Australia State of the Environment Report

Case Study

... ) report is prepared for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in accordance with the ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment Act 1993 , by the ...

No marine species have been removed from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) threatened species list since 2011; 8 species and 1 ecological community have been added

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Marine environment

Key Finding

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) threatened species list since 2011; 8 species and 1 ecological community ...

Figure BIO15 Number of plant species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 2011 and 2015

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Graph

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 2011 and 2015 SoE2016_bio_fig15_listed_plant_species-01.png ... in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in 2011 and 2015 File Number of plant species listed in the Environment ...

Figure BIO9 Distribution of listed ecological communities in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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Map

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Figure BIO9 Distribution of ecological communities in Australia ... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Interact with map Download as png Download dataset Source: ...

Figure BIO2 Pressures affecting species listed as nationally threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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Pressures

Graph

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 A bar graph showing pressures affecting species listed as ... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Pressures affecting species listed as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act File Pressures affecting species listed as threatened under the ...

Figure BIO14 Number of fauna species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 2011 and 2015

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Graph

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 2011 and 2015 Figure BIO14 Number of fauna species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 2011 and 2015 Number of EPBC Act listed fauna species in 2011 and ...

Many coastal systems and processes are subject to multiple interacting pressures, which are predicted to act in an additive or synergistic way to increase impacts

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Coasts

Key Finding

... to multiple interacting pressures, which are predicted to act in an additive or synergistic way to increase impacts When multiple ...

Figure BIO26 Number of fish species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

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Map

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region ... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region ...

Figure HER17 Applications for protection under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984, 2010–11 to 2015–16

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Graph

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984, 2010–11 to 2015–16 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 applications, 2010–11 to 2015–16 File Aboriginal and Torres ...

No marine species has been removed from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 threatened species list since 2011...

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Marine environment

Key Finding

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 threatened species list since 2011... No marine species has been ... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 threatened species list since 2011; 8 species and 1 ecological ...

Figure BIO38 Proportion of ecological communities represented in the National Reserve System and listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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Graph

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Management status ...

Figure BIO13 Net changes in the number of species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 since 2000

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Graph

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 since 2000 Figure BIO13 Number of species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 since 2000 Net changes in the number of EPBC listed species post ...

Figure BIO16 Numbers of species and critically endangered species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

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Map

Figure BIO17 Numbers of plant species and critically endangered plant species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

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Map

Figure BIO20 Numbers of mammal species and critically endangered mammal species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

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Map

Figure BIO21 Number of bird species and critically endangered bird species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

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Map

Figure BIO22 Numbers of reptile and amphibian species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

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Map

Figure BIO23 Number of invertebrate species and critically endangered invertebrate species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Aus...

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Map

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Aus... ... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region ...

Planning

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Report Content

... Huts Historic Site), having been through the full EPBC Act process. The department has received 45 draft management plans, which ... and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 ( ATSIHP Act ) enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply to ...

Box HER1 Listed and unlisted heritage

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Introduction

Case Study

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) . However, the state of the environment report covers all Australia’s ...

Acronyms and abbreviations 2016

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At a glance

... CAPAD Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 IBRA Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia IPA ...

Inputs: Human Resources

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Report Content

... its statutory obligations that arise under the EPBC Act , Historic Shipwrecks Act, ATSIHP Act and Australian Heritage Council Act. In 2011, this workforce ...

Continuing population growth in urban and peri-urban areas impacts surrounding natural ecosystems directly and indirectly

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Key Finding

2016Urban and peri-urban areas continue to directly encroach into surrounding natural ecosystems and may also cause indirect impacts by acting as a source of invasive species. Native wildlife in urban areas can be viewed as a benefit by residents, but can also be a source of conflict as...

Acronyms and abbreviations 2016

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Coasts

At a glance

... four-wheel drive ENSO El Niño–Southern Oscillation EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 GDP gross domestic product GPS global positioning system ICOLLs ...

Activities to manage and mitigate threats identified in species recovery plans and threat abatement plans have been limited

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Marine environment

Key Finding

... associated with threats in recovery plans under the EPBC Act, and the implementation of activities that might mitigate pressures and ...

Heritage listings

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Introduction

Report Content

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ( EPBC Act ), which prescribe World Heritage as a matter of 'national environmental ...

Governance

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Antarctic environment

Report Content

... AAT is established in the Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954 . The Antarctic Treaty Act 1960 gives effect to the Antarctic Treaty. Other Australian legislation ...

Pressures affecting biodiversity 2016

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Pressures

At a glance

... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 , and account for 12 of the 21 identified key threatening ... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Invasive species are the most frequently cited pressure ...

Overview of effectiveness of management of coasts

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Coasts

Report Content

... protection for coastal biodiversity comes from the EPBC Act, where coastal environments receive national protection if they are ... of World Heritage and national significance under the EPBC Act. Recent advances in coastal management include the creation of the Marine ...

Figure BLT37 Categories of land cover, by urban region

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Built environment