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Australian Antarctic Territory

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
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The AAT comprises an area of approximately 5.9 million km 2 , ...
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Governance

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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... and management of the Antarctic region, including the AAT. These objectives are embodied in Australian legislation ...
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Pressures affecting the Antarctic environment 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Pressures
At a glance

At 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...

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Heritage values

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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2016 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...

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Effectiveness of Antarctic management 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
At a glance

At a glanceAntarctica is governed through the international agreements of the Antarctic Treaty System, including the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. These agreements establish...

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Antarctic governance

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
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2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty and a set of related international agreements, known collectively as the Antarctic Treaty System, provide the framework...

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Management achievements

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australian officials actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved...

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Pressures on Antarctic historic heritage

2016
Antarctic environment
Pressures
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2016 Antarctic environment Pressures Antarctica The Mawson’s Huts Historic Site at Cape Denison in the AAT is Australia’s oldest and arguably most significant historic heritage site in...

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The living environment: Vertebrate populations

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Vertebrate populations Antarctic vertebrates encompass a variety of flying seabirds and penguins, several seals and whales, and numerous...

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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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The physical environment: The cryosphere

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica The physical environment includes both the nonliving factors that characterise an ecosystem (e.g. weather patterns, ice coverage, the...

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Effectiveness of Antarctic environmental management

2016, 2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Assessment summary

Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Management achievementsManagement processesGovernance Antarctica...

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Australian Antarctic Territory

2011
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content
... territory. Today, the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT;  Figure 7.1 ) comprises all land and islands south of ... the French Territory of Adélie Land (136°–142°E). The AAT covers some 5.95 million km 2  with ice shelves and ice ...
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In this chapter

2011
Antarctic environment
Introduction
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... the current state of the environment. The focus is on the AAT, because this is where Australia's activities are ...
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Governance

2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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2011 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...

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Heritage values

2011
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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2011 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...

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Pressures on the marine environment

2011
Antarctic environment
Pressures
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2011 Antarctic environment Pressures Antarctica The water chemistry of the Southern Ocean appears to be changing at a faster rate than previously estimated, particularly in the deep ocean...

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7 Antarctic environment | 4 Effectiveness of Antarctic management

2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
At a glance

At a glanceAntarctic management is of international concern and is primarily regulated through the Antarctic Treaty and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Australia is committed to protecting the values of Antarctica and adhering to all environmental...

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Management achievements

2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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2011 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australian officials actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved...

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The living environment

2011
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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2011 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica   Given its extreme conditions, the Antarctic comprises a perhaps surprising diversity of ecosystems. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest...

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The station environment

2011
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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2011 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Human activities in Antarctica are very limited in comparison to other continents. There are no permanent populations living in Antarctica...

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