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under the EPBC Act.

National status

The ecological community was listed as endangered under the EPBC Act in January 2009, due to:

  *                   its small geographic distribution coupled with demonstrable threats,

  *                   the continued decline of functionally important species, and

  *                   the severe reduction in community integrity across its range.

Listing under national legislation means that any new or intensified activities that may have a significant impact on the ecological community may require referral and approval under the EPBC Act.

Other relevant national policies and resources for this ecological community include the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens Policy Statement 3.16, and the Commonwealth listing and conservation advices on Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens.

Conservation status in state and territory jurisdictions

The ecological community is either wholly or partially protected in each State and Territory in which it occurs.

Australian Capital Territory

The community is represented within a single ecological community described in the ACT and mapped by Hope et al. (2009). The Sphagnum cristatum Montane and Subalpine Bogs (Sphagnum Montane and Subalpine Bogs), lie entirely within Namadgi National park and are considered adequately conserved in the ACT (Sharp et al., 2007; G. Hope pers. comm., 2014). Protection and management of the described community occurs through implementation of the Namadgi National Park Plan of Management, the Ginini Ramsar Site Plan of Management, the Strategic Bushfire Management Plan 2004 and the ACT Bushfire Operational Plan. A plan of management for bogs and fens synonymous with the EPBC-listed ecological community is in preparation (ACT Government, in prep).

New South Wales

In NSW, the ecological community is protected under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act), as a component of a broader endangered ecological community called "Montane peatlands and swamps of the New England Tableland, NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin, South East Corner, South Eastern Highlands and Australian Alps Bioregions". The ecological community in the NSW Snowy Mountains has been mapped by Hope et al. (2012).

Victoria

Two components of the ecological community have been listed as threatened under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act). These are the 'Alpine Bog Community' and the 'Fen (Bog Pool) Community' (VSAC, 1991a; 1991b). The 'Psychrophila introloba Herbland Community' (formerly Caltha introloba), also listed under the FFG Act, may also be found within or abutting Sphagnum bogs, particularly around areas of late-lying snow (VSAC, 1992; VDSE, 2007). The ecological community in Victoria has been mapped by Lawrence et al., (2009) and Tolsma unpublished (2012).

Tasmania

'Sphagnum peatland' is listed as 'Rare' under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 (NC Act). The Act specifies that there can be no clearance or conversion of listed communities without a certified Forest Practices Plan. This means that