The Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) monitors woody vegetation extent, and changes to that extent due to clearing and regrowth, using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery as its primary monitoring tool.
About this report
This updated report supersedes the 2023–24 SLATS Clearing Report released on 3 August 2026. This latest report release now includes additional regrowth and updated woody extent data as well as additional breakdowns of the clearing data.
The 2023–24 SLATS reporting period is nominally from August 2023 to August 2024. Data summaries that provide analysis of the clearing and regrowth data with other key data sets of interest are presented in the report and are accessible as Open Data. Regional summary data for bioregions are also included. The spatial data are also released as Open Data. For information about how to access these data, refer to SLATS data.
The 2023–24 SLATS report and data are directly comparable with data reported in SLATS reports published from 2018–19 onwards.
Age since disturbance data and breakdowns of the clearing and regrowth data by this product are not included with this report. This is due to ongoing analysis and review by SLATS of the methodologies and datasets used to generate these outputs, particularly the challenges associated with integrating historical SLATS clearing data with current SLATS mapping.
Mapping and monitoring changes in woody vegetation
SLATS aims to describe the woody vegetation that currently exists, and where and how its extent is changing. In 2018, a baseline map of woody vegetation extent was developed. Monitoring and mapping since have focussed on change in woody vegetation extent due to woody vegetation clearing and regrowth. The woody vegetation extent map is then updated, and the changes to the map reported annually. The degree of modification associated with the clearing activity and summaries of the woody vegetation change in density and height classes are also reported for additional context.
Clearing activity in Queensland can be undertaken in many ways. This can include mechanical removal or modification of the woody vegetation, forestry activities (e.g. selective harvesting), treatment with herbicides, or a combination of these approaches. Sometimes fire is also used or accompanies other methods.
Similarly, a range of factors contribute to new regrowth being detected and mapped. Increased availability of very high-resolution satellite imagery, longer time-series, and advances in classification techniques continue to improve regrowth mapping capabilities. There are also natural and land management factors. Seasonal and longer-term rainfall patterns are a key driver. In general, there have been wetter years in the early- to mid-2020’s following several dry years leading up to that period. This can lead to woody vegetation recruitment and regrowth. It is also likely that with the decreases in clearing activity reported since about 2017–18, more woody vegetation has had the opportunity to regrow without being re-cleared. Another longer-term factor is changing fire regimes which, when combined with variable climate patterns, has led to increases in woody vegetation in areas such as the Gulf Plains and Cape York Peninsula bioregions. Some incentive-based programs such as environmental offsets, carbon projects, and/or rehabilitation areas such as those around mines, may also be contributing to new regrowth areas. Unlike clearing activity that typically occurs within a defined annual SLATS monitoring period, annual trends in regrowth are more difficult to surmise from SLATS mapping due to the varying contributing factors and timeframes that lead to regrowth becoming sufficiently woody to be detected and mapped.
SLATS uses a range of data sources, particularly high-resolution satellite imagery and field-based observation to help verify that clearing activity has been undertaken or that (new) regrowth has occurred. These manual verification and mapping steps are essential for ensuring an accurate representation of woody vegetation change in Queensland.
For more information about SLATS methods, refer to the SLATS methodology.
SLATS vegetation management analysis
The SLATS vegetation management analysis, undertaken by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development, provides a detailed breakdown of the SLATS data in the context of the vegetation management framework.
Key findings
Key findings
At the start of the 2023–24 monitoring period, Queensland had 94,906,180 hectares (ha) of woody vegetation with greater than 10% crown cover. This is about 54.9% of Queensland’s land area.
In the 2023–24 monitoring period, 274,616ha of woody vegetation was affected by clearing activity. This is a 17% decrease in clearing activity from 2022–23 (332,015ha) and about two-and-half times less clearing activity than was reported in 2018–19.
Of the total clearing activity, 233,253ha (85%) resulted in full removal of the woody vegetation. This is a decrease of 14% in full clearing from 2022–23. The remaining 41,363ha of clearing activity in 2023–24 was partial clearing.
In the 2023–24 monitoring period, 61,741ha of new regrowth was mapped.
At the end of the 2023–24 monitoring period, Queensland had 94,734,668ha of woody vegetation, about 54.8% of Queensland. Accounting for losses due to full clearing activity, and gains due to new regrowth, this represents a net reduction of 171,512ha in the extent of the state’s woody vegetation for the monitoring period.
Key findings—clearing activity
Clearing activity in Category X (unregulated) areas accounted for 75% (206,889ha) of the total clearing activity in Queensland, a 19% decrease from 2022–23 (254,647ha). Most of this resulted in full removal of the woody vegetation (190,480ha or 92% of all Category X clearing activity).
About 22% (61,405ha) of the statewide clearing activity was in Category B (regulated remnant) areas—a 13% decrease from 2022–23 (70,799ha). About 62% (or 38,341ha) of the Category B clearing activity resulted in full removal of the woody vegetation.
About 2% (4,876ha) of the statewide clearing activity was in Category C (high-value regrowth vegetation), a similar figure to 2022–23 (4,728ha). Less than 1% (1,249ha) was in Category R (regrowth watercourse area)—a 28% decrease from 2022–23 (1,725ha)
About 1% (3,678ha) of the statewide clearing activity was in areas that have endangered regional ecosystems present, a 21% increase from 2022–23 (3,040ha). About 4% (10,075ha) of the clearing activity was in areas that have of concern regional ecosystems, and 20% (53,620ha) was in areas that have least concern regional ecosystems present, both decreases from 2022–23.
Of the state’s 13 bioregions, the Brigalow Belt (53% or 145,844ha) and Mulga Lands (21% or 57,359ha) together accounted for nearly three-quarters (74%) of the state’s woody vegetation clearing activity. This is consistent with the past four SLATS reports.
Clearing activity in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchment areas accounted for 43% (117,005ha) of the state’s total clearing. This is a decrease of 21% from 2022–23 (147,705ha). About 82% (95,707ha) of the clearing activity in GBR catchments resulted in the full removal of the woody vegetation.
About 86% (235,935ha) of the statewide clearing activity was attributed to the pasture landcover replacement class. Of this, about 90% (213,154ha) was full clearing. A further 5% (14,759ha) of the clearing activity was attributed to forestry and about 60% (8,894ha) of this was partial clearing. Mine activity resulted in around 3% (7,025ha) of the state’s clearing activity, while infrastructure (3,178ha), crop (3,037ha) and settlement (994ha) landcover replacement classes each contributed 1% or less to the state’s total clearing activity.
About 73% (199,589ha) of the total clearing activity occurred in locations estimated to have sparse or very sparse woody vegetation (i.e. vegetation with less than 50% crown cover). Clearing activity in the mid-dense vegetation class (i.e. 50–80% crown cover) accounted for most of the remaining areas mapped in the monitoring period (about 26% or 70,856ha).
About 67% (183,286ha) of the clearing activity is estimated to be in woody vegetation less than 5 metres (m) in height, while about 8% (22,398ha) was in vegetation between 5–10m high. A further 25% (68,822ha) was in vegetation greater than 10m high.
Key findings—regrowth
The Brigalow Belt bioregion had 51% (31,486ha) of the new regrowth mapped for the state in 2023–24. The Southeast Queensland and Mulga Lands bioregions had the next greatest areas of new regrowth mapped, contributing 13% (7,740ha) and 12% (7,402ha), respectively.
About 86% (52,856ha) of the new regrowth mapped in 2023–24 was attributed to the pasture landcover class. A further 8% (4,795 ha) was mapped as crop, largely due to tree-crop orchards in around Bundaberg in Southeast Queensland. Around 5% (3,108ha) was attributed to forestry. New regrowth associated with mine was about 1% (878ha) of the total—this is regrowth associated with mine rehabilitation areas.
Of the new regrowth mapped, about 79% (48,768ha) was categorised as either sparse or very sparse woody vegetation. Of the remainder, most of it was mid-dense woody vegetation (about 21% or 12,873ha).
Statewide overview
Key findings
At the start of the 2023–24 monitoring period, Queensland had 94,906,180 hectares (ha) of woody vegetation with greater than 10% crown cover. This is about 54.9% of Queensland’s land area.
In the 2023–24 monitoring period, 274,616ha of woody vegetation was affected by clearing activity. This is a 17% decrease in clearing activity from 2022–23 (332,015ha) and about two-and-half times less clearing activity than was reported in 2018–19.
Of the total clearing activity, 233,253ha (85%) resulted in full removal of the woody vegetation. This is a decrease of 14% in full clearing from 2022–23. The remaining 41,363ha of clearing activity in 2023–24 was partial clearing.
In the 2023–24 monitoring period, 61,741ha of new regrowth was mapped.
At the end of the 2023–24 monitoring period, Queensland had 94,734,668ha of woody vegetation, about 54.8% of Queensland. Accounting for losses due to full clearing activity, and gains due to new regrowth, this represents a net reduction of 171,512ha in the extent of the state’s woody vegetation for the monitoring period.
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).
Spatial distribution of clearing activity 2023–24
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Map of the spatial distribution of all clearing activity mapped in Queensland in 2023–24, summarised by 7’30” latitude/longitude grid cells (each cell is approx. 17,500ha). Red and orange cells indicate that a greater area of clearing activity has occurred at that location.
Regrowth are new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.
Spatial distribution of regrowth 2023–24
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Map of the spatial distribution of all new regrowth mapped in Queensland in 2023–24, summarised by 7’30” latitude/longitude grid cells (each cell is approx. 17,500ha). Orange cells indicate that a greater area of regrowth has occurred at that location.
Woody vegetation extent change
Transaction summary 2023–24
Category
Gain (ha)
Loss (ha)
Balance (ha)
Opening balance August 2023
-
-
94,929,187
Adjustment
4,756
-27,763
94,906,180
Crop
4,795
-3,037
94,907,937
Forestry
3,108
-5,865
94,905,180
Infrastructure
44
-3,178
94,902,047
Mine
878
-7,025
94,895,900
Pasture
52,856
-213,154
94,735,602
Settlement
61
-994
94,734,668
Closing balance August 2024
-
-
94,734,668
This transaction summary shows the opening balance of woody vegetation at the start of the 2023–24 monitoring period, the losses due to clearing activity that resulted in the full removal of the woody vegetation, and the gains due to new regrowth, for each landcover replacement class. A closing balance at the end of the 2023–24 monitoring period is provided.
Loss and gain adjustments are made to correct for areas in the SLATS woody extent that have been identified in the 2024–25 monitoring period as areas that are not woody or were woody and missed in the original SLATS baseline (or subsequent updates to the baseline). The loss adjustment also includes clearing that was missed in the preceding monitoring period and identified through the mapping process for the current monitoring period. These adjustments to the woody extent and small amounts of missed clearing are expected as additional imagery becomes available to be able to verify woody and non-woody areas. The adjustments ensure the woody extent is maintained to be as accurate as possible based on the available imagery. Further, any natural changes that result in a full and persistent removal of woody vegetation are included in the loss adjustment. This includes woody vegetation removal from landslides, and some areas of flood and cyclone damage. It does not include fire-related loss as this is considered a temporary loss.
Re-processing of the woody vegetation extent at the conclusion of each SLATS monitoring period to incorporate the new clearing and regrowth mapping data can lead to minor differences between previously reported figures and figures presented in this report. This is mostly due to data filtering and cleansing operations, as well as the conversion of the data to raster for reporting. This difference can be most apparent in the transaction summary where the woody vegetation extent closing balance of the previous monitoring period may not be identical to the opening balance of the current monitoring period. These differences equate to a fraction of one percent difference in the total extent of woody vegetation in Queensland that is mapped by SLATS.
Statewide breakdown
Key findings—clearing activity
Clearing activity in Category X (unregulated) areas accounted for 75% (206,889ha) of the total clearing activity in Queensland, a 19% decrease from 2022–23 (254,647ha). Most of this resulted in full removal of the woody vegetation (190,480ha or 92% of all Category X clearing activity).
About 22% (61,405ha) of the statewide clearing activity was in Category B (regulated remnant) areas—a 13% decrease from 2022–23 (70,799ha). About 62% (or 38,341ha) of the Category B clearing activity resulted in full removal of the woody vegetation.
About 2% (4,876ha) of the statewide clearing activity was in Category C (high-value regrowth vegetation), a similar figure to 2022–23 (4,728ha). Less than 1% (1,249ha) was in Category R (regrowth watercourse area)—a 28% decrease from 2022–23 (1,725ha)
About 1% (3,678ha) of the statewide clearing activity was in areas that have endangered regional ecosystems present, a 21% increase from 2022–23 (3,040ha). About 4% (10,075ha) of the clearing activity was in areas that have of concern regional ecosystems, and 20% (53,620ha) was in areas that have least concern regional ecosystems present, both decreases from 2022–23.
Of the state’s 13 bioregions, the Brigalow Belt (53% or 145,844ha) and Mulga Lands (21% or 57,359ha) together accounted for nearly three-quarters (74%) of the state’s woody vegetation clearing activity. This is consistent with the past four SLATS reports.
Clearing activity in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchment areas accounted for 43% (117,005ha) of the state’s total clearing. This is a decrease of 21% from 2022–23 (147,705ha). About 82% (95,707ha) of the clearing activity in GBR catchments resulted in the full removal of the woody vegetation.
About 86% (235,935ha) of the statewide clearing activity was attributed to the pasture landcover replacement class. Of this, about 90% (213,154ha) was full clearing. A further 5% (14,759ha) of the clearing activity was attributed to forestry and about 60% (8,894ha) of this was partial clearing. Mine activity resulted in around 3% (7,025ha) of the state’s clearing activity, while infrastructure (3,178ha), crop (3,037ha) and settlement (994ha) landcover replacement classes each contributed 1% or less to the state’s total clearing activity.
About 73% (199,589ha) of the total clearing activity occurred in locations estimated to have sparse or very sparse woody vegetation (i.e. vegetation with less than 50% crown cover). Clearing activity in the mid-dense vegetation class (i.e. 50–80% crown cover) accounted for most of the remaining areas mapped in the monitoring period (about 26% or 70,856ha).
About 67% (183,286ha) of the clearing activity is estimated to be in woody vegetation less than 5 metres (m) in height, while about 8% (22,398ha) was in vegetation between 5–10m high. A further 25% (68,822ha) was in vegetation greater than 10m high.
Key findings—regrowth
The Brigalow Belt bioregion had 51% (31,486ha) of the new regrowth mapped for the state in 2023–24. The Southeast Queensland and Mulga Lands bioregions had the next greatest areas of new regrowth mapped, contributing 13% (7,740ha) and 12% (7,402ha), respectively.
About 86% (52,856ha) of the new regrowth mapped in 2023–24 was attributed to the pasture landcover class. A further 8% (4,795 ha) was mapped as crop, largely due to tree-crop orchards in around Bundaberg in Southeast Queensland. Around 5% (3,108ha) was attributed to forestry. New regrowth associated with mine was about 1% (878ha) of the total—this is regrowth associated with mine rehabilitation areas.
Of the new regrowth mapped, about 79% (48,768ha) was categorised as either sparse or very sparse woody vegetation. Of the remainder, most of it was mid-dense woody vegetation (about 21% or 12,873ha).
Area of clearing activity in regulated vegetation management map categories.
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.
Area of clearing activity in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting here, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of new regrowth in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
Regrowth includes new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent. Regrowth was not reported in 2018–19.
Landcover replacement class
Clearing activity—landcover replacement class
2023–24
Area of clearing activity in landcover replacement classes.
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 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.
The landcover class is determined as part of the SLATS mapping process. 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.
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.
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.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Brigalow Belt for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
Channel Country
Clearing activityChannel Country, 2018–19 to 2023–24
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Channel Country in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Channel Country in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Channel Country for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
Central Queensland Coast
Clearing activityCentral Queensland Coast, 2018–19 to 2023–24
Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast.
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).
RegrowthCentral Queensland Coast, 2018–19 to 2023–24
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
Cape York Peninsula
Clearing activityCape York Peninsula, 2018–19 to 2023–24
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).
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.
Regulated vegetation management map category
Clearing activity—regulated vegetation management map categoryCape York Peninsula, 2023–24
Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula in regulated vegetation management map categories.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula in landcover replacement classes.
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.
Regrowth—landcover replacement classCape York Peninsula, 2023–24
Area of new regrowth in Cape York Peninsula in landcover replacement classes.
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.
Clearing activity—densityCape York Peninsula, 2023–24
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 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.
Clearing activity—heightCape York Peninsula, 2023–24
Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
Desert Uplands
Clearing activityDesert Uplands, 2018–19 to 2023–24
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Desert Uplands for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
Einasleigh Uplands
Clearing activityEinasleigh Uplands, 2018–19 to 2023–24
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Gulf Plains for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
Mitchell Grass Downs
Clearing activityMitchell Grass Downs, 2018–19 to 2023–24
Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs.
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Mulga Lands for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
New England Tableland
Clearing activityNew England Tableland, 2018–19 to 2023–24
Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland.
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).
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.
Regulated vegetation management map category
Clearing activity—regulated vegetation management map categoryNew England Tableland, 2023–24
Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland in regulated vegetation management map categories.
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.
Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland in landcover replacement classes.
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.
Regrowth—landcover replacement classNew England Tableland, 2023–24
Area of new regrowth in New England Tableland in landcover replacement classes.
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.
Clearing activity—densityNew England Tableland, 2023–24
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 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.
Clearing activity—heightNew England Tableland, 2023–24
Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
Northwest Highlands
Clearing activityNorthwest Highlands, 2018–19 to 2023–24
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Northwest Highlands for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
Southeast Queensland
Clearing activitySoutheast Queensland, 2018–19 to 2023–24
Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland.
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Southeast Queensland for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
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).
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.
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.
Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics in vegetation management classes.
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 reporting, the highest vegetation management class is used, regardless of the proportion present in regional ecosystem mapping. For example, where a mapped regional ecosystem contains least concern regional ecosystems as the dominant ecosystems, and an endangered regional ecosystem as subdominant, this will be reported as clearing in areas containing endangered regional ecosystems.
Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics in landcover replacement classes.
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.
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 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 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 clearing activity in Wet Tropics for height classes.
Vegetation height is derived from the 2020, 10m spatial resolution global canopy height data set published by Lang et al. (2023). 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.
2023–24 SLATS Report,
04 Nov 2026,
[https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/management/mapping/statewide-monitoring/slats/slats-reports/2023-24-slats-report]
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