2022–23 SLATS Report

Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Brigalow Belt from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Brigalow Belt in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Brigalow Belt for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Brigalow Belt for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Brigalow Belt by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Channel Country from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Channel Country from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Channel Country in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Channel Country in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Channel Country in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Channel Country in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Channel Country for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Channel Country for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Channel Country by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Channel Country for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Channel Country for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Channel Country by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Channel Country for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Central Queensland Coast from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Central Queensland Coast in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Central Queensland Coast for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Central Queensland Coast for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Central Queensland Coast by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Cape York Peninsula from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Cape York Peninsula in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Cape York Peninsula for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Cape York Peninsula for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Cape York Peninsula by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Desert Uplands from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Desert Uplands in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Desert Uplands for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Desert Uplands for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Desert Uplands by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Einasleigh Uplands from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Einasleigh Uplands in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Einasleigh Uplands for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Einasleigh Uplands for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Einasleigh Uplands by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Gulf Plains from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Gulf Plains in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Gulf Plains for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Gulf Plains for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Gulf Plains by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Mitchell Grass Downs from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Mitchell Grass Downs in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Mitchell Grass Downs for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Mitchell Grass Downs for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Mitchell Grass Downs by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Mulga Lands from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Mulga Lands in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Mulga Lands for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Mulga Lands for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Mulga Lands by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in New England Tableland from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in New England Tableland in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in New England Tableland for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in New England Tableland for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in New England Tableland by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Northwest Highlands from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Northwest Highlands in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Northwest Highlands for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Northwest Highlands for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Northwest Highlands by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Southeast Queensland from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Southeast Queensland in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Southeast Queensland for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Southeast Queensland for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Southeast Queensland by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.

Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics from 2018–19 to 2022–23.

• Full clearing refers to areas which have been converted from woody to non-woody (i.e. less than 10% crown cover remains).
• Partial (major) are clearing areas where the woody vegetation has been significantly modified but remains woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but more than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).
• Partial (minor) are clearing areas where some modification of the woody vegetation has occurred, remaining woody (i.e. greater than 10% crown cover remains but less than 50% of the area has been affected by the clearing).

Area of new regrowth in Wet Tropics from 2019–20 to 2022–23.

• Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.

Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics in regulated vegetation management map categories in 2022–23.

Regulated vegetation management maps show the different vegetation categories that are present on a parcel of land. This information helps land managers determine the type of approval needed for vegetation clearing. The categories are as follows:

• Category A—vegetation that is subject to compliance notices, offsets, and voluntary declarations
• Category B—remnant vegetation shown on a regional ecosystem or remnant map as an endangered regional ecosystem, an of concern regional ecosystem or a least concern regional ecosystem
• Category C—high-value regrowth vegetation
• Category R—regrowth watercourse area
• Category X—vegetation that is not generally regulated by the vegetation management laws.

For further information refer to General guide to the vegetation clearing codes (PDF).

Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics in vegetation management classes in 2022–23.

The vegetation management class refers to the current regulated extent of a regional ecosystem. The categories are endangered, of concern and least concern. No VM class refers to areas with no vegetation management class due to no regulated vegetation being present.

For further information refer to Biodiversity status and vegetation management class.

Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover replacement class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. It provides an indication of the purpose for which the vegetation was cleared. Read more about this in the SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is clearing activity associated with grazing and other general agricultural land management practices—this class includes clearing for pasture, internal property tracks, fence lines or fire breaks.
• Crop is clearing activity for cropping or horticulture
• Forestry is clearing activity for timber harvesting in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is clearing activity for mining activities (including coal seam gas infrastructure).
• Infrastructure is clearing activity for utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is clearing activity for urban development.
• Other refers to Partial (minor) clearing activity that is not able to be reliably attributed to a landcover replacement class due to the low level of modification associated with these clearing events.

Area of new regrowth in Wet Tropics in landcover replacement classes in 2022–23.

The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. For new regrowth mapping it provides an indication of the purpose for which the land is used where the regrowth occurs. Read more about SLATS methodology.

• Pasture is new regrowth in areas associated with grazing and related land management practices.
• Crop is new regrowth in woody crops and horticulture, including fodder crops and tree fruits and nuts.
• Forestry is new regrowth in state or privately owned native or exotic (e.g. pine) forests or plantations (where it can be reliably attributed using authoritative data or other ancillary data sources).
• Mine is new regrowth in mining areas (e.g. rehabilitation areas).
• Infrastructure is new regrowth associated with utilities such as roads, railways, water storage, pipelines and powerlines.
• Settlement is new regrowth in urban areas and can include gardens and parklands.

Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Wet Tropics for density classes of woody vegetation.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Wet Tropics for age since disturbance classes (refer to note).

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Area of new regrowth in Wet Tropics by density and age since disturbance classes.

An age since disturbance of NASD (i.e. no age since disturbance) refers to those areas where a valid age since disturbance estimate could not be determined from SLATS clearing histories and/or time-series analysis of historical satellite imagery.

Density classes are as follows:

• Dense vegetation has a Foliage Projective Cover (FPC) of 70–100% (>80% crown cover)
• Mid-dense vegetation has a FPC of 30–70% (50–80% crown cover)
• Sparse vegetation has a FPC of 10–30% (20–50% crown cover)
• Very sparse/isolated vegetation has a FPC of <10% (0.25–20% crown cover)
• NDC (i.e. no density class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to cloud or other contamination in the satellite imagery.

Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics for height classes.

Height classes are adapted from Scarth et al., (2019) and are as follows:

• 0-5m (heath, shrublands and low woodlands)
• 5-10m (tall shrublands, low woodlands and low forests)
• 10-30m (woodlands and forests)
• >30m (tall woodlands and tall forests)
• NHC (i.e. no height class) refers to small areas that have not been assigned a density class due to no data being available for that location in the Lang et al. (2023) data set.