Report card on sustainable natural resource use in the rangelands: status and trend in the pastoral rangelands of Western Australia

This report card provides a regional overview of the status and trend of the natural resource base of the pastoral rangelands in Western Australia (WA). It covers the pastoral lease areas of the 2.2 million square kilometres of rangelands in WA (87% of the state). Pastoral leases cover 857 833km2 or 40% of the rangelands, based on active leases as at June 2016. The drivers of change in the rangelands — seasonal quality, grazing pressure and fire — interact and their effect is expressed in the condition and trends of natural resources used in pastoralism. The natural resource themes described are rangeland vegetation condition, plant population change, vegetation cover, soil erosion and soil organic carbon. The information is presented at the land conservation district (LCD) or regional scale.https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/books/1018/thumbnail.jp