Publication Date

4-2024

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

City

Perth

Abstract

To define the procedures used in 2022 by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) to complete rangeland condition assessment (RCA) in the Pilbara and southern rangelands region which has predominantly shrub-based pastures. For the rest of the pastoral estate, DPIRD uses the Procedures for RCA in the Kimberley which has grass pastures.

RCA is the process DPIRD uses to make systematic, lease level assessment of rangeland. Rangeland condition considers both the condition of pastures (as defined in the Pasture condition and management guide for the Pilbara rangelands or Southern rangelands pasture condition and management guides) and soils (as determined by erosion, using the erosion assessment method) on pastoral lands in Western Australia (WA). The methods have evolved over several decades of practice and are unique to WA.

RCAs generally report on the basis of pastoral stations, which may contain one or more pastoral leases and, on occasion, include land with other tenure types that is used for pastoral purposes.

The data collected during an RCA are used to report on rangeland condition at the lease and regional scales. The RCA aims to quantify the condition of rangeland landscapes and pastures and to use this and other information to assess the effectiveness of pastoral management. The RCA process is part of DPIRD's Regulatory compliance approach.

Number of Pages

28

Keywords

pastoral rangelands, rangeland condition, Pilbara, southern rangelands, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agriculture | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Sustainability

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