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The history of the discovery of the Wollemi Pine highlights the importance of habitat conservation and the integral role that national parks play in the conservation of biodiversity. It also demonstrates the importance of conserving areas of diverse vegetation types and the crucial role that refugia locations (like the canyon habitat the Wollemi Pine occupies) play in the environment by providing relatively stable conditions through periods of great climatic change (Hill 1995).

The wild population of Wollemi Pine exists within warm temperate rainforest, among species typical of the canyons and gorges of the Blue Mountains region. This recovery plan encourages the study and conservation of the species and its habitat that will directly benefit local species and communities. Numerous EPBC Act-listed species occur across the Blue Mountains region and may benefit from the actions detailed in this recovery plan, although significant benefit or impact for any one co-occurring listed species is not expected. It is hoped that findings from this work will also provide insights to improve management of similar ecosystems and unique species across NSW.