Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2016 provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. This dataset is for terrestrial data only. State, Territory and the large NGO conservation agencies supply data current for 30 June 2016. This is the tenth version of the terrestrial database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. "CAPAD 2016-marine" contains spatial and text information about offshore protected areas, for both State and Commonwealth waters. Previous versions of CAPAD marine information have been published in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:"A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994). The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/capad/ This version of CAPAD 2016 is a public and downloadable version of CAPAD 2016 data, available for use through the CC-BY licencing model. Main attributes in the full version of CAPAD 2016 include: PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DoEE generated number. NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed" with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE. AA Aboriginal Area ACCP Conservation Covenant [Approved Conservation Covenant Program] ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas BG Botanic Gardens BG_COM Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth) CA Conservation Area CCA Coordinated Conservation Area CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area COR Coastal Reserve CP Conservation Park CR Conservation Reserve FLR Flora Reserve FR Forest Reserve GR Game Reserve HA Heritage Agreement HIR Historical Reserve HR Heritage River HS Historic Site HTR Hunting Reserve IPA Indigenous Protected Area KCR Karst Conservation Reserve MA Management Area MAA Management Agreement Area MR Miscellaneous Reserve NAP Nature Park NCA Natural Catchment Area NCR Nature Conservation Reserve NFR Natural Features Reserve NP National Park NPA National Park Aboriginal NPC National Park (Commonwealth) NPS4 National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve NR Nature Reserve NRA Nature Recreation Area NREF Nature Refuge NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress NS National Park (Scientific) OCA Other Conservation Area OCA_NAP Other Conservation Area or Nature Park OP Other PA Protected Area PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition PNR Private Nature Reserve PPP Permanent Park Preserve PS Private Sanctuary RA Reference Area RCP Recreation Park REP Regional Park RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under National Parks Act RNAS6 Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act RP Recreation Park RR Regional Reserve RSR Resources Reserve S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve SCA State Conservation Area SP State Park SR State Reserve WP Wilderness Park WPA Wilderness Protection Area WZ Wilderness Zone - Schedule 5, National Parks Act IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1). Definitions include: IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science; IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection; II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection; III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features; IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention; V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation; VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems. NA (Not applicable) - Denotes an area that does not meet the NRS criteria or the IUCN definition of a protected area but has management complimentary to the NRS. GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation. GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category. It is this field that is used to calculate the statistics provided in spreadsheets at: www.environment.gov.au/capad/ REPT_AREA is the same with GIS_AREA (previously REPT_AREA is in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. Due to the fact that not all received data have REPT_AREA, it is incomplete and inconsistent if REPT_AREA is used for analysis. GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. A default date of 01/01/1900 is applied for undated and unlabelled polygons supplied to DoEE. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_DATE. NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = Yes. The land has been assessed as a protected area that meets the standard for inclusion in the NRS. "I" = an interim protected area. The land has been assessed to meet the standard for inclusion in the NRS but has not been formally established as a protected area although binding agreements are in place for formal protection to occur in the future. "N" = No. The land has been assessed not to meet the standard for inclusion in the NRS but is managed for nature conservation without meeting the NRS standard. "ND" = Not Determined. The land is probably managed for nature conservation that has not been assessed to determine if it meets the standard for inclusion in the NRS. STATE: The state is the state or territory that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories. AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism. AAD - Australian Antarctic Division AC_SA - Alexandrina Council - South Australia ACT_TCCS - ACT Transport Canberra and City Services AS_PL - Austland Services P/L AWC - Australian Wildlife Conservancy AWC_BA - Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Birdlife Australia AWC_DPAW - Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Department of Parks and Wildlife WA AWC_TLLFW - Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Tony and Lisette Lewis Foundation WildlifeLink AWC_YC - Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Yulmbu Community BHA - Bush Heritage Australia BHA_NTWA - Bush Heritage Australia and National Trust of Western Australia BRC_TAS - Burnie Council - Tasmania CCC_QLD - Caloundra City Council - Queensland CCC_TAS - Clarence City Council - Tasmania DOEE - Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy DRC_TAS - Dorset Council - Tasmania EAC_QLD - Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation EL_NSW - Enduring Landscapes Inc FC_NSW - Forestry Corporation of NSW FUA - Federation University Australia (was Uni Ballarat) GCC_NSW - Gosford City Council – New South Wales HCR_CMA - Hunter Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority ILC - Indigenous Land Corporation IMG - Indigenous Management Group KNC_TAS - Kingborough Council - Tasmania KRGC_NSW - Ku-ring-gai Council – New South Wales LCC_TAS - Launceston City Council - Tasmania LILC - Local Indigenous Land Council MINCA_QLD - Magnetic Island Nature Care Association NF_SA - Nature Foundation South Australia Inc NMC_TAS - Northern Midlands Council - Tasmania NSC_QLD - Noosa Shire Council - Queensland NSW_OEH - NSW Office of Environment and Heritage NT_PWCNT - Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT NTWA - National Trust of Western Australia QLD_EHP - Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection QLD_NPSR - Queensland Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing SA_DEWNR - South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources SA_FRST - Forestry South Australia SCRC_QLD - Sunshine Coast Regional Council - Queensland SET - South Endeavour Trust SHFT - Sydney Harbour Federation Trust TAS_DPIPWE - Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment TAS_HYDRO - Hydro Tasmania TAS_PAHSMA - Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority - Tasmania TAS_PRIV - Private (miscellaneous) - Tasmania TAS_WATER - TasWater TAS_WPMT - Wellington Park Management Trust - Tasmania TFN_QLD - Queensland Trust for Nature TFN_VIC - Trust for Nature Victoria TLC - Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc TSRA - Torres Strait Regional Authority VIC_DELWP - Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning WA_DPAW - Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife WAC - Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are: AAD - Australian Antarctic Division ACT_TCCS - ACT Transport Canberra and City Services AWC - Australian Wildlife Conservancy BHA - Bush Heritage Australia BHA_NTWA - Bush Heritage Australia and National Trust of Western Australia DOEE - Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy DOEE_NRSP - Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy - National Reserve System Program FC_NSW - Forestry Corporation of NSW LHI_Board - Lord Howe Island Board NF_SA - Nature Foundation SA Inc NSW_OEH - NSW Office of Environment and Heritage NT_PWCNT - Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT NTWA - National Trust of Western Australia QLD_EHP - Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection QLD_NPSR - Queensland Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing SA_DEWNR - South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources SA_FRST - Forestry South Australia TAS_DPIPWE - Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment TFN_QLD - Queensland Trust for Nature TFN_VIC - Trust for Nature Victoria TLC - Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc TSRA - Torres Strait Regional Authority VIC_DELWP - Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning WA_DPAW - Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed. COMMENTS: Extra information jurisdictions elect to supply. In the case of Tasmania the following abbreviations have been supplied. PAPL: Protected Areas on Private Land, PFRP: Private Forest Reserves Program, BHP: Biodiversity Hotspots Program, CLAC: Crown Land Assessment Classification Project, FCF: Forest Conservation Fund, FCF_DAT: Forest Conservation Fund -Direct Approach Tas, MBHT: Midlands Biodiversity Hotspots Tender, NFVP: Non-Forest Vegetation Program, R_40s: Roaring Forties Offset, Rev_Fund: Revolving Fund, TCFA: Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement, TFA: Tasmanian Forest Agreement, FRs: Forest Reserves, MCF: Midlands Conservation Fund (Stewardship Agreements – Tas Land Conservancy (TLC). ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2016 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2016 contains 'M' and ‘B’. If a record is coded as ‘B’ by the data provider DOEE calculates the proportional representation of marine and terrestrial areas within the polygon. If less than 70% of the area of the reserve is marine then the whole record is included in this dataset. If 70% or more of the area of the reserve is marine then the whole record is included in Marine CAPAD 2016 OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. This field has been included, in terrestrial CAPAD only, to deal with the “stacked” nature of some terrestrial PAs so that overlaps could be ‘flattened’ for the purposes of calculating the protected area coverage of Australia. Terrestrial protected areas with NO overlaps will be allocated a value of “1”. As a general rule, where two PA’s overlap, the PA with the higher ranking (based on 'TYPE' and 'IUCN' category) will be allocated as “1” for the overlap field with the lower ranking PA allocated a value of “2”. For example, where a National Park (IUCN II) overlaps with a Nature Refuge (IUCN VI) the National Park will be allocated the value of “1” and the Nature Refuge will be allocated the value of “2”. For consistency with national scale products like IBRA and IMCRA (and area calculations for PA’s across state borders) DOEE applies a ‘clip’ to the state borders component of the Geoscience Australia COAST 100K dataset – and not the coastline. Each jurisdiction use their own, generally higher resolution, coastline dataset. When doing queries (especially spatial) and area calculations you need to be aware of this attribute. Users may wish to use the following SQL statement: Select * from CAPAD2016 where OVERLAP = '1' AND NRS_PA IN ('Y', 'I') X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994. Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994. MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area. Definitions include: P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared. D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent. S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required. I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else. M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas. N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found. UR - Under Review - The management plan is under review RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority. IPA Reserve numbers are allocated by DOEE. EPBC: This identifies if the reserve can be considered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). It will be used to identify Commonwealth features for inclusion in the Protected Matters Search Tool. Commonwealth = Commonwealth reserve (either a Commonwealth National Park, Commonwealth Botanic Garden or Antarctic protected/managed reserve) – as outlined in Section 342 of the Act. Private = Privately managed reserve – identified by ‘Governance = P' State = State managed reserve – as supplied by State/Territory authority OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
Copyright Text: The data is supplied to the Commonwealth for compilation by States and Territories of Australia, as well as a number of large environmental NGO’s. Custodianship rests with the source agencies listed below:
https://www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B4448CACD-9DA8-43D1-A48F-48149FD5FCFD%7D, Australian Antarctic Division (DOEE), ACT Transport Canberra and City Services, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Bush Heritage Australia, Department of the Environment and Energy, Forestry Corporation of NSW, Lord Howe Island Board, Nature Foundation SA Inc, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT, National Trust of Western Australia, Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing, South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Forestry South Australia, Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Queensland Trust for Nature, Trust for Nature Victoria, Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc, Torres Strait Regional Authority, Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife.