The Commonwealth Minister for the Environment has approved the National Recovery Plan for the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens Ecological Community and the plan is now in place under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). It can be accessed on the Department of the Environment’s website at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/alpine-sphagnum-bogs-associated-fens.

It is hoped that the plan will help to guide and support future conservation efforts and encourage applications for research and grant funding, including through Commonwealth funding initiatives such as the National Landcare and Green Army programmes.