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Resilience of our environment and society
2016 , Report Content... Although both mitigation and adaptation are essential for climate risk management at all scales, the success of climate-resilient ... Energy Efficiency, Canberra. Altman J & Whitehead P (2003). Caring for country and sustainable Indigenous development: opportunities, ...
The Australian Heritage Strategy presents a vision in which Australia’s natural, historic and Indigenous heritage places are valued by Australians, protected for future generations and cared for by the community
2016 Key Finding... heritage places are valued by Australians, protected for future generations and cared for by the community
The Australian ... supported, Australia’s heritage can and should underpin our sense of place and national identity, and make a positive contribution to ...
Figure BIO31 Overall expenditure on biodiversity by the Australian Government, 2009–10 to 2015–16
2016 Graph... National Landcare Programme - National Heritage Trust Caring for our Country - Department of Treasury Biodiversity Fund Working on Country ...
Overview of effectiveness of management of land
2016 Report Content... the creation of the National Landcare Programme merged the Caring for our Country and Landcare programs. This aims to streamline governance ...
Resilience of our climate
2016 , Report Content... 1 million years ( Zeebe & Zachos 2013 ).
Resilience of our climate
Resilience of our climate
The ability of the climate system ... scenarios and 4 Representative Concentration Pathways for GHGs and aerosols for the year 3000, they simulated the change in the ...
Box HER3 Kungun Ngarrindjeri Yunnan
2016 Case Study... the Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority. The agreement provides for Ngarrindjeri to be involved in caring for lands and waters, and to benefit from the management of parks and ...
Figure HER22 Australian Government funding for the management of World Heritage properties, 2011–12 to 2015–16
2016 Graph Figure HER22 Australian Government funding for the management of World Heritage properties, 2011–12 to 2015–16
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Notes: 1. 2011–12 to 2012–13: includes projects from Caring for our Country, Your Community Heritage and Working on Country. 2. 2013–14 to ...
The state of Australia’s coastal environment is mixed, being largely good in the north-west and far north-east of the country...
2016 Key Finding... largely good in the north-west and far north-east of the country...
The state of Australia’s coastal environment is mixed, being largely good in the north-west and far north-east of the country, and largely poor in the east, south-east and south-west. ...
Box HER43 Resilience and reconnection with Country—The Gully, Greater Blue Mountains
2016 Case Study... Dharawal, Wanaruah and Wiradjuri—and the places they call Country. These Aboriginal communities are resilient, vibrant and involved, ... connection with The Gully, which is now managed for its cultural values. It has recently been the venue for a Living Country ...
Management initiatives and investments
2016 Report Content... of protecting and sustainably managing biodiversity. For the past 30 years, the Australian Government—through the National ... 2014), the Natural Heritage Trust (established in 1997) and Caring for our Country (established in 2008)—has provided community-based ...
Australia’s population of 24 million in 2016 is projected to grow to 39.7 million by 2055
2016 Key Finding... environments in the east, south-east and south-west of the country. The greatest impacts of population growth and demographic change on the environment are in our capital cities and along the coast of Australia, particularly in ...
Management context
2016 Report Content Legislative arrangements for the management of public lands continue to be relatively stable, despite ... relatively stable. The previous Australian Government’s Caring for our Country program was implemented in 2008, partly as a response to criticisms ...
Types of heritage
2016 Report Content... assessment criteria such as those used to assess places for the National Heritage List. The place either has been or should be formally ... The agreement provides for Ngarrindjeri to be involved in caring for lands and waters, and to benefit from the management of parks and ...
Climate change brings particular challenges for our built environments
2016 Key Finding Climate change brings particular challenges for our built environments
In recent years, heatwaves, floods, fires and ... are Australia’s deadliest natural hazards, particularly for cities, and average maximum temperatures are predicted to increase for a ...
Reducing fine particles in the atmosphere is our next major challenge
2016 Key Finding Reducing fine particles in the atmosphere is our next major challenge
Particulate matter has been identified as a ... rarely exceed the national standard. However, the standard for fine particles (PM 2.5 )—which, until 2016, was an advisory limit ... wood heaters. PM 2.5 can be transported further and persist for longer in the atmosphere than PM 10 , and can also be breathed deeper into ...
Improving management effectiveness
2016 Report Content... The interdependence between the systems that meet our need for food, water, energy and materials, and balancing the need for domestic ... have a unique relationship with, and responsibility for, caring for Country, which includes a wide range of environmental, natural ...
The current state of the coastal environment is mixed, being largely good in the north-west and far north-east of the country, and largely poor in parts of the east, south-east and south-west
2016 Key Finding... largely good in the north-west and far north-east of the country, and largely poor in parts of the east, south-east and south-west
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Overview of state and trends of the land
2016 Report Content... Indigenous Protected Areas. The use of land and vegetation for carbon sequestration, carbon emissions avoidance and emissions reductions ... and reconnection with Country. For Indigenous Australians, caring for Country means a deep spiritual attachment to the land and its ...
Land: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content... urban sprawl and the resources industry continue to compete for agricultural land. Australia’s agricultural industry has continued to ... Landcare Programme to unify the existing Landcare and Caring for our Country programs, and bring core environmental management ...
Box HER5 Australian Heritage Strategy
2016 Case Study... has a rich natural and cultural heritage that underpins our sense of place and national identity and makes a positive contribution to ... to support and fund heritage places, including the potential for a national lottery. It considers how the community enjoys, commemorates and ...
Human capital
2016 Report Content... is being increasingly recognised as strategically important for the future, especially with consideration of the ‘human dimensions’ of ... the relationship between Indigenous health status and ‘caring for country’.
Medical Journal of Australia
190(10):567–572. ...
Outlook for the built environment 2016
2016 At a glance Outlook for the built environment 2016
At a glance
The outlook for the built environment continues to be mixed. The major drivers of ... Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Projections show that our biggest 4 cities will collectively need to accommodate 5.9 million more ...
Heritage: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content The SoE 2011 Heritage chapter concluded that the outlook for Australia’s heritage was dependent on government leadership in 2 key ... has a rich natural and cultural heritage that underpins our sense of place and national identity and makes a positive contribution to ...
Resources and capacity for management
2016 Report Content... driven and thus private.
Resources and capacity for management
Resources and capacity for management
South Western ... Australian Government’s flagship environment program, Caring for our Country , concluded in 2013, following an investment of $2.15 billion ...
Air quality is generally good in our urban areas, with some local areas of concern.
2016 Key Finding Air quality is generally good in our urban areas, with some local areas of concern.
Air quality is generally good in our urban areas, with some local areas of concern. ...
Indigenous Protected Areas and conservation covenants on private land are playing an increasingly important role in our protected area estate, although...
2016 Key Finding... private land are playing an increasingly important role in our protected area estate, although...
Indigenous Protected Areas and ... private land are playing an increasingly important role in our protected area estate, although concerns have been expressed regarding the availability of ongoing funding for Indigenous Protected Areas. ...
Citizen scientists involved in biodiversity monitoring and discovery have contributed to our understanding of the state and trends of biodiversity and pressures
2016 Key Finding... in biodiversity monitoring and discovery have contributed to our understanding of the state and trends of biodiversity and pressures
... increasingly important in contributing data that improve our understanding of the state and trends of biodiversity in Australia. The ...
Rapid improvement in technology is likely to lead to significant improvements in our understanding of Australia’s species and genetic diversity...
2016 Key Finding... technology is likely to lead to significant improvements in our understanding of Australia’s species and genetic diversity...
Rapid ... tools and technical advances are becoming more available for biodiversity assessment, monitoring and management, including for organisms ...
Rapid improvement in technology is likely to lead to significant improvements in our understanding of Australia’s species and genetic diversity
2016 Key Finding... technology is likely to lead to significant improvements in our understanding of Australia’s species and genetic diversity
Improved ... becoming more available, sophisticated and cost-effective for biodiversity assessment, monitoring and management. Advances in satellite ...
Ongoing improvement of our knowledge of the distribution, diversity and taxonomy of subterranean fauna is critical for management
2016 Key Finding Ongoing improvement of our knowledge of the distribution, diversity and taxonomy of subterranean fauna is critical for management
The majority of Australia's invertebrates and fungi are yet ...
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