Threat abatement plans
Approved threat abatement plans
List of approved threat abatement plans and date of approval.
- Threat abatement plan for beak and feather disease affecting endangered psittacine species - 2005
- Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats - 2008
- Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by rabbits - 2008
- Threat abatement plan for dieback caused by the root-rot fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi - 2001
- Threat abatement plan for infection of amphibians with chytrid fungus resulting in chytridiomycosis - 2006
- Threat abatement plan for predation by European red fox - 2008
- Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats - 2008
- Threat abatement plan for predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs - 2005
- Threat abatement plan for the biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by cane toads - 2011
- Threat abatement plan for the impacts of marine debris on vertbrate marine life - 2009
- Threat abatement plan for the incidental catch (or bycatch) of seabirds during oceanic longline fishing operations - 2006
- Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts of exotic rodents on biodiversity on Australian offshore islands of less than 100 000 hectares - 2009
- Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts of tramp ants on biodiversity in Australia and its territories - 2006
- Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts on northern Australia's biodiversity by the five listed grasses - 2012
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About approved threat abatement plans
Threat abatement plans establish a national framework to guide and coordinate Australia's response to key threatening processes registered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
The plans identify research, management and other actions needed to ensure the long-term survival of native species and ecological communities affected by key threatening processes. The plans should be read in conjunction with their accompanying background documents which provide information on the biology, distribution, impacts and current management practices relevant to the respective threat.
Under subsection 279(2) of the EPBC Act, the Australian Government environment minister is required to review threat abatement plans at least every five years.
Related information
More information
For a comprehensive understanding of the provisions relating to threat abatement plans, you should refer directly to the:
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000
For general information about threat abatement plans contact the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Community Information Unit:
Email: ciu@environment.gov.au
Freecall: 1800 803 772
EPBC Act lists
- About the EPBC Act
- Critical habitat
- Key threatening processes
- Migratory species
- Recovery plans
- Species and communities under the EPBC Act
- Threat abatement plans
- Threatened ecological communities
- Threatened fauna
- Threatened flora
- Listings since commencement of the EPBC Act