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Effectiveness of inland water management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryInland water Effectiveness of management Recent national assessments of management performanceWater management in AustraliaReviews of state and regional managementReviews of state and regional management Murray DarlingTasmania...
Effectiveness of biodiversity management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity Effectiveness of management Management statusNew technologies, solutions and innovationsAssessing the effectiveness of biodiversity managementManagement initiatives and investmentsManagement capacityManagement...
Pressures affecting biodiversity
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity Pressures Pressures facing aquatic ecosystemsChanged hydrologyAltered fire regimesPest species and pathogensPressures from livestock productionUrban developmentPollutionGlobal climate change and climate...
Overview of resilience of the marine environment
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Resilience Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West Marine South East Current...
Risks to inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceRisks to inland water environments include direct risks (such as direct water extraction, or changes in run-off and recharge) and indirect risks (such as expansion of invasive species because of increased tourism). Climate changes may produce both types of risks. Updated climate...
Outlook for inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceClimate and pests remain the largest pressures on our inland water environments. Climate variability and climate change, and associated changes in rainfall regimes, are the primary risks to inland water environments in both the short and long term. Efforts will need to continue to...
Figure WAT12 Rainfall deciles for the Lake Eyre Basin, January 2016
2016 MapInteract with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Monthly water Update; © Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology) 2016 Figure WAT12 Rainfall deciles for the Lake Eyre Basin, January 201 Water flows and levels
Figure WAT13 Monthly streamflow for the Lake Eyre Basin, January 2016
2016 MapInteract with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Monthly Water Update; © Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology) 2016 Figure WAT13 Monthly streamflow for the Lake Eyre Basin, January 2016 Water flows and levels
Australia’s water resources
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Introduction South East Coast Timor Sea Gulf of Carpentaria Antarctica Drainage divisions are the...
Water resource development
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...
Water flows and levels
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast South West Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania...
Climate change
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Risks South East Coast South Australian Gulf North Western Plateau Murray Darling North East Coast...
Land and water use and management
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Risks Murray Darling Risks from changes to land management arise mainly through potential hydrological and water quality changes, whereas those from water management relate to...
Pressures affecting the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe climate of Antarctica is changing. Compared with conditions prevailing in the 1950s, parts of West Antarctica—particularly the Antarctic Peninsula region—have warmed. In East Antarctica, where Australia operates, temperatures have also increased, but to a lesser extent. Across...
Antarctic environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica Since 2011, the Antarctic environment has continued to respond to global pressures from human activity. As is the case in other regions of the...
Figure WAT1 Australian drainage divisions
2016 MapInteract with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Topographic drainage divisions and river regions; © Commonwealth of Australia (Bureau of Meteorology) 2016 Figure WAT1 Australian drainage divisions Australia’s water resources
Pressures affecting biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt 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...
Consumption and extraction of natural resources
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Harvesting of species The impact of harvesting is considered a potential threat to 30 per cent of listed threatened...
Pressures facing aquatic ecosystems
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures In this report, we describe pressures facing biodiversity in general. However, pressures facing aquatic ecosystems are described in detail in the Coasts (coastal and estuarine ecosystems),...
Freshwater species and ecosystems
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory Lake Eyre...
Factors affecting resilience capacity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Resilience Murray Darling Tasmania Multiple factors acting at various levels of organisation, from species to landscapes, will interact to determine...
Approach - Marine environment 2016
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Pressures affecting the marine environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceAustralia’s marine environment is experiencing pressures from a wide range of sources that affect its habitats, communities, species and ecosystem functioning to varying degrees. With many pressures affecting the marine environment and its inhabitants at any one time, it can be...
Effectiveness of marine management 2016
2016 At a glanceAt 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...
Marine regions
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...
Marine environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast...
Climate and system variability
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...
Climate change
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast Marine South East...
Commercial and recreational fishing
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Great Barrier Reef Marine South East Indian Ocean...
Anthropogenic noise
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North...
