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Antarctic governance

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

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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The Antarctic Treaty System is the primary international governance framework for the Antarctic region. Australia’s engagement with the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System supports Australia’s objectives of protection ...
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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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Heritage values

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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... ( Table ANT1 ). For example, they can be designated as Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs). Sites of ... subantarctic islands, which do not come under the Antarctic Treaty, are on the World Heritage List. The old part of ...
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Management achievements

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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... actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved environmental protection and conservation outcomes for the Antarctic region. ...
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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 , and its coastline ...
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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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Overview of effectiveness of management of the antarctic environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australia has improved various aspects of its human presence in Antarctica through improved waste treatment and repatriation,...

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The pressure of human activities on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean is increasing

2016
Antarctic environment
Key Finding

2016  The areas affected by human activities in the region continue to increase. New stations are being built, and tourism to the continent continues to grow on the Antarctic Peninsula, but is still insignificant in East Antarctica. With a growing world population, commercial fishing...

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Management processes

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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... processes contribute to the overall management of the Antarctic region, including the framework for protected ...
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Executive Summary - Antarctic environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Executive Summary

Antarctic environment 2016This report mainly focuses on the environment of areas administered by Australia (the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), subantarctic Macquarie Island (which is part of Tasmania)...

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Heritage listings

2016
Heritage
Introduction
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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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Jurisdictions covered

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
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... unique biodiversity values associated with tropical and Antarctic waters, from the shoreline to the abyss. The outer ...
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Australian Antarctic Program’s station environment: Operation indicators

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Although human activity across Antarctica has increased during recent decades, it remains much lower than for all other continents. Human...

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Risks to the Antarctic environment 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceAs for other regions, distant human activities can contribute to the key risks to the Antarctic environment, including global population, economic pressures and the effects of climate change. Management can mitigate many of the population and economic impacts, and climate change...

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The living environment: Vertebrate populations

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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Given its extreme conditions, the Antarctic has a surprising diversity of ecosystems. ...
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Management context

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
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2016 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...

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The living environment: Marine and terrestrial

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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Given its extreme conditions, the Antarctic has a surprising diversity of ecosystems. ...
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The physical environment: The atmosphere—climate and weather patterns

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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Pressures affecting the Antarctic terrestrial environment

2016, 2011
Antarctic environment
Pressures
Assessment summary

Antarctic environment Pressures Pressures on the terrestrial environment Antarctica Year...

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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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The natural environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
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The Antarctic environment comprises diverse habitats and ...
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The physical environment: The cryosphere

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
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... emissions that deplete ozone in the atmosphere). The Antarctic ice sheet consists of 3 topographically different regions: the Antarctic Peninsula, which reaches further north than any other area in Antarctica the West Antarctic Ice Sheet the East ...
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State and trends of the Antarctic cryosphere

2016, 2011
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

Antarctic environment State and trends The physical environment: The cryosphere Antarctica...

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Approach - Antarctic environment 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Report Content
... limited data are available to assess many aspects of the Antarctic environment. This is largely a consequence of the ... data suitable for census studies of species, such as Antarctic krill and fish, are only available for recent ... of the state and trends of the Antarctic environment (the area south of 60°S, the Southern Ocean and Australia’s ...
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Resilience of the Antarctic environment 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Resilience
At a glance

At a glanceAlthough organisms living in Antarctica have evolved to cope with severe events, it is challenging to measure their level of resilience and to predict how future climate change will affect Antarctic ecosystems. This is largely because our understanding of key parameters is still...

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Pressures on the marine environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Pressures
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2016 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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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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Outlook for the Antarctic environment 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceCurrently, the Antarctic environment is still in a comparatively good condition. However, the pressures on the continent and the surrounding ocean will increase. For example, the extraction of marine resources is not only going to continue but will intensify in the future. Most...

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Pressures on the terrestrial environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Pressures
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The pressures on the Antarctic terrestrial environment operating on a global scale ...
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