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Pressures affecting biodiversity

2016, 2011
Biodiversity
Pressures
Assessment summary

Biodiversity Pressures Pressures facing aquatic ecosystemsChanged hydrologyAltered fire regimesPest species and pathogensPressures from livestock productionUrban developmentPollutionGlobal climate change and climate...

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Overview of state and trends of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends What has changed since 2011? The list of nationally threatened species and ecological communities has increased, with the addition of 30 new ecological communities, and 44 animal and...

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Overview of resilience of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Resilience Resilience is a key underpinning principle of biodiversity strategies at all levels of government. However, the definition of resilience in most strategies and policies is still relatively...

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Overview of state and trends of the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West Marine South East Marine...

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Figure BIO14 Number of fauna species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 2011 and 2015

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Graph

Number of EPBC Act listed fauna species in 2011 and 2015 Number of EPBC Act listed fauna species in 2011 and 2015 Mammal Conservation dependentVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangered 2011055354 2015058386 Bird Conservation...

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Figure BIO15 Number of plant species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 2011 and 2015

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Graph

Number of plant species listed in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in 2011 and 2015 Number of plant species listed in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in 2011 and 2015 20112015 Critically...

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Figure BIO5 Threatened species richness across Australia

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Note: Urban areas are outlined in black. Cities shown in greater detail in boxes are (a) Perth, (b) Brisbane and (c) Melbourne. Source: Dr Pia Lentini, University of Melbourne, used under CC BY NC using data supplied by the...

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Figure BIO9 Distribution of listed ecological communities in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2015 Figure BIO9 Distribution of ecological communities in Australia listed under the Environment...

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Figure BIO21 Number of bird species and critically endangered bird species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO21 Numbers of bird species and critically endangered bird species listed under the...

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Figure BIO27 Distribution of (a) currently listed freshwater fish, (b) species identified as potentially vulnerable, (c) river condition and (d) freshwater fish research effort across Australia

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Note: The scale represents the number of species of each category found in each catchment (a and b). The condition of Australian rivers (c) is adapted from Stein et al. (2002), with 1 being the most pristine and 8 the most disturbed...

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Resilience of biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
At a glance

At a glanceResilience is a key underpinning principle of Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010–2030, as well as state and territory, and regional biodiversity strategies. The definition of resilience in biodiversity strategies and policies is still relatively ambiguous, and...

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Outlook for biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceIt seems unlikely, given the current overall poor status and deteriorating trends in biodiversity and the high impact of increasing pressures, that overall biodiversity outcomes will improve in the short or medium term. Our current investments in biodiversity management are not...

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Global climate change and climate variability

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Tasmania All recent state and territory SoE reports note the adverse effects of global climate change on biodiversity. These increasingly include extreme weather, as...

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Urban development

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures A growing population puts increasing pressure on biodiversity when residential areas encroach on natural systems. The Built environment report describes Australia's urban footprint, and the...

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Pest species and pathogens

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Pest plants, pest animals and pathogens have been identified by...

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Terrestrial ecosystems and communities

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory The Interim...

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Freshwater species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Lake Eyre...

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Management status

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Murray Darling Tasmania National Reserve System and National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas Australia has...

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Factors affecting resilience capacity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Resilience Murray Darling Tasmania Multiple factors acting at various levels of organisation, from species to landscapes, will interact to determine...

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Marine debris

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Within the marine environment, marine debris is sourced from both the land (rubbish flushed out to sea; see further detail on coastal pollution in the Coasts report) and marine...

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Environment protection systems

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef...

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Sustainability and sector management

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Managing for externalities Climate variability and longer-term change Australia is a...

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Box BIO23 Range expansion of flying foxes

2016
Biodiversity
Outlook
Case Study

Range expansion may occur when: existing habitat that has not previously been colonised is reached appropriate conditions develop outside a species’ distribution, and the species colonises this new habitat appropriate habitat develops within a species’ range but in areas that...

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Box BIO14 The Vale of Belvoir

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Case Study

The Vale of Belvoir property is an example of a private protected area, which was purchased by the Tasmanian Land Conservancy in 2008 to protect 476 hectares of montane grassland, wetlands and rainforest in Tasmania’s Central Highlands. It is one of Australia’s best examples of...

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Box BIO18 Western Australian islands—safe havens for threatened species

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Case Study

Since the 1980s, the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife and its predecessors have undertaken successful black rat and feral cat eradication programs on about 150 offshore islands, making them available for native fauna translocations. These translocations have...

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Box BIO6 Koalas—a matter of national environmental significance

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study

Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in some parts of Australia face direct threats from urban expansion, disease, habitat loss, vehicle strike and predation by dogs, as well as indirect threats from drought and climate change. Our most at-risk koala populations—in Queensland, New...

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Box BIO9 The letter-winged kite

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study

Australia is a country of boom and bust, and the previous state of the environment report in 2011 predicted that the extensive rainfall and floods in Australia in 2010–11 would lead to positive animal responses. However, the 2010–11 big wet in arid Australia did not see some...

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Box BIO10 Ongoing declines of Christmas Island reptiles

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study

Christmas Island covers an area of about 135 square kilometres, consisting of a large central plateau surrounded by a series of steep cliffs, terraces and slopes. Five native terrestrial reptile species occur on the island, 4 of which are endemic. A sixth species that was endemic...

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Box MAR7 White shark

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Case Study

The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias; also known as great white shark or white pointer) is a large, globally distributed apex predator, and one of the few shark species that have been definitively identified as responsible for human fatalities in Australia. It is a target...

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Box MAR8 Commercial fisheries managed by the Australian Government

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Case Study

In general, the Australian Government, through the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), is responsible for commercial fishing beyond 3 nautical miles from the coast. Some fisheries managed through AFMA target fish stocks that extend into the high seas and the...

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