Natural Environment
The data in the Biodiversity section provides insights into the processes affecting the future persistence of ecosystems and threatened species as they seek to adapt to past disturbances…
Key messagesMaintaining and promoting soil health is a crucial component in supporting a resilient landscape and communities.High-resolution digital soil mapping, combined with climate…
Key messagesBiodiversity is facing increasing pressure around the world due to climate change.An ecological modelling technique, Generalised Dissimilarity Modelling (GDM) provides insights…
Key messages Biodiversity in NSW is highly vulnerable to climate change with ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation reducing the capacity of ecosystems to adapt.Taking a strategic…
Key messagesClimate change is affecting the amount and distributions of habitats for native animals, generally leading to increased extinction risk for threatened species.Mapping landscape…
Key messagesClimate change is affecting the amount and distributions of habitats for native animals, generally leading to heightened extinction risk for threatened species.The Koalas in the…
Key messagesClimate change is intensifying rainfall extremes and driving shifts in erosion patterns across NSW.Understanding future rainfall erosivity – how much rain contributes to soil…
Key messagesExtreme rainfall events like Cyclone Alfred can rapidly increase soil erosion risk.Using weather rainfall data (5-minute, 1 km resolution), the Rapid Erosion Hazard Model…