Australia currently has 334 KBAs for Plants, Crayfish, Frogs, Reptiles, Mammals and Birds; including iconic species like the Wollemi Pine, Corroboree Frog or the Regent Honeyeater. The NCG is working to complete the KBA inventory to represent all of Australia’s threatened and endemic species. KBAs in purple are monitored for their ecological health by over 100 volunteer KBA Guardians supported by BirdLife Australia.
Australia’s KBA National Coordination Group (NCG), founded in 2017 was one of the first such groups in the world. It includes representatives of Australia’s major national conservation organisations, global KBA partners active in Australia and government representatives, including:
BirdLife Australia
Wildlife Conservation Society
Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
World Wildlife Fund
BirdLife International
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
The Nature Conservancy
Humane Society International
Bush Heritage
The NCG:
Coordinate the identification, documentation and delineation of KBAs in Australia; and
Promote KBA conservation, management and protection
Any proposals for new KBAs in Australia are assessed by the NCG and put forward to the global partnership for official declaration.