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Figure HER11 National Reserve System (NRS) Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) regional protection level, 2015

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset IBRA = Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia; NRS = National Reserve System Note: Analysis for both 2011 and 2016 of bioregional protected area representation was reassessed using Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation...

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Figure HER9 Bioregion protection level change, as the percentage improvement of each bioregion’s protected area extent between 2011 and 2015

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset IBRA = Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia; NRS = National Reserve System Note: Analysis for both 2011 and 2016 of bioregional protected area representation was reassessed using Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation...

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Figure BIO8 Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia regions

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Note: IBRA maps in the Biodiversity report do not include the Indian Tropical Islands, including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Timor SeaIslands; Pacific Subtropical Islands, including Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands...

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Figure BIO36 WWF-Australia’s estimates of how well area-based targets for protection of terrestrial ecosystems have been met, and how much area is still required (i.e. the gap between actual area in highly protected areas and the minimum ecosystem r...

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Graph

(f) WWF Australia’s estimates of how well area-based targets for protection of terrestrial ecosystems have been met...

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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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Terrestrial ecosystems and communities

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA; Figure BIO8 ) classifies Australia’s landscapes into ... geomorphological units within each bioregion. The IBRA classification is used as a key planning tool for ... National Reserve System ( Thackway & Cresswell 1995 ). The IBRA classification is used throughout this report to ...
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Figure HER10 Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia regions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Map

Interact with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Source: Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE); Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA 7) compiled by DoEE, with data provided by state and territory land management agencies, based...

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Identification: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling In Australia, heritage is defined by both statutory and nonstatutory listing processes, which result in...

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State and trends of heritage values

2016, 2011
Heritage
State and trends
Assessment summary

Heritage State and trends Identification: Listing JurisdictionsIdentification: Types of HeritageCondition and Integrity: Listing JurisdictionsCondition and Integrity: Types of Heritage...

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Effectiveness of heritage management

2016, 2011
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Assessment summary

Heritage Effectiveness of management Assessment of effectiveness of heritage managementOutcomesProcessesInputs: Financial ResourcesInputs: Human ResourcesUnderstandingPlanning...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Tasmania Invertebrates Most of Australia’s estimated 500,000 species are invertebrates, and half are insects. Invertebrates are the ecological glue that holds...

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Effectiveness of biodiversity management

2016, 2011
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Assessment summary

Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Management statusNew technologies, solutions and innovationsAssessing the effectiveness of biodiversity managementManagement initiatives and investmentsManagement capacityManagement...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Plant species The pattern in distribution of listed plant species has not changed significantly...

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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity State and trends Great Barrier Reef Mammals The state and trend of mammals varies considerably. In 2014, The action plan for Australian mammals 2012 (Woinarski et al. 2014)...

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Management capacity

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Jurisdictional reporting on management effectiveness It is has been widely...

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State and trends of biodiversity

2016, 2011
Biodiversity
State and trends
Assessment summary

Biodiversity State and trends Coastal and marine species and ecosystemsFreshwater species and ecosystemsTerrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species listsTerrestrial ecosystems and communitiesGenetic and species...

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Management status

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Murray Darling Tasmania National Reserve System and National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas Australia has...

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2011 Report graph - Figure 8.16 Proportion of IBRA bioregions included in the National Reserve System, 1995–2008

2011
Biodiversity
Graph

Figure 8.16 Figure 8.16 Proportion of IBRA bioregions included in the National Reserve System, 1995–2008 Examples of key responses

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Terrestrial ecosystems and communities

2011
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity State and trends Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Adelaide Australian Capital Territory Greater...

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Examples of key responses

2011
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Effective management of biodiversity requires not only effective management of individual pressures but also effective integration across those pressures, including...

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9 Heritage | References

2011
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content
... Population and Communities. Maps: Australia's bioregions (IBRA). Canberra: DSEWPaC, 2011, viewed 11 August 2011, ...
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Identification

2011
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Heritage State and trends   In Australia, heritage is defined by both statutory and nonstatutory listing processes, which result in inventories and areas of reserved lands. There is an inherent tension in the...

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Plant and animal species

2011
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity State and trends South West Coast   Species diversity is a key component of biodiversity. In this subsection, we review what general conclusions can be drawn about the state...

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8 Biodiversity | References

2011
Biodiversity
Report Content

2011 Biodiversity 8 Biodiversity References 1 Steffen W, Burbidge A, Hughes L, Kitching R, Lindenmayer D, Musgrave W, Stafford Smith M, Werner P. Australia’s biodiversity and climate change. Canberra: Australian Government Department of Climate...

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