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State and trends of inland water ecological processes and key species populations

2016, 2011
Inland water
State and trends
Assessment summary

Inland water State and trends Ecological processes and species populations South East CoastSouth West CoastNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor SeaLake Eyre...

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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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Water flows and levels

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania...

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Ecological processes and species populations

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre...

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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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Pressures affecting biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
At a glance

At a glanceThe pressures affecting biodiversity remain largely consistent with those identified in the 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 state of the environment reports. The most significant current pressures are clearing, fragmentation and declining quality of habitat; invasive species; climate...

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Jurisdictional reporting on pressures

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Tasmania Greater Darwin Australian Capital Territory Each state and territory in Australia has highlighted a range of...

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Consumption and extraction of natural resources

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Harvesting of species The impact of harvesting is considered a potential threat to 30 per cent of listed threatened...

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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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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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Toxins, pesticides and herbicides

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Great Barrier Reef The group of chemicals typically regarded as pollutants encompasses a large array of compounds, and is generally divided into chemical...

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Cumulative impacts and management of multiple uses

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Great Barrier Reef Ecosystem-based management aims to balance human activities with environmental stewardship to maintain ecosystem...

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Triage responses to changes resulting from pressures

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Research and management initiatives ultimately require prioritisation, because investment is finite for both funds and available effort. Evaluation of prioritisation...

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State and trends of Australia’s heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceAustralia’s heritage registers list natural and cultural places at national, state and local levels, but in an inconsistent manner, and with disparate levels of resourcing and regulation. As announced during the 2014 International Union for Conservation of Nature World Parks...

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Understanding

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Murray Darling North East Coast Greater Sydney Gulf of Carpentaria...

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State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

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

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Condition and Integrity: Listing Jurisdictions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast South East Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania...

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Condition and Integrity: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends Timor Sea Greater Adelaide Lake Eyre This section examines the condition and integrity of Australian heritage...

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Residual risks to the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceAvoidance and mitigation measures, which are the primary strategies for managing impacts of activities on the marine environment, may not address all impacts associated with the activities. Management may be absent or only partially effective, there may be some impacts that are...

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6 Marine environment | 7 Outlook for the marine environment

2011
Marine environment
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceAustralia's oceans and coastal marine ecosystems are overall in good condition and have experienced only gradual decline, although there are many coastal areas where conditions are already poor or very poor. Indeed, some of the world’s worst examples of impacts from pollution can...

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6 Marine environment | 2 Current state and trends

2011
Marine environment
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceMarine biodiversity overall is in good condition, but nationally there are a number of areas on the coast, continental shelf and upper slope where the condition of some elements of biodiversity is very poor, as a result of the effects of specific human activities. Condition...

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Managing for the externalities

2011
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Effectiveness of management   Australia's formal environment protection system is broadly charged with the responsibility to deliver protection of the environment while providing for the ongoing...

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Environment protection systems

2011
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Great Barrier Reef   All jurisdictions in Australia have core environmental management and conservation...

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Catchment run-off and land-based sources of pollution

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures Great Barrier Reef Marine Coral Sea   Coastal habitats are susceptible to many impacts that arise from the adjacent lands, and from...

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Aquaculture facilities

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania East Coast   Australia’s sheltered coastal waters are increasingly being considered as providing important opportunities for...

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Fishing

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Great Barrier Reef   Fishing has provided an important commercial, recreational and subsistence resource for Australians for...

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