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Planning

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Antarctica The adequacy of planning for heritage management can be assessed by considering the policies and plans in place that result in management...

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Inputs: Human Resources

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Tasmania Timor Sea Greater Darwin Great Barrier Reef Cocos Christmas...

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Box HER41 The ACT state of the environment report—heritage

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
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 Office of the Commissioner for ...
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Box HER1 Listed and unlisted heritage

2016
Heritage
Introduction
Case Study
... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) . However, the state of the environment report covers ... heritage, not just that protected under the EPBC Act. The EPBC Act specifically includes the ‘heritage ...
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Environment protection systems

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef...

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Heritage listings

2016
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Heritage Introduction Antarctica Identifying and protecting heritage places is fundamental to ensuring that they are appropriately conserved, celebrated and passed on to future generations...

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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

2016
Marine environment
Key Finding

2016Since 2011, 2 sea snakes, 2 seabirds, 2 sharks, 1 sawfish and 1 fish have been listed, and 2 fish species have been reclassified as critically endangered. Giant kelp forests across south-eastern Australia were the first marine community to be listed as a threatened ecological community...

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

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Graph

Pressures affecting species listed as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Pressures affecting species listed as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Proportion of EPBC listed...

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Governance

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Marine South East Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System is the primary international governance framework for the...

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

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Graph

Number of plant species listed in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in 2011 and 2015 Number of plant species listed in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in 2011 and 2015 20112015 Critically...

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Pressures affecting biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
At a glance

At 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...

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

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Graph

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 applications, 2010–11 to 2015–16 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 applications, 2010–11 to 2015–16 Section 9 applications (emergency protection for areas)Section...

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

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Graph

Number of EPBC Act listed fauna species in 2011 and 2015 Number of EPBC Act listed fauna species in 2011 and 2015 Mammal Conservation dependentVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangered 2011055354 2015058386 Bird Conservation...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in ...
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Figure BIO9 Distribution of listed ecological communities in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2015 Figure BIO9 Distribution of ecological communities in Australia listed under the Environment Protection and...

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

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Key Finding

2016No marine species has been removed from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 threatened species list since 2011; 8 species and 1 ecological community have been added, and 2 species have been uplisted.

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Box HER16 Tasmanian Heritage Register Integrity Project

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Case Study
... authorities. A review of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 in 2005 ( Mackay 2005 ) highlighted the need to ... the required threshold as defined by the criteria in the Act. The audit concluded that 70 per cent of the entries ... decisions being made under the Historic Cultural Heritage Act to retain all entries that met at least 1 criterion, ...
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Box BIO10 Ongoing declines of Christmas Island reptiles

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study
... the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ( EPBC Act ; Christmas Island blue-tailed skink— Cryptoblepharus ... wild since 2004 (it is not currently listed under the EPBC Act ), the blue-tailed skink was last recorded in the wild in ...
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Role and coordination of different levels of government

2016
Climate
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Climate Effectiveness of management Greater Adelaide Australian Capital Territory Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in ...
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Figure BIO26 Number of fish species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO26 Number of fish species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in...

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Acronyms and abbreviations 2016

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
At a glance

ALA Atlas of Living Australia AUSRIVAS Australian River Assessment System Bd Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis CAPAD Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 IBRA Interim...

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Acronyms and abbreviations 2016

2016
Coasts
At a glance

Acronym or abbreviation Definition 4WD 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 intermittently closed...

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State and trends of biodiversity 2016

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceUnderstanding of the state and trends of the vast majority of individual species in Australia is limited. The lack of effective monitoring data for understanding state and trends, even for threatened species, is highlighted by every jurisdiction and all previous state of the...

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Residual risks to the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceAvoidance and mitigation measures, which are the primary strategies for managing impacts of activities on the marine environment, may not address all impacts associated with the activities. Management may be absent or only partially effective, there may be some impacts that are...

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Outcomes

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management South Western Plateau Australian Capital Territory The importance of assessing management effectiveness is well recognised for...

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Figure BLT37 Categories of land cover, by urban region

2016
Built environment
State and trends
Graph

Categories of land cover by urban regions Categories of land cover by urban regions Hard surfaceTreeShrubGrass and bare ground Toowoomba130.13095.8546.39235 Brisbane1077.64685.311041.542512.09 Melbourne1112.33251.08338.444142.2 Perth605.821405.66591....

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Reptiles and amphibians

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in ...
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Current urban planning and management

2016
Built environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Built environment Effectiveness of management Greater Brisbane Greater Adelaide Australian Capital Territory Greater Melbourne...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... (terrestrial and aquatic) were listed under the EPBC Act, including 55 that are listed as extinct or extinct in ...
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