Coastal Wetlands Map
| Coastal wetlands are under threat, and these continued pressures have resulted in NSW losing over half of these precious ecosystems since colonisation began. Given all they provide us, from reducing and protecting us from climate change, to providing crucial habitat for countless threatened species, now is the perfect opportunity to bring our coasts back to life and restore coastal wetlands at scale. |
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Image of current (green) and pre-colonisation (red) extent of coastal wetland vegetation types below 1m elevation along the Richmond River on NSW's North Coast. |
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That's why we've made a statewide, interactive map showing just how much coastal wetland vegetation we've lost. Our map compares the modelled 1750 distributions of mangroves, saltmarsh, coastal swamp forests, coastal floodplain wetlands, coastal heath swamps, and coastal freshwater lagoons to their current extent, at or below 1m elevation. The results of this project are a powerful reminder of how urgently we need to restore coastal wetlands, especially if we are to benefit from their role reducing and protecting us from climate change. Click the link below or image above to access our interactive map, and see how severely wetlands have declined in your area. You can click on the 'bookmarks' icon on the left to be taken to different catchments and see their respective wetland losses, as high as 89% in some areas. Click here to view our interactive wetlands map
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