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Box LAN14 Weeds, feral animals, fire and research at Wattleridge and Tarriwa Kurrukun Indigenous Protected Areas, New South Wales

2016
Land
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... in northern New South Wales. Wattleridge was the first IPA declared in the state, in 2001, and covers 648 hectares ...
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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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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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State and trends of Australia’s heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceAustralia’s heritage registers list natural and cultural places at national, state and local levels, but in an inconsistent manner, and with disparate levels of resourcing and regulation. As announced during the 2014 International Union for Conservation of Nature World Parks...

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Figure LAN14 Indigenous land and sea interests across Australia, and Indigenous Protected Areas, 2016

2016
Land
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Petina Pert (CSIRO), using data from the Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy (IPA database, 2016) and data from the National Native Title Tribunal, used under CC BY Attribution 3.0 Figure LAN14 Indigenous land...

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Figure LAN34b Indigenous land and sea interests in northern Australia

2016
Land
Outlook
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Petina Pert (CSIRO) - using data from multiple sources (Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy - IPA database, 2016; the National Native Title Tribunal for native title boundaries; and the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

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Box LAN15 Developing the north

2016
Land
Outlook
Case Study
... possession, NT 720,861 23.7 316,405 56,737 17.9 IPA 359,220 11.8 101,435 23,816 23.5 ILUA 875,855 28.8 ... 132,674 63,847 48.1 ILUA = Indigenous Land Use Agreement; IPA = Indigenous Protected Area; NT = Northern Territory ...
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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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Resilience of the built environment 2016

2016
Built environment
Resilience
At a glance

At a glanceFor the built environment, resilience refers to the capacity of the built environment to retain or recover its structure, functions and amenity after experiencing shocks. Historically, Australian cities have coped reasonably well with disaster events such as storms or floods, and...

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Management focus areas

2016
Built environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

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

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Human capital

2016
Land
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Land Effectiveness of management Timor Sea East Coast Although positive developments in resourcing, evidence-based policy-making and management effectiveness are...

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Heritage: 2011–16 in context

2016
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Heritage Introduction Tasmania Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre The SoE 2011 'Heritage' chapter concluded that...

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Indigenous heritage

2016
Heritage
Outlook
Report Content

2016 Heritage Outlook SoE 2011 (SoE Committee 2011) recognised that the connection between people and Country is a fundamental aspect of Indigenous cultural heritage. Adequate knowledge of tangible individual sites and...

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Outlook for the land environment 2016

2016
Land
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceThe outlook for Australia’s land environment is shaped by the legacy of our former activities, the current and future pressures on the land environment, and how we respond to these pressures. The many consequences of climate change provide the greatest challenges. The challenges...

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Management initiatives and investments

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Biodiversity funding NRM funding provides key measures that include many practical elements of protecting and sustainably managing biodiversity. For the past 30 years, the...

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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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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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Economic growth

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Heritage Pressures Murray Darling Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Heritage places are susceptible to loss of values through inappropriate...

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Identification: Listing Jurisdictions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...

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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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Overview of state and trends of the land

2016
Land
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Land State and trends Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef What has changed since 2011? The effects of the millennium drought in southern Australian (2000–10, although in...

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Land use and management

2016
Land
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Land State and trends North East Coast Great Barrier Reef Australia’s population is concentrated along the eastern, south-eastern and south-western coastal fringes...

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Inputs: Financial 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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Marine protected areas

2011
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Great Barrier Reef Marine South East   All jurisdictions other than the Northern Territory have legislation dedicated...

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Outcomes

2011
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Heritage Effectiveness of management   Assessing heritage management outcomes requires informed evaluation of the way in which current pressures and emerging risks to heritage values are being reduced and the...

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6 Marine environment | References

2011
Marine environment
Report Content
... . 92 Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation. IPA plan of management 2008 to 2015. Prepared by Dhimurru ...
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Acronyms and abbreviations 2016

At a glance

Acronym or abbreviation Definition ATSIHP Act Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 CAPAD Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ICOMOS International...

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