ‘Medium Value’ and ‘Low

Value’ koala ‘bushland’ mapping in eastern SEQ (see notes).

b. keep all non-remnant vegetation. DO NOT remove Built up areas or VMA ‘X’ areas

3. Include: a. 'critical' migratory bird habitat using

"KEY" field b. all Ramsar sites

Exclude

For all species habitat:

• Inaccurate precision point records. (i.e. >500m accuracy)

• Point records that pre-date 1975 for fauna and 1950 for flora.

• Highly mobile fauna species point records, except where the record is a known breeding or roosting site. Highly mobile species are identified in Appendix B

• Duplicates and doubtful records (invalidated records )

Science Information Technology Innovation and the Arts (DSITIA)


Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)

Wildnet database species records

habitat suitability models (various)-Location: QSpatial

Koala planning areas version 1-2 - South East Queensland - data package- Location: QSpatial

Wader Site Data Collation and Survey Project for South East Queensland-see EHP

Ramsar sites- Location: QSpatial

Dugong Protection Areas - Location: QSpatial

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Map symbology

Specific layers:

• For dugong protection areas (1), exclude areas landward of the coastline or above the low water mark^

• For koala bushland habitat (2), all other values in koala SPP - habitat values

• For migratory birds (3), all other values in "KEY" field

Notes:

Species information (status, common and scientific name and regional

ecosystem (RE) (if applicable)) should be included in MSES mapping to

support MSES reporting

For koala mapping in eastern SEQ, use Koala Bushland habitat defined

as HV, MV and LV Bushland. DO NOT remove Built up areas or VMA ‘X’

areas

For cassowary mapping use “Primary”, “Secondary”, “Rehabilitation” and

“Non-Remnant Corridor” areas (WET bioregion)

For mahogany glider mapping use “Habitat”, “Rehabilitation” and “Non-

Remnant Corridor” areas (WET bioregion)

Additional habitat data must be collected in accordance with guidelines

in Appendix A

Point records which satisfy the above rules are buffered with a radius of

1000m (which is 2 times the maximum precision).

Only remnant and regrowth vegetation captured within the buffer to be

mapped.

Include habitat identified for an ‘E’ or ‘V’ species in an approved

conservation plan/recovery plan, provided Appendix A guidelines are

used to identify habitat

Include essential habitat layers to ensure all VMA essential habitat is

captured.

^for dugong protection areas, use an appropriate coastline dataset to

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remove terrestrial areas

4. Regulated vegetation

4.1

Vegetation Management Regional Ecosystem and Remnant Map

(VMA)

Include VMA ‘Endangered’ and ‘Of Concern’ remnant (Category B) and high value regrowth (Category C) and Great Barrier Reef (GBR) regrowth (Category R) REs.

Include:

• VMA classes ‘E’ and ‘OC’ dominant and subdominant remnant vegetation under Category B; and

• ‘E’ and ‘OC’ dominant and subdominant high value regrowth under Category C

• all Category R areas on the Regulated Vegetation Management Map.

Note:

This mapping layer has excluded remnant and high value regrowth

vegetation from existing non-assessable category X areas on the

Regulated Vegetation Management Map. See Rule 2 of the General

Mapping Rules (Table 2)


Vegetation Management Regional Ecosystem and Remnant Map - Location: QSpatial

Regulated Vegetation Management Map—QSpatial

4.2

Vegetation Management Wetland Map

(VMA)

Wetlands that are lakes and swamps shown on the Vegetation Management Wetlands Map

Include:

All areas contained in the dataset.


Vegetation Management Wetlands Map—QSpatial

4.3

Vegetation Management Watercourse Map

(VMA)

Watercourses shown on the Vegetation Management Watercourse Map; and

Category R (GBR regrowth watercourse) areas from the Regulated Vegetation Management Map.

Include:

Natural watercourses2 contained in the Vegetation Management Watercourse Maps :

SEQ 25K Vegetation Management Watercourse Map (1:25,000):

• exclude values in FTYPE field that are most likely artificial, including: o ‘flow_direction_symbol’ o ‘tank_other_than_water’

Vegetation Management Watercourse Map


Vegetation Management Watercourse Map—QSpatial

Regulated Vegetation Management Map—QSpatial

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Map symbology

(1:100,000 and 1:250,000):

• All features Waterway segments (rivers/creeks) within the MSES mapping are to be

included within a separate MSES drainage layer including:

• HEV waterways (2.2)

• VM Watercourses (4.3)

Information regarding each component and any related policy will be

stored within the attributes of the layer. See Table 2, Rule 4.

5. OFFSET AREAS

5.1

Legally secured offset areas

Environmental Offsets Act 2014 (EO)

Offset areas legally secured under a covenant, conservation agreement or development approval condition.

Include as a whole boundary

Includes, but not limited to:

• ‘Current’ PMAV status that is type: ‘20B(1)(b)’ in VMA PMAV dataset



VMA Property Maps of Assessable Vegetation—Location: QSpatial

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Table 2: General mapping rules

Feature Name Description Mapping Notes/Rules Data Custodian Dataset Name and Location

Map Symbology

1.

Regional Ecosystems (RE)

Remnant and high value regrowth regional ecosystems regulated under the VMA.

Include:

• current RE mapping with VMA classes from the regulated map


Vegetation Management Regional Ecosystem and Remnant Map—Location: QSpatial

2.

Regulated Vegetation Management Map Category ‘X’

The following values have been removed where they contain Category’ X’ areas for VMA purposes including:

• Remnant REs • High value regrowth

REs • VM wetland REs • VMA essential habitat • Category R (GBR

regrowth watercourse) areas

• MSES species (except koala bushland habitat)

Exclude:

• Areas containing category ‘X’ from the Regulated Vegetation Management Map

Note:

This mapping layer has been processed to exclude the values in the

“Description” column from existing non-assessable category X areas on

the Regulated Vegetation Management Map.


Regulated Vegetation Management Map—Location: QSpatial

3.

Mapping Natural Wetlands

Only include natural, low modified, wetlands in MSES using the Queensland Wetlands Mapping (applicable version)

• Polygons where wetland type REs constitute between 51%–100% of RE types

• Include only natural or minimal modification wetlands classed in the non-riverine ACA as; H1(unmodified); H2M2; H2M3*; H2M4; and H2M8.

Note:

*Do not include H2M3p hydrological modifier which includes ponded

pastures (freshwater to estuarine)

Queensland Wetland Mapping (Current version 3) – Location: Enterprise GIS

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Map Symbology

4.

MSES Drainage lines

Riverine and creek drainage lines or waterway segments considered MSES to be combined within a separate MSES Drainage layer.

Waterway segments (rivers/creeks) within the MSES mapping are to be included within a separate MSES drainage layer including:

• HEV waterways (2.2) • VM Watercourses (4.3)

Information regarding each component and any related policy will be stored within the attributes of the layer.


VMA Watercourses (various datasets)—Location: QSpatial

EPP Water Policy Intention—Location: QSpatial

5.

Built up areas

Built up areas (BUA) to be removed from final MSES mapping

Exclude:

• Built up areas for all mapping, except koala bushland habitat

Process for establishing BUA layer:

1. Extract parcels with an area of less than 2000m2 and within the area of interest (e.g. regional plan area) from the DCDB (parcel type = lot and cover type = base) whilst excluding lots which are protected areas, (national park, regional park, state forest, forest reserve) etc.

2. Dissolve the parcels 3. Buffer by a selected width which is

approximately a little more than half the width of a major road (approx.. 25m)

4. Re-buffer using (a flat buffer) the same negative distance (ie. -25m)

5. This layer is then used to clip any roads with which it intersects

6. Union this dataset with the original dissolved parcels in step 2

7. Dissolve the dataset in step 6 8. For a cleaner layer, reverse the selection in

step 1 from the DCDB and use this as an erase feature on the dataset created in step 7


Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB)

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Map Symbology

9. Multi-part split

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Appendix A – Guidelines and principles for mapping wildlife habitat The purpose of this guideline is to provide the approach used in the mapping of MSES wildlife habitat and to give principles and guidance to users who would prefer to use another method other than the approach in this methodology.

Wildlife habitat principles The MSES methodology uses the following principles when mapping wildlife habitat:

• the most recent and up-to-date information is used • the best methods for mapping habitat are prioritised • draws information from a centralised database for consistency.

For species point records: The rules in section 3 in Table 1 must be satisfied before species point records are accepted.

It is recommended that species point data records be submitted to Wildnet. As much detail as possible on the record should be provided, including any information on breeding, important roost sites or camps (especially for mobile taxa such as raptors, owls and flying-foxes).

MSES wildlife habitat mapping from species records uses recent and accurate flora and fauna sightings from Wildnet using the following criteria:

• recent sightings greater than 1975 for fauna • recent sightings greater than 1950 for flora • precision (accuracy) of sighting to within 500m • highly mobile species (Appendix B) are excluded.

If local records (outside of Wildnet) are used in mapping, the above criteria must be applied.

For species habitat mapping: Wildlife habitat is mapped in MSES using the most appropriate data listed in order of preference:

1. VMA Essential habitat (if applicable); or 2. modelled habitat (peer reviewed and accepted); or 3. mapped area based on known habitat factors (climate, elevation, bioregion, regional ecosystems); or 4. point records buffered to 1000m that are within with remnant or regrowth Res.

The methodology follows the same approach used in the mapping of essential habitat under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and habitat mapping for the Biodiversity Assessment Mapping Methodology (BAMM). For more information on determining habitat, see the BAMM Criteria A,H and Appendix 2.

EHP requirements when using other methods

If another method for mapping MSES wildlife habitat mapping for planning purposes, the following is required:

• EHP must receive a copy of the methodology highlighting the different approach used and any references to similar methods supplied

• all species that are listed as MSES must be incorporated into the mapping

• if species records are used, they must be sourced from Wildnet in preference to local data and using the above criteria for species records

• VMA essential habitat areas cannot be amended and must remain within the mapping.

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Appendix B – Highly mobility fauna The table below contains high mobility fauna that are listed for protection in the Nature Conservation Act 1992 as ‘endangered’ and ‘vulnerable’. High mobility fauna have been determined by expert panels and contain species that have large home ranges (greater than 100ha per reproductive unit). Where no home range information exists, the allocation is based on life history characters or taxa of similar size and biology.

Expert panels may recommend the inclusion of additional species or exclusion of species on the list where more accurate information on species mobility becomes available. Sightings records of high mobility fauna that are not known to be breeding or important roost sites are excluded from essential habitat and MSES mapping as of the rules in section 3, Table 1.

Table 1 – MSES high mobility fauna

Scientific name Common name Class NCA Status

Anthochaera phrygia Regent Honeyeater Aves E

Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic Fur Seal Mammalia V

Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy Black-Cockatoo Aves V

Carcharias taurus Greynurse Shark Pisces E

Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle Reptilia E

Chelonia mydas Green Turtle Reptilia V

Crocodylus porosus Estuarine Crocodile Reptilia V

Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Coxen's Fig-Parrot Aves E

Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's Fig-Parrot Aves V

Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle Reptilia E

Diomedea antipodensis Antipodean Albatross Aves V

Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Aves V

Diomedea gibsoni Gibson's Albatross Aves V

Dugong dugon Dugong Mammalia V

Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi Eclectus Parrot Aves V

Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle Reptilia V

Erythrotriorchis radiatus Red Goshawk Aves E

Esacus magnirostris Beach Stone-curlew Aves V

Grantiella picta Painted Honeyeater Aves V

Lathamus discolor Swift Parrot Aves E

Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Turtle Reptilia E

Lophochroa leadbeateri Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Aves V

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Scientific name Common name Class NCA Status

Macroderma gigas Ghost Bat Mammalia V

Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel Aves E

Macronectes halli Northern Giant-Petrel Aves V

Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale Mammalia V

Natator depressus Flatback Turtle Reptilia V

Ninox rufa queenslandica Rufous Owl (southern subsp.) Aves V

Ninox strenua Powerful Owl Aves V

Pezoporus occidentalis Night Parrot Aves E

Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird Aves V

Phoebetria fusca Sooty Albatross Aves V

Psephotus chrysopterygius Golden-shouldered Parrot Aves E

Pterodroma heraldica Herald Petrel Aves E

Rostratula australis Australian Painted Snipe Aves V

Sternula albifrons Little Tern Aves E

Thalassarche bulleri Buller's Albatross Aves V

Thalassarche carteri Yellow-nosed Albatross Aves V

Thalassarche cauta Shy Albatross Aves V

Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross Aves V

Thalassarche steadi White-capped Albatross Aves V

Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli Masked Owl (northern subsp.) Aves V

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Appendix C – Data Naming Conventions and Queries

Table 1 – Field name descriptions This table lists the fields in MSES and gives a short description of each field and data structure information. Whilst this information is useful for GIS staff, it is also valuable to general users who want to know the meaning of each field in the layer.

Field Name Field Alias Description Field Type Field Length

M_Table1_1 CONSERVATION Areas under the ‘conservation’ theme including protected areas, marine parks, fish habitat

String (Text)

25

M_Table1_2 WETLANDS Areas under the ‘wetlands’ theme that are MSES wetlands

String (Text)

25

M_Table1_3 SPECIES Areas under the ‘species’ theme that is habitat for threatened wildlife and special least concern animals under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 or koala bushland habitat

String (Text)

10

M_Table1_4 VEGETATION Areas under the ‘vegetation’ theme that are regulated vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999

String (Text)

25

M_Table1_5 SECURED OFFSETS

Areas under the ‘secured offsets’ theme that is protected by a registered covenant or similar statutory mechanism

String (Text)

15

M1_1 Protected Area The area contains Protected Areas under the Nature Conservation Act 1992

String (Text)

20

M1_1_Act Act The Act protected areas are defined String (Text)

3

M1_1_Type Type Protected area type. For example: National Park (NP), Regional Park (RP), Nature Refuge (NR)

String (Text)

3

M1_1_Name Name Protected area name String (Text)

90

M1_2 Marine Parks The area contains Marine Parks under the Marine Parks 2004 that are MSES

String (Text)

15

M1_2_Act Act The Act marine parks are defined String (Text)

3

M1_2_Zone Zone Marine park zoning String (Text)

30

M1_2_Park Park Marine park name String (Text)

40

M1_3 Fish Habitat Areas The area contains Fish Habitat Areas under the Fisheries Act 1994

String (Text)

20

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M1_3_Act Act The Act fish habitat areas are defined String (Text)

3

M1_3_Type Type Fish habitat type (A or B) String (Text)

1

M1_3_Name Name Fish habitat name or location String (Text)

60

M2_1 HES wetlands The area contains wetland that are High Ecological Significance (HES) wetlands on the Map of Referable Wetland under the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 and considered MSES

String (Text)

50

M2_1_Act Act The Act that contains HES wetlands String (Text)

3

M2_1_Des Description This field describes if it is a ‘WPA wetland’ or an ‘other HES wetland’

String (Text)

30

M2_1_Dat Data Wetland data source String (Text)

50

M2_2 EPP wetlands and waterways

The area contains areas under the wetlands or waterways in High Ecological Value (HEV) ‘achieve’ waters under the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009 considered MSES

String (Text)

30

M2_2_Act Act The Act that contains HEV waters under EPP(water)

String (Text)

3

M2_2_Dat Data The data source for the HEV wetlands or waterways

String (Text)

50

M2_3 Strategic Environmental Area

The areas that are strategic environmental areas (SEA) under the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 considered MSES

String (Text)

15

M2_3_Act RPI The Act containing strategic environmental areas, being the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014

String (Text)

3

M2_3_Data Strategic Environmental Area - Designated Precinct

strategic environmental areas data source String (Text)

50

M2_3_Pres Designated Precinct

designated precincts are the subset of SEAs that are MSES

String (Text)

25

M3_1 Wildlife Habitat The area contains habitat for ‘threatened wildlife’ and ‘special least concern animals’ under the Nature Conservation Act 1992

String (Text)

40

20


M3_1_Act Act The Acts that apply to wildlife and habitat String (Text)

10

M3_1_Icon Iconic Species name of iconic species String (Text)

30

M3_1_SpecA Species Scientific name of species list (List 1) String (Text)

250

M3_1_SpecB Species Scientific name of species list (List 2) String (Text)

250

M3_1_SpecC Species Scientific name of species list (List 3) String (Text)

20

M3_1_Koala Koala Bushland Habitat

Identification of SEQ koala bushland habitat

String (Text)

20

M3_1_Dugng Dugong Protection Area

Identification of dugong protection areas under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006

String (Text)

10

M3_1_EssHb VMA Essential Habitat

Identification of essential habitat under the Vegetation Management Act 1999

String (Text)

250

M4_RE RE The list of Regional Ecosystems (REs) within the selected area

String (Text)

50

M4_VM_POLY Vegetation Management Status

The Vegetation Management Act 1999 conservation status of the remnant regional ecosystem within the selected area being either:

‘Endangered’

‘Of Concern’

‘Least Concern’

String (Text)

8

M4_1 Threatened remnant and regrowth regional ecosystems

The area contains remnant and regrowth regional ecosystems (Category B & C) under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 listed as either ‘endangered’ or ‘of concern’ and Category R areas

String (Text)

40

M4_1_Act Act The Act that applies to regulated vegetation

String (Text)

3

M4_2 Vegetation management wetlands

The area contains wetland regional ecosystems under the Vegetation Management Act 1999

String (Text)

40

M4_2_Act Act The Act that applies to regulated wetland regional ecosystems

String (Text)

3

M4_2_Level Level The significance of the regulated VM wetland

String (Text)

20

M4_2_Data Data The data source of the wetland mapping String 50

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(Text)

M5_1 Legally secured offset areas

The area contains an offset area that has been legally acquired under a covenant, conservation agreement or development approval condition.

String (Text)

30

M5_1_Type Type The origin of the offset area String (Text)

15

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Table 2 – GIS queries for separating MSES layers These GIS queries are applied to the whole MSES data set to extract each MSES layer used in the SPP online interactive mapping system. The queries to extract the layers use Structured Query Language (SQL). If your mapping product allows, the table also provides a list of ‘visible fields’ which are applicable to each layer and, if possible, an ‘Alias’ field name to use instead which makes the product more readable to the general user. While these queries have been tested for ArcGIS products, they should be able to be modified to suit other mapping software which uses SQL. For information on individual field names, see Table 1 of Appendix C.

SPP Layer name MSES definition GIS Query Visible Fields & (“Alias”)

MSES – Protected area protected areas (including all classes of protected area except coordinated conservation areas) under the Nature Conservation Act 1992

"M1_1" = 'Protected Areas' M1_1 (“Protected Areas”)

M1_1_Act (‘Act”)

M1_1_Type (“Type”)

M1_1_Name (“Name”)

MSES – Marine park marine parks and land within a ‘marine national park’, ‘conservation park’, ‘scientific research’, ‘preservation’ or ‘buffer’ zone under the Marine Parks Act 2004

"M1_2" = 'Marine Parks' M1_2 (“Marine Parks”)

M1_2_Act (“Act”)

M1_2_Zone (“Zone”)

M1_2_Park (“Park”)

MSES – Declared fish habitat area

areas within declared fish habitat areas that are management A areas or management B areas under the Fisheries Regulation 2008

"M1_3" = 'Fish Habitat Areas' M1_3 (“Fish Habitat Areas”)



M1_3_Name (“Name”)

MSES – Wildlife habitat threatened wildlife under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and special least concern animal under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006

AND

regulated vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999

M3_1_KOALA IS NOT NULL OR M3_1_ESSHB IS NOT NULL OR M3_1_SPECA IS NOT NULL OR M3_1_SPECB IS NOT NULL OR M3_1_SPECC IS NOT NULL OR M3_1_ICON IS NOT NULL OR M3_1_DUGNG IS NOT NULL

M3_1 (“Threatened species and iconic species”)


M3_1_Icon (“Special least concern animal”)

M3_1_Koala (“Koala Bushland Habitat”)

M3_1_Esshb (“VMA Essential Habitat”)

M3_1_Dugng (“Dugong Protection”)

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that is:

areas of essential habitat on the essential habitat map for wildlife prescribed as ‘endangered wildlife’ or ‘vulnerable wildlife’ under the Nature Conservation Act 1992

M3_1_SpecA (“Species list A”)

M3_1_SpecB (“Species list B”)

M3_1_SpecC (“Species list C”)

MSES – Regulated vegetation regulated vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 that is:

• Category B areas on the regulated vegetation management map, that are ‘endangered’ or ‘of concern’ regional ecosystems

• Category C areas on the regulated vegetation management map that are ‘endangered’ or ‘of concern’ regional ecosystems

• Category R areas on the regulated vegetation management map

• regional ecosystems that intersect with wetlands identified on the vegetation management wetlands map

"M_Table1_4" = 'REGULATED VEGETATION'

M4_RE (“RE”)

M4_VM_POLY (“Vegetation Management Status”)

M4_1 (”Regulated vegetation”)


M4_2 (“Vegetation management wetlands”)


M4_2_Level (“VM Wetland significance”)

M4_2_Data (“Data Source”)

MSES – Regulated vegetation (intersecting a watercourse) – (Line layer)

regulated vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 that is:

regional ecosystems that intersect

"M4_3" = 'Vegetation Management Watercourse Map'

M4_3 (“Vegetation Management Watercourses”)


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with watercourses identified on the vegetation management watercourse map

M4_3_Data (“Data Source”)

MSES – Strategic Environmental Areas (designated precincts)

high preservation areas of wild river areas under the Wild Rivers Act 2005

"M2_3" = 'SEA' M2_3 (“Strategic Environmental Areas”)

M2_3_Act (“RPI”)

M2_3_Data (“Strategic Environmental Area - Designated Precinct”)

M2_3_Pres (“Designated Precinct”)

MSES – High Ecological Significance wetlands

wetlands in a wetland protection area or wetlands of high ecological significance shown on the Map of Referable Wetlands under the Environment Protection Regulation 2008

"M2_1"= 'HES wetlands' M2_1 (“HES wetlands’)


M2_1_Des (“Description”)

M2_1_Dat (“Data”)

MSES – High ecological value waters (wetland)

wetlands and watercourses in high ecological value waters as defined in the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009, schedule 2

"M2_2"= 'HEV wetlands' M2_2 (“EPP Water”)


M2_2_Dat (“Data”)

MSES – High ecological value waters (watercourse)

(Line layer)

wetlands and watercourses in high ecological value waters as defined in the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009, schedule 2

In MSES drainage layer:

"M2_2"= 'HEV waterways'

M2_2 (“EPP Water”)

Data (“Data Source’)

MSES – Legally secured offset areas

legally secured offset areas

"M5_1" = 'Legally secured offset areas'

M5_1 (“Legally secured offset areas”)


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