Queensland's regional ecosystems are classified by conservation status. The data indicates that in 2015, remnant vegetation covered about 80% of the state's 172.8 million hectares, with 1% classified as 'endangered', 9% as 'of concern', and 70% as 'no concern at present'. It is published by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
Use Cases
- Assessing the proportion of endangered regional ecosystems based on the 1% figure.
- Monitoring changes in vegetation of concern using the 9% classification.
- Evaluating the baseline of healthy ecosystems from the 70% 'no concern' coverage.
- Informing land management and conservation policy based on statewide ecosystem status.
Strengths
- Provides a specific statewide area figure (172.8 million hectares) for context.
- Includes precise percentage breakdowns (1%, 9%, 70%) for three conservation classifications.
- Sourced from a government environmental department, suggesting an authoritative origin.
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; the last metadata update is dated 2026-05-27.
Provenance
- Time Range
- Snapshot from 2015.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-27 14:40:00.244050
- Geography
- Queensland, Australia.