Report on the condition trend of the Western Australian pastoral resource base 2017

Authors

Andrew Watson, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow
Philip Thomas, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western AustraliaFollow

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

Western Australian Agriculture Authority

City

Perth

Abstract

This report has been prepared to satisfy the Commissioner for Soil and Land Conservation’s obligation under section 137 (2) of the Land Administration Act 1997 to report on the current condition of land under pastoral lease in Western Australia.

Pastoral leases for livestock grazing cover 40% of the Western Australian rangelands (about 860 000 square kilometres). Data in this report is presented at the land conservation district (LCD) scale.

Rangeland condition is determined with regard to the presence of perennial pasture species that are productive and highly palatable to livestock, and soil condition. Although assessing rangeland condition by on-ground assessment (traversing) ceased in 2009, it is still reported because it remains the most reliable spatial dataset for condition, which cannot be reliably measured by remotely sensed data.

Number of Pages

41

Keywords

rangelands, condition monitoring, pastoral lands board, Commissioner of Soil and Land, pastoral leases, rangeland resource surveys, pastoral lease inspection program

Disciplines

Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Natural Resources Management and Policy

Recommended Citation

Watson, AN & Thomas, PWE 2017, Condition and trend of the Western Australian pastoral resource base 2017, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth.

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