Australia’s KBA National Coordination Group (NCG), founded in 2017 was one of the first such groups in the world. It includes representatives of Australia’s major national conservation organisations, global KBA partners active in Australia and government representatives, including:

• BirdLife Australia

• Re:Wild

• Australian Wildlife Conservancy

• Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

• World Wildlife Fund

• BirdLife International

• International Union for the Conservation of Nature

• Bush Heritage

The NCG:

• Coordinate the identification, documentation and delineation of KBAs in Australia; and

• Promote KBA conservation, management and protection

Any proposals for new KBAs in Australia are assessed by the NCG and put forward to the global partnership for official declaration.