Vegetation Extent

AUS-ASC-LVG-VEX General High confidence

Benchmark Value

5.73E+05 ha

Direction: Lower is desirable ↓

Form: MaximumOnly

Scoring Curve

This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context.

Evidence & Context

More than 573,000 hectares of the Alpine region was burnt with 60 per cent of that at a high to very high severity.

Metric Definition:

Extent of vegetation impacted by catastrophic disturbance.

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark defines the maximum extent of vegetation impacted by catastrophic disturbance in the Alpine region during the 2019-20 fire season.

Justification:

Defines the scale of recent landscape-wide degradation.

Sources (1)

Australian alpine environment bushfire recovery Government

Australian alpine environment bushfire recovery

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Supporting Sources (21)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

2. Native Vegetation, accessed May 11, 2026,

Contextual Support Journal

Accounting for Nature - Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, accessed May 11, 2026,

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a history of cooperative management of the Australian Alps national parks, accessed May 11, 2026,

Contextual Support Journal

a history of cooperative management of the Australian Alps national parks, accessed May 11, 2026,

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aff.org.au, accessed on May 28, 2025,

Direct Evidence Journal

Vegetation change in the Pretty Valley alpine grasslands from 1945 ..., accessed May 11, 2026,

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Alpine - Victorian Ecosystems - Viridans Biological Databases, accessed May 11, 2026,

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Running a sustainable grazing business | Meat & Livestock Australia - MLA, accessed May 11, 2026,

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Australia's Native Vegetation Framework - DAFF, accessed May 11, 2026,

Contextual Support Journal

Australia's Native Vegetation Framework - DAFF, accessed May 11, 2026,

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Australian Alps Montane Grasslands | One Earth, accessed on May 28, 2025

Direct Evidence GreyLiterature

Long-term Vegetation Change in Relation to Cattle ... - DCCEEW, accessed May 11, 2026,

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CLEAN-20230314-Forico - Tasmanian Vegetation Condition Assessment Method - Accounting for Nature, accessed May 11, 2026,

Methodology Source Journal

CLEAN-20230314-Forico - Tasmanian Vegetation Condition Assessment Method - Accounting for Nature, accessed May 11, 2026,

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ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNT FIVE RIVERS RESERVE, accessed May 11, 2026,

Direct Evidence Journal

Native Vegetation 2021 - NSW State of the Environment Report, accessed May 11, 2026,

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Extensive Livestock - NSW Department of Primary Industries

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Extensive Livestock - NSW Department of Primary Industries, accessed May 11, 2026,

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Five Rivers Environmental Account

Direct Evidence Journal

Five Rivers Environmental Account

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How Sustainable Grazing Impacts Farm Profitability - AGDATA Holdings, accessed May 11, 2026,

Irrelevant

How Sustainable Grazing Impacts Farm Profitability - AGDATA Holdings, accessed May 11, 2026,

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Increasing soil organic carbon of agricultural land - NSW Department of Primary Industries, accessed May 7, 2026,

Contextual Support Journal

vegetation | Australian Alps National Parks, accessed May 11, 2026,

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Preview of Long-term Vegetation Change in Relation to Cattle Grazing in Subalpine Grassland and Heathland on the Bogong High Plains - DCCEEW, accessed on May 25, 2025,

Long-term Vegetation Change in Relation to Cattle Grazing in Subalpine Grassland and Heathland on the Bogong High Plains - DCCEEW, accessed on May 25, 2025,

Direct Evidence Journal

Wood, S. W., et al. (2015). The Ausplots Forest Monitoring Network: Tall eucalypt forests. PLOS ONE.

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Native vegetation 2021 (NSW)

Contextual Support Government

Native vegetation 2021 (NSW)

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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. (n.d.). The Australian Alps Bioregion.

Contextual Support Journal

Australian Alps Montane Grasslands | One Earth, accessed May 11, 2026,

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NSW State of the Environment pt 7 (Biodiversity)

Contextual Support

Biodiversity - NSW Parliament, accessed May 11, 2026, ).pdf

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Plants 2024 | NSW State of the Environment

Contextual Support Government

NSW State of the Environment 2024 - Plants

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Snowy Strategic Activation Precinct - NSW Planning Portal

Contextual Support Journal

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. (2006). Lowland Native Grasslands of Tasmania Listing Advice.

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Strategic placement of mineral mix supplements

Contextual Support Journal

Use of mineral mix supplements to modify the grazing patterns by cattle for the restoration of sub-alpine and alpine shrub-encroached grasslands | The Rangeland Journal - CSIRO Publishing, accessed May 11, 2026,

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Sustainable grazing systems (SGS) survey - MLA, accessed May 11, 2026,

Contextual Support Government

Sustainable grazing systems (SGS) survey - MLA, accessed May 11, 2026,

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Sustainable Grazing Systems (SGS) survey report

Direct Evidence Journal

Sustainable Grazing Systems (SGS) survey report

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Vegetation Extent

Benchmark Value

Scoring Curve

Evidence & Context

Sources (1)

Supporting Sources (21)

Context

Lifecycle

Notes

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