Declared Rare Flora for Mineral Activities
This document provides guidance dealing with Declared Rare Flora, however when working in Conservation Reserves and other Environmentall Sensitive areas, operators need to consult "Information Series Pamplet 11 - Guidlines for Mineral Exploration and Mining with Conservation Reserves and other Environmentally Sensitive Lands in Western Australia."
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Overview
Western Australia has a diverse flora which is recognised internationally as one of the world’s 34 biodiversity hotspots for itsrichness and uniqueness. There are over 12,000 different plant species occurring in Western Australia within the majority of these being endemic to this State. Of the known endemic plant species many have limited scientific information. In additiojn it is considered that a further 4000 vascular plant species may still remain undescribed.
There are many species of flora which may become extinct, or which are rare or are otherwise in need of special protection because of current and past land use practices. These are gazetted as “rare flora” under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950. Definitions of the categories of Declared Rare Flora (DRF) are presented in the subsequent section.
