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Australian Antarctic Territory
2016 Report ContentThe AAT comprises an area of approximately 5.9 million km 2 , ...
Governance
2016 Report Content... and management of the Antarctic region, including the AAT. These objectives are embodied in Australian legislation ...
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...
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...
Effectiveness of Antarctic management 2016
2016 At a glanceAt 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...
Antarctic governance
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty and a set of related international agreements, known collectively as the Antarctic Treaty System, provide the framework...
Management achievements
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australian officials actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved...
Pressures on Antarctic historic heritage
2016 Report Content2016 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...
The living environment: Vertebrate populations
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Vertebrate populations Antarctic vertebrates encompass a variety of flying seabirds and penguins, several seals and whales, and numerous...
State and trends of listed or specially protected sites in Antarctica and the subantarctic that are managed by Australia
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryThe 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...
The physical environment: The cryosphere
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Effectiveness of Antarctic environmental management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAntarctic environment Effectiveness of management Management achievementsManagement processesGovernance Antarctica...
Australian Antarctic Territory
2011 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 ...
In this chapter
2011 Report Content... the current state of the environment. The focus is on the AAT, because this is where Australia's activities are ...
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...
Pressures on the marine environment
2011 Report Content2011 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...
7 Antarctic environment | 4 Effectiveness of Antarctic management
2011 At a glanceAt 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...
Management achievements
2011 Report Content2011 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australian officials actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved...
The living environment
2011 Report Content2011 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Given its extreme conditions, the Antarctic comprises a perhaps surprising diversity of ecosystems. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest...
The station environment
2011 Report Content2011 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...
