2020–21 SLATS Report

Bioregion breakdown

Clearing activity—bioregion 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in bioregions in 2020–21.

Regrowth—bioregion 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in bioregions in 2020–21.

  • Regrowth includes new woody vegetation areas which have regrown sufficiently to be reliably added to the SLATS woody extent.

Brigalow Belt

Clearing activityBrigalow Belt, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Brigalow Belt from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthBrigalow Belt, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Brigalow Belt from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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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 classBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityBrigalow Belt, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Channel Country

Clearing activityChannel Country, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Channel Country from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthChannel Country, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Channel Country from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryChannel Country, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classChannel Country, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classChannel Country, 2020–21

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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 classChannel Country, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityChannel Country, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceChannel Country, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityChannel Country, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityChannel Country, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceChannel Country, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityChannel Country, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Central Queensland Coast

Clearing activityCentral Queensland Coast, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Central Queensland Coast from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Central Queensland Coast from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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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 classCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityCentral Queensland Coast, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Cape York Peninsula

Clearing activityCape York Peninsula, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Cape York Peninsula from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthCape York Peninsula, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Cape York Peninsula from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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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 classCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityCape York Peninsula, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Desert Uplands

Clearing activityDesert Uplands, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Desert Uplands from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthDesert Uplands, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Desert Uplands from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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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 classDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityDesert Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Einasleigh Uplands

Clearing activityEinasleigh Uplands, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Einasleigh Uplands from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthEinasleigh Uplands, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Einasleigh Uplands from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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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 classEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityEinasleigh Uplands, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Gulf Plains

Clearing activityGulf Plains, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Gulf Plains from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthGulf Plains, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Gulf Plains from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryGulf Plains, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classGulf Plains, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classGulf Plains, 2020–21

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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 classGulf Plains, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityGulf Plains, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceGulf Plains, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityGulf Plains, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityGulf Plains, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceGulf Plains, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityGulf Plains, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Mitchell Grass Downs

Clearing activityMitchell Grass Downs, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Mitchell Grass Downs from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthMitchell Grass Downs, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Mitchell Grass Downs from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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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 classMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityMitchell Grass Downs, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Mulga Lands

Clearing activityMulga Lands, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Mulga Lands from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthMulga Lands, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Mulga Lands from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryMulga Lands, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classMulga Lands, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classMulga Lands, 2020–21

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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 classMulga Lands, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityMulga Lands, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceMulga Lands, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityMulga Lands, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityMulga Lands, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceMulga Lands, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityMulga Lands, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

New England Tableland

Clearing activityNew England Tableland, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in New England Tableland from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthNew England Tableland, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in New England Tableland from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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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 classNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityNew England Tableland, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Northwest Highlands

Clearing activityNorthwest Highlands, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Northwest Highlands from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthNorthwest Highlands, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Northwest Highlands from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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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 classNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityNorthwest Highlands, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Southeast Queensland

Clearing activitySoutheast Queensland, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Southeast Queensland from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthSoutheast Queensland, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Southeast Queensland from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categorySoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classSoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classSoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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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 classSoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densitySoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceSoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densitySoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densitySoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceSoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densitySoutheast Queensland, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Wet Tropics

Clearing activityWet Tropics, 2018–19 to 2020–21

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Area of clearing activity in Wet Tropics from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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).

RegrowthWet Tropics, 2019–20 and 2020–21

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Area of new regrowth in Wet Tropics from 2018–19 to 2020–21.

  • 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 categoryWet Tropics, 2020–21

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

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

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

Vegetation management class

Clearing activity—vegetation management classWet Tropics, 2020–21

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

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

Landcover replacement class

Clearing activity—landcover replacement classWet Tropics, 2020–21

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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 classWet Tropics, 2020–21

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

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

Density and age since disturbance

Clearing activity—densityWet Tropics, 2020–21

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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.

Clearing activity—age since disturbanceWet Tropics, 2020–21

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

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

Clearing activity—age since disturbance and densityWet Tropics, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Regrowth—densityWet Tropics, 2020–21

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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.

Regrowth—age since disturbanceWet Tropics, 2020–21

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

Regrowth—age since disturbance and densityWet Tropics, 2020–21

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

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

Density classes are as follows:

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

Note: Since the release of 2018–19 SLATS report, the methods for estimating the age since disturbance of woody vegetation have been refined and data updated. The estimates are based on time-since-cleared data derived from SLATS clearing histories, and time-series analysis of more than 30 years of Landsat satellite imagery aimed at detecting woody vegetation disturbance and regrowth. The age since disturbance estimates use the time-series information where sufficient evidence is available to assign a valid estimate of how long the woody vegetation has been regrowing following a disturbance event. These updates have resulted in the following for SLATS reporting and published data:

  • the 2018–19 SLATS reporting has not been revised and remains as reported
  • the updated age since disturbance estimates have been used in the 2019–20 SLATS reporting and this 2020–21 SLATS report
  • the age since disturbance spatial data available in QSpatial includes the updated estimates
  • the updated age estimates for all monitoring periods have been used in all relevant data files that can be accessed from this 2020–21 SLATS report.

For more information on how the age since disturbance estimates are derived, refer to the SLATS methodology. It is important to note that woody vegetation that is greater than 15 years is not always considered to be remnant or high-value regrowth, as additional criteria such as species composition and vegetation height are used to determine remnant or high-value regrowth status. This is determined by the Queensland Herbarium as part of the regional ecosystem mapping framework.

In this guide:

  1. Introduction
  2. Key findings
  3. Statewide overview
  4. Statewide breakdown
  5. Bioregion breakdown

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