Appendix B - Protected matters list of assets - for the spatial causal network for the Fitzroy region, Queensland

Assets used for the assessment were extracted from the National Biodiversity Asset Register and Performance Standard 6 Assessment Tool (BAR-PS6) (Stewart et al. 2021). The list of potential assets was updated in January 2025 using the Protected Matters Search Tool for the 3 regions to identify all protected matters listed under the EPBC Act. Assets were identified using a spatial intersection with the extended region to consider potential impacts from development in the region that may extend into adjoining areas.\n\nStewart SB, O’Grady AP and Brooks S (2021) A desktop-based methodology for development of biodiversity asset registers and critical/natural habitat assessment. CSIRO, \ndoi:10.25919/1kzh-gd17 \nLineage: Assets are generally defined as items or entities that will provide current or future potential benefits to an individual or society. The project included the following asset types:\n• biodiversity assets, defined as ‘physical entities with specific biodiversity characteristics that are of value to humans\n• economic assets, such as provision of water for industrial, recreational or domestic purposes and locations of bores or reservoirs and other groundwater and surface water access entitlements and basic landholder rights.\n• cultural assets, where a specific location or ecosystem carries significant cultural significance and can be logically linked with relevant endpoints.\nThe spatial causal networks for the 3 regions provide examples of how endpoints are linked with biodiversity, economic and cultural assets. The methodology used for this project is documented in the Methods report https://doi.org/10.25919/g14n-5q30

本评估所用资产提取自《国家生物多样性资产登记与绩效标准6评估工具》（National Biodiversity Asset Register and Performance Standard 6 Assessment Tool，缩写BAR-PS6）（Stewart等，2021）。2025年1月，研究团队针对上述3个区域，采用《受保护事项检索工具》更新了潜在资产清单，以识别《澳大利亚环境保护与生物多样性保护法》（Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act，缩写EPBC Act）项下登记的全部受保护事项。资产识别通过与扩展区域开展空间交集分析完成，以此考量区域内可能延伸至毗邻区域的开发活动所带来的潜在影响。

Stewart SB、O’Grady AP与Brooks S（2021）提出了一套用于构建生物多样性资产登记册及关键/自然栖息地评估的桌面研究方法，刊载于澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO），DOI：10.25919/1kzh-gd17。

资产谱系：资产通常指可为个体或社会提供当前或未来潜在收益的物品或实体。本项目涵盖以下三类资产：
• 生物多样性资产：定义为“具备特定生物多样性特征、对人类具有价值的实体”；
• 经济资产：包括为工业、娱乐或住宅用途提供水资源，以及水井、水库等设施的位置，其他地下水与地表水使用权，以及基本土地所有者权利；
• 文化资产：指特定地点或生态系统承载重要文化意义，且可与相关影响终点形成合理关联的资产。

针对上述3个区域构建的空间因果网络，展示了影响终点如何与生物多样性、经济及文化资产建立关联。本项目所采用的方法已在《方法学报告》中详细说明，链接为：https://doi.org/10.25919/g14n-5q30