Project planning to conserve biodiversity at Eva Copper

Diversifying into Australia means that we are encountering new ecosystems that need to be conserved and protected. We are undertaking studies to understand our potential impact on a range of native ecosystems around the Eva Copper Project.

The vegetation communities within the project’s footprint provide habitat for 177 vertebrate species, including the purple-necked rock wallaby, a mammal of Queensland conservation significance. The species is known to occupy various rocky outcrops scattered throughout the project site.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature listed the purple-necked rock wallaby as near threatened due to various threats such as agriculture, fires and diseases. As such, Harmony is developing a monitoring programme to be implemented before the project becomes operational. The programme will enable us to determine and understand the potential impact of our mining activities on the purple-necked rock wallaby population.

The monitoring programme is a condition of the environmental authority, and further enables our commitment to protecting, restoring and promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, and preventing biodiversity loss wherever we operate.