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Acronyms

Table 1: List of acronyms used within the National Recovery Plan for the Sandhill dunnart

Acronym	Description
AOO	Area of occupancy
APY Lands	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands
BC Act	Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (WA)
CITES	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CWR	Critical weight range
DBCA	Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (WA)
DEW	Department for Environment and Water (SA)
DEWNR	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (former SA Department)
EIA	Environmental Impact Assessment
EOO	Extent of occurrence
EPBC Act	Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
GEMG	Goldfields Environmental Management Group
GIS	Geographic information systems
GPS	Global positioning systems
GVD	Great Victoria Desert
GVDBT	Great Victoria Desert Biodiversity Trust
IPA	Indigenous Protected Area
IUCN	International Union for Conservation of Nature
NLP	National Landcare Program
NPW Act	National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA)
AWLB	Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board
NRM	Natural Resource Management
NSDRT	National Sandhill dunnart recovery team
NT	Northern Territory
PIRSA	Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia
RAMP	Research and Adaptive Management Plan