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State and trends of listed or specially protected sites in Antarctica and the subantarctic that are managed by Australia

2016, 2011
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

The title of this assessment summary has been expanded to better represent the components being assessed. The previous title was 'State and trends of listed or specially protected sites in Antarctica'. The original 2011 summary, grade, trend and confidence levels have been...

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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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Marine regions

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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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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Resilience of Australia’s heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
Resilience
At a glance

At a glanceThe resilience of Australia’s heritage can be considered in relation to both individual heritage places and the total heritage resource. The ability of individual places or wider resources to withstand shocks depends on the nature of specific heritage values and their...

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Heritage: 2011–16 in context

2016
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Heritage Introduction Tasmania Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre The SoE 2011 'Heritage' chapter concluded that...

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Understanding

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

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Planning

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Antarctica The adequacy of planning for heritage management can be assessed by considering the policies and plans in place that result in management...

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Processes

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management North East Coast Greater Perth Greater Sydney Heritage management processes are assessed by considering...

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Outcomes

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management South Western Plateau Australian Capital Territory The importance of assessing management effectiveness is well recognised for...

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Approaches to resilience

2016
Heritage
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Heritage Resilience The concept of resilience has not been widely applied in Australian heritage management (see ‘Resilience’ in the SoE 2011 'Heritage' chapter; SoE Committee 2011). However, a range of approaches...

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Evidence of past resilience

2016
Heritage
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Heritage Resilience Murray Darling Greater Sydney The resilience of heritage places depends on the nature of their values and the extent of the total resource....

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Box HER2 Ediacara Fossil Site

2016
Heritage
Introduction
Case Study

The Ediacara Fossil Site, which was included on the National Heritage List on 11 January 2007, demonstrates both the diversity of values found at natural heritage places in Australia and the challenges that may arise in protecting such values. The site was discovered in 1946,...

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