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 "name": "Criterion_1_Biodiversity_values_v1",
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 "snippet": "The Criterion 1: Biodiversity values v1.0 dataset shows the results of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to identify areas in Australia with high levels species diversity, endemism, threatened species and ecosystems, habitat connectivity, and ecosystem services as defined by Criterion 1 in the National Roadmap for protecting and conserving 30% of Australia\u2019s land by 2030 (National Roadmap). Further information in https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/achieving-30-by-30/national-roadmap.",
 "description": "The Criterion 1: Biodiversity values v1.0 raster (250 m resolution) represents relative across terrestrial Australia, categorised into percentile-based thresholds that highlight areas of comparatively higher biodiversity importance. This layer was generated using a reproducible MCDA workflow implemented in Python and ArcGIS Pro. The workflow includes: Criterion 1: Integrated species diversity, endemism, threatened species and ecosystems, habitat connectivity, and ecosystem services. Inputs included national biodiversity datasets and ecological integrity indicators (e.g. Habitat Condition Assessment System (HCAS), National Connectivity Index (NCI) The final raster reflects areas where this criterion is met with scores out of 1000 and protected areas masked (assigned value of 4000). Higher scores (between 0 to 1000) equate to areas with higher biodiversity values. Identifying biodiversity value and potential to enhance the representativeness of Australia\u2019s Protected Areas using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Version 1.0. that describes the data and methods is available at: https://erin.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6510ec40d81c43cda8d44e86b81adce2Criterion 1 Inputs: 1. Species diversity  Plant diversity spatial layers for Australia (250m)   Community-level diversity layers for Australia - Bird Richness, Reptile Richness and Fungi Richness (250m)  2. Regional endemismSpecies of National Environmental Significance \u2013 GDB (1km)   Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia - Subregion  3. Habitat for threatened ecological communities and threatened and migratory speciesDensity of indicative threatened ecological community distributions (1km)   Density of threatened and migratory species habitat distributions (1km)  4. Severely threatened species and ecological communities Species of National Environmental Significance \u2013 GDB (1km)   Ecological Communities of National Environmental Significance Distributions\u2013 GDB (1km)  5. Ecosystem servicesHCAS Optimised SLGA Products - Available Volumetric Water Capacity to 1m (250m)   HCAS Optimised SLGA Products Topsoil & Subsoil Aggregated Soil Attribute Surfaces for Total nitrogen, Total phosphorous and Soil organic carbon (250m)  6. Habitat condition and connectivityHabitat Condition Assessment System (HCAS) 1988 to 2024 (90m)  National Connectivity Index (NCI) 1988 to 2024 (90m)  Caveats The analysis only uses national data, which may have variable quality and availability across the country. Some of this data is derived from models with their own inherent uncertainty and levels of accuracy that should be considered when using this output.   Outputs of this analysis should be considered alongside regional and/or local scale information, particularly when incorporated in the decision-making process.   Species distribution models were used to derive multiple input datasets used in this analysis (e.g. species density and regional endemism). These datasets represent different information and use different methodology to derive results.     This analysis uses the published Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database 2024, which does not include areas protected since 30 June 2024.   There are caveats associated with the datasets used in this analysis. Please refer to individual datasets for further information.",
 "summary": "The Criterion 1: Biodiversity values v1.0 dataset shows the results of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to identify areas in Australia with high levels species diversity, endemism, threatened species and ecosystems, habitat connectivity, and ecosystem services as defined by Criterion 1 in the National Roadmap for protecting and conserving 30% of Australia\u2019s land by 2030 (National Roadmap). Further information in https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/achieving-30-by-30/national-roadmap.",
 "title": "Criterion_1_Biodiversity_values_v1",
 "tags": [
  "30 by 30",
  "GBF Target 3",
  "biodiversity value",
  "Protection",
  "protected areas",
  "MCDA",
  "conservation planning"
 ],
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  "Service",
  "Image Service",
  "ArcGIS Server"
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 "accessInformation": "Criterion 1: Biodiversity values v1.0: Australia are copyright (c) Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water, 2025.",
 "licenseInfo": "While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this publication are factually correct, the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this publication."
}