Queensland’s current remnant vegetation extent covers 80% of the state, with 9.6% of this remnant vegetation located within protected areas. The dataset is provided by the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It was last updated on 2026-05-27.
Use Cases
- Assess the proportion of remnant vegetation under protection based on the 9.6% figure.
- Map the spatial relationship between protected areas and vegetation extent across Queensland.
- Monitor conservation policy effectiveness by tracking changes in protected vegetation coverage.
Strengths
- Provides a specific figure for Queensland's total remnant vegetation extent (80% of the state).
- Quantifies the portion of remnant vegetation within protected areas (9.6%).
- Sourced from a government environmental department (Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-05-27).
Provenance
- Source
- [email protected], Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-27 14:04:14.272346
- Geography
- Queensland, Australia