Clearing Guidelines and Fact Sheets
Clearing Guidelines
Land Clearing Guidelines 2010 (pdf 1Mb)
When assessing the suitability of an area for development it is important to know whether the soil types will be suitable for the proposed use, whether adequate water resources are available and whether there are any threatened or endangered wildlife present.
The Land Clearing Guidelines are designed to assist landholders and the consent authority decide which areas are suited to development and those that should be left in their natural state to help protect the environment and maintain biodiversity. The Land Clearing Guidelines apply to all native vegetation clearing in the Northern Territory. Vegetation management fact sheets are available below which explain the management of regrowth, stream orders, threatened species and selective clearing.
The AVH online virtual herbarium, NT plant species list and the NT threatened species lists are useful links to help determine what types of plants are on a property.
The NT Infonet is a website that provides map-based information to help people manage biodiversity, weeds and pest animals on their properties. Land managers can choose to download a NRM Snapshot that provides an overview of the biodiversity values and threats for this area, or to find specific information using the NRM Explorer.
Detailed soil and water advice can also be obtained from the Department of Land Resource Management.