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Overview of resilience of the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Resilience
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2016 Marine environment Resilience Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West Marine South East Current...

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Overview of effectiveness of management of the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Many improvements to management frameworks across Australian and state and territory governments introduced since 2011, including the implementation of new national...

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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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State and trends of inland water environments 2016

2016
Inland water
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceOnline availability of flow data and water resources information has increased substantially since 2011, including: various state-based data portals a national repository with flow and other data for more than 3400 sites a national set of 222 long-term, high-quality reference...

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Effectiveness of inland water management 2016

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
At a glance

At a glanceThe National Water Initiative has driven water policy, planning and management reforms in Australia for the past decade, which have delivered significant benefits for all Australians. It is critical that there should be no backsliding from reform principles. During a similar or...

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Figure WAT15 Extract of the ecosystem health report card for the Theresa catchment in the Queensland Fitzroy Basin, 2014

2016
Inland water
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Fitzroy Partnership for River Health (n.d.) Figure WAT15     Extract of the ecosystem health report card for the Theresa catchment in the Queensland Fitzroy Basin, 2014 Water quality

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Changing land use and management

2016
Inland water
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Inland water Pressures Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Land use and land management can produce pressures on aquatic environments that include changes to flow, water...

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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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Water quality

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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Reviews of state and regional management

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Inland water Effectiveness of management Murray Darling Great Barrier Reef The Murray–Darling Basin Plan included 2750 GL of water to be recovered from consumptive...

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Risks to Australia’s climate 2016

2016
Climate
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceAn understanding of the risks associated with Australia’s climate will lead to improved action plans to adapt to the changes predicted to occur. Our climate is a dynamic system; therefore, the risks need to be re-evaluated frequently. Recent climate change projections for...

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Indirect (secondary and tertiary) effects of pressures on climate

2016
Climate
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Climate Pressures Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Changes in temperature and precipitation, and extreme events trigger indirect effects of climate change on the...

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Resilience of our environment and society

2016
Climate
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Climate Resilience South Coast South Australian Gulf Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Figure MAR25 Great Barrier Reef hard coral cover, 1986–2012

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Graph

Great Barrier Reef hard coral cover, 1986–2012 Great Barrier Reef hard coral cover, 1986–2012 95% confidence intervalAverage live coral coverLower confidence interval 1985.529.32078327.29436325.357747 1985.5260329.26995727.25262125.324541 1985.5520529....

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Figure MAR26 State of (a) coral bleaching and (b) coral mortality of the Great Barrier Reef associated with climate extremes, 2015–16

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Map

Download as png Source: Coral bleaching, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Figure MAR26 State of (a) coral bleaching and (b) coral mortality of the Great Barrier Reef associated with climate extremes, 2015–16 State and trends of marine biodiversity: Quality of...

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Importance of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Introduction Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have...

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Pollution

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Pressures Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Pollution issues affecting biodiversity in Australia can...

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Availability of information

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Great Barrier Reef Understanding of the state and trend of biodiversity in Australia is limited. Few long-term national-scale monitoring programs are...

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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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Coastal and marine species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...

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Management context

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity management is undertaken at all levels of government, by private enterprise, and by thousands of landholders and...

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Management initiatives and investments

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Biodiversity funding NRM funding provides key measures that include many practical elements of protecting and sustainably managing biodiversity. For the past 30 years, the...

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Approach - Marine environment 2016

2016
Marine environment
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Great Barrier Reef This report identifies the key pressures affecting the marine environment as a result of the social and economic drivers associated with population growth, energy production and...

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State and trends of the marine environment 2016

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceReporting on the current state and recent trends of the biological and ecological components of Australia’s marine environment is highly variable across Australia’s marine estate, and is often inadequate for robust assessment. There are few coordinated, sustained monitoring...

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Effectiveness of marine management 2016

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
At a glance

At a glanceThe diversity of anthropogenic pressures on marine habitats and communities by different industries and sectors is a challenge for managers. Some pressures are increasing, others have declined following implementation of management frameworks, and new pressures and new sectors are...

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Outlook for the marine environment 2016

2016
Marine environment
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceThe contribution of the marine environment to the economy is projected to continue to grow 3 times faster than Australia’s gross domestic product in the next decade. It is in Australia’s interest that our ocean ecosystems continue to bring economic, cultural and social benefits...

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Introduction 2016

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
At a glance

At 13.86 million square kilometres, Australia’s marine environment is the third largest marine jurisdiction in the world (Symonds et al. 2009). It is home to a diverse array of marine species, including marine mammals and reptiles; more than 4000 species of fish; and tens of thousands of...

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Jurisdictions covered

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Indian Ocean Australia’s marine environment is part of the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Southern Ocean. It covers a diversity of seascapes and...

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