The WA Landcare Network (WALN) has recently prepared a submission on the State Government’s Native Vegetation in Western Australia – Issues Paper

The Native Vegetation in Western Australia – Issues Paper  was released for a public submission period between 15 November 2019 and 10 February 2020. A number of community workshops were conducted across the state during this time to allow community input to the process.

WALN is extremely pleased that the State Government is working on Native Vegetation Policy  – We do not have one!

Some key information provided in the Issues Paper and which has promoted WALN and the public’s attention to the issue includes:

• ‘There are no statewide datasets of native vegetation condition.’
• ‘In some local government areas, more than 93 per cent of the original vegetation is lost (DBCA 2018)’
• ‘…consolidated spatial records of the clearing authorized under clearing permits since 2004 [are kept], but this covers some 600,000 hectares or only 3 per cent of all historical clearing to date.’
• ‘Of the 1,878 species classified as nationally threatened, 551 are found in Western Australia (DoEE 2019a).’

A copy of WALN’s full submission to this process can be viewed here – WA Landcare Network Submission on Native Vegetation  in Western Australia – Issues Paper Feb 2020

WALN would be interested to gain feedback from its Members and the wider landcare community on our submission and any further thoughts you may have on this issue.  Please send any comments  enquiries@landcarewa.org.au