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Heritage values
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Antarctica’s unique environment is internationally recognised, and a wide range of its heritage values are protected under the Madrid...
Governance
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Marine South East Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System is the primary international governance framework for the...
Importance of biodiversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Introduction Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have...
Global climate change and climate variability
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Terrestrial ecosystems and communities
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Australian Capital Territory The Interim...
Management context
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Outlook for the marine environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt 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...
Marine environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast...
Environment protection systems
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef...
Cumulative impacts and management of multiple uses
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Great Barrier Reef Ecosystem-based management aims to balance human activities with environmental stewardship to maintain ecosystem...
Pressures affecting heritage 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe drivers of the condition of Australia’s environment (including heritage) are both historical and contemporary. Historical pressures, such as a legacy of land clearing and changes in land use, cannot be addressed through short-term management. Other pressures, such as rising...
Heritage listings
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Introduction Antarctica Identifying and protecting heritage places is fundamental to ensuring that they are appropriately conserved, celebrated and passed on to future generations...
Heritage: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Introduction Tasmania Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre The SoE 2011 'Heritage' chapter concluded that...
Introduction 2016
2016 At a glanceAustralia’s coastal zone holds tremendous national significance. It contains many of the country’s most prized environmental and ecological assets, some of which are World Heritage listed, and accommodate habitats and species found nowhere else on Earth. The biological and landscape...
Coastal land
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts Pressures Great Barrier Reef Antarctica Terrestrial pollution Terrestrial pollution occurs when solid or liquid waste is deposited on land or underground,...
Coastal heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts State and trends Great Barrier Reef The section should be read in conjunction with the Heritage report. Much of the data in the Heritage report include the coastal zone, so it is...
Figure BIO1 Global biodiversity hotspots and World Heritage Areas in Australia
2016 MapDownload as pngDownload dataset Note: Heard and McDonald Islands, Lord Howe Island Group and Macquarie Island are not shown.The Australian Fossil Mammal Site is a serial listing with sites at Naracoorte in South Australia and Riversleigh in Queensland Source: Critical Ecosystem...
Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity State and trends Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Threatened species lists As at December 2015, a total of 480 fauna species (terrestrial and...
Identification: Listing Jurisdictions
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...
Identification: Types of Heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling In Australia, heritage is defined by both statutory and nonstatutory listing processes, which result in...
Condition and Integrity: Listing Jurisdictions
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast South East Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania...
Condition and Integrity: Types of Heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage State and trends Timor Sea Greater Adelaide Lake Eyre This section examines the condition and integrity of Australian heritage...
Inputs: Financial Resources
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Tasmania Timor Sea Greater Darwin Great Barrier Reef Cocos Christmas...
Inputs: Human Resources
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Tasmania Timor Sea Greater Darwin Great Barrier Reef Cocos Christmas...
Environment protection systems
2011 Report Content2011 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Great Barrier Reef All jurisdictions in Australia have core environmental management and conservation...
Pressures resulting from climate change
2011 Report Content2011 Marine environment Pressures South East Coast Tasmania Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North West...
Governance
2011 Report Content2011 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica As detailed in Section 1.3, the Antarctic Treaty System is the primary international governance framework for the Antarctic...
Heritage values
2011 Report Content2011 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Antarctica's unique environment is internationally recognised, and a wide range of its heritage values are protected under the Madrid...
