Western Swamp Tortoise Habitat Protection Boundaries From 2011 Policy

Gazetted boundaries protect the habitat of the Western Swamp Tortoise under a 2011 Environmental Protection Policy. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation maintains this geospatial data, which was enacted on February 14, 2012. It defines the policy area where management activities must not adversely impact the habitat or its beneficial uses.

Use Cases

• Overlay the habitat protection boundaries with land development plans using the geospatial data to assess compliance with the 2011 policy.
• Analyze the spatial relationship between the declared beneficial uses and the policy boundary to inform conservation planning.
• Integrate the gazetted boundaries into environmental impact assessments for activities proposed within the policy area.

Strengths

• Data is maintained by the authoritative state environmental regulator, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
• Boundaries have a clear legal enactment date of February 14, 2012, providing a definitive temporal reference.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage for interoperability.

Limitations

• The dataset's spatial accuracy and resolution are not specified in the provided input.
• No sample data or attribute columns are described, limiting understanding of associated feature data.
• The policy is from 2011, and habitat conditions may have changed since its enactment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, Western Australia.

Collection Method

Gazetted and enacted as part of the Environmental Protection (Western Swamp Tortoise Habitat) Policy 2011.

Time Range

Policy enacted February 14, 2012.

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates a recent system refresh in March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia, specific to the habitat of the Western Swamp Tortoise.