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There has been steady development in the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas since 2011, especially in the Commonwealth marine area
2016 Key Finding2016 In 2012, 40 Commonwealth marine reserves were added to those already proclaimed in the South-east Marine Region. Management plans for the marine reserves in the South-east Marine Region have been implemented, and those developed for the remainder of the marine reserve network have...
Key gaps in evaluating the marine environment
2016 Report Content... in our current ability to assess the state of the Australian marine environment. In this section, we summarise these key gaps and identify ... provide a clearer indication of trends in the state of the marine environment and provide increased reliability of information to inform ...
State and trends of heritage values
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryHeritage State and trends Identification: Listing JurisdictionsIdentification: Types of HeritageCondition and Integrity: Listing JurisdictionsCondition and Integrity: Types of Heritage...
Marine environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content In the 5 years since SoE 2011, the marine environment has experienced several climate extremes, including one of ... temperatures associated with climate change, resulted in a marine heatwave (see Hobday et al. 2016 for a definition of ... across the northern regions. The conditions also caused a marine heatwave off the east coast of Tasmania from December 2015 to May 2016, ...
Terrestrial protected areas and Indigenous Protected Areas in 2011, and additions for 2016
2016 MapInteract with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Sources: Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) 2008 to 2014; Indigenous Protected Areas database (as at 1 January 2016); © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of the Environment and Energy) Figure OVW5...
Environment protection systems
2016 Report Content... policy instruments addressing aspects of management of the marine environment, and many incorporate principles such as sustainable development ( Haward & Vince 2008 ). Managing the marine environment involves Australian Government, and state and territory ...
Marine regions
2016 Report Content Six discrete marine regions have been identified under marine bioregional planning conducted in support of the EPBC Act: North, Coral ... South-west and North-west ( Figure MAR2 ). Marine bioregional plans have been developed for 4 of the regions (North, ...
Effectiveness of marine management 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe diversity of anthropogenic pressures on marine habitats and communities by different industries and sectors is a challenge for managers. Some pressures are increasing, others have declined following implementation of management frameworks, and new pressures and new sectors are...
Overview of state and trends of the marine environment
2016 Report Content Australia’s marine environment encompasses the seabed; the water column; physical, ... processes that play an important role in shaping the marine environment; and habitats, communities and species groups, which all ...
Outlook for the marine environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe contribution of the marine environment to the economy is projected to continue to grow 3 times faster than Australia’s gross domestic product in the next decade. It is in Australia’s interest that our ocean ecosystems continue to bring economic, cultural and social benefits...
Governance
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Marine South East Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System is the primary international governance framework for the...
State and trends of the environment
2016 At a glanceDuring the past 5 years, environmental policies and management in Australia have had some notable success in improving the state and trends of parts of the Australian environment. Australia’s built environment, natural and cultural heritage, marine environment and Antarctic environment are...
Identification: Listing Jurisdictions
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...
Effectiveness of heritage management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryHeritage Effectiveness of management Assessment of effectiveness of heritage managementOutcomesProcessesInputs: Financial ResourcesInputs: Human ResourcesUnderstandingPlanning...
Resilience of inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceA challenge in assessing resilience of inland water environments is recognising resilience when it occurs, especially because Australian ecosystems have developed to be both resistant and resilient. We can contribute to resilience by reducing extreme and detrimental ecosystem...
Figure HER30 Full-time equivalent employees involved in natural heritage management in state, territory and Commonwealth national parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16
2016 GraphStaffing numbers for parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16 Staffing numbers for parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16 2011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16 Australian Capital Territory179179179181191 New South Wales19421953191318891877 Northern Territory324341385...
Marine vessel activity
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Great Barrier Reef International vessels International vessels operating in Australian waters mainly comprise large cargo carriers, but may also include...
Effectiveness of marine management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryMarine environment Effectiveness of management Triage responses to changes resulting from pressuresCumulative impacts and management of multiple usesSustainability and sector managementEnvironment protection systemsEvaluation of...
Sustainability and sector management
2016 Report Content... agencies, both nationally and internationally. Changes to marine systems associated with climate variability on seasonal, interannual, ...
Figure HER12 Change in marine protected areas, 2008–14
2016 MapInteract with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according to their management objectives. Source: Australian Government Department of the Environment...
Figure HER13 Australia’s protected terrestrial areas according to management type
2016 GraphPercentage of Australia's terrestrial area protected by management type Percentage of Australia's terrestrial area protected by management type State and territory managed protected areasPrivate reserved landCommonwealth national parksIndigenous...
Heritage values
2016 Report Content... Mawson’s Huts in Antarctica are listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List.
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Figure HER20 Annual budgets of parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16
2016 GraphAnnual budgets of parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16 Annual budgets of parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16 2011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16 Australian Capital Territory28.49828.00728.20628.19131.216 New South Wales411.014418.608485.942461.525468.393...
Figure HER21 Aggregated annual budgets of parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16
2016 GraphAnnual budgets of parks agencies by year, 2011–12 to 2015–16 Annual budgets of parks agencies by year, 2011–12 to 2015–16 Australian Capital TerritoryNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaDirector of National ParksGreat...
Identification: Types of Heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling In Australia, heritage is defined by both statutory and nonstatutory listing processes, which result in...
Ecological processes and species populations
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre...
Ecosystem restoration
2016 Report Content Marine ecosystems and their attributes, including species composition, ... ). Additionally, the concept of preserving components of marine ecosystems in a condition that was (hopefully) measured at an arbitrary ...
Sustained ocean monitoring
2016 Report Content... Without ongoing measurements of specific components of the marine environment, no indicators are available against which resources can be ... management effectiveness can be reviewed. Monitoring of the marine environment relies on 3 key infrastructure components ( NMSC 2015 ...
Management focus areas
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Effectiveness of management Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Adelaide Australian Capital Territory...
Inputs: Financial Resources
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Tasmania Timor Sea Greater Darwin Great Barrier Reef Cocos Christmas...
