Australia State of the Environment Report

Case Study

... tourism. Source: Osipova et al. (2014) Box HER20 IUCN World Heritage outlook 2014 Box HER20 IUCN World Heritage outlook 2014 Of significant concern: The Great Barrier ...

Figure HER12 Change in marine protected areas, 2008–14

2016

Map

... Interact with map Download as png Download dataset IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according ...

Acronyms and abbreviations 2016

2016

At a glance

... Regionalisation for Australia IPA Indigenous Protected Area IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature NRM natural resource ...

Acronyms and abbreviations 2016

2016

Coasts

At a glance

... lakes and lagoons ICZM integrated coastal zone management IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LNG liquefied natural gas ...

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

Graph

... Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia; IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature Notes: Cumulative ... for small areas, see below) in strict protected areas (i.e. IUCN categories I–II), and in other multiple-use protected areas (IUCN categories III–VI) as mapped in CAPAD 2010 (a and d) and interim ...

Box HER32 World Parks Congress 2014

2016

Case Study

... with the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) to bring the World Parks Congress to Sydney. This was a significant ... the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and the IUCN provided the secretariat that helped deliver this international event. ...

Figure BIO37 Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species

2016

Graph

... Australian Protected Area Database; ha = hectare; IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature Note: Proportions of ... terrestrial habitat included in strict protected areas (IUCN categories I–II); with less than 30% in strict protected areas but with ...

Pressures affecting heritage values

2016, 2011

Pressures

Assessment summary

... Adaptation Flagship, Canberra. Australian Committee for IUCN Workshop, 4 March 2016 (DoEE 2017b) DoEE (Australian Government Department ... and Energy) (2017b). Notes from the Australian Committee for IUCN Workshop, 4 March 2016, Sydney. (available at: ... Adaptation Flagship, Canberra. Australian Committee for IUCN Workshop, 4 March 2016 (DoEE 2017b) DoEE (Australian Government Department ...

Box HER27 Commitment to national leadership—the Australian World Heritage Advisory Committee and the Australian World Heritage Indigenous Network

2016

Case Study

... of World Heritage in Australia, Australian Committee for IUCN, Sydney, 42–47. ...

Terrestrial ecosystems and communities

2016

Report Content

... the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) has maintained the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since 1964 and, in 2008, initiated the ...

Identification: Listing Jurisdictions

2016

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... for the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) and traditional owners ( Australian Government 2015a , Outcome 1). A ... other potential additions to the list ( DoE 2015 ). The IUCN has evaluated the World Heritage List and identified natural areas that ...

The natural environment

2016

Antarctic environment

Introduction

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... species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has also declared the region an Important Bird Area. Macquarie Island is ... of small petrels and 4 species of penguins. In 2011, the IUCN nominated Macquarie Island as an Important Bird Area because of the ...

State and trends of heritage values

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

... Australian Committee for IUCN Workshop, 4 March 2016 (DoEE 2017b) DoEE (Australian Government Department ... and Energy) (2017b). Notes from the Australian Committee for IUCN Workshop, 4 March 2016, Sydney. (available at: ... of world heritage in Australia , Australian Committee for IUCN, Sydney. ...

Condition and Integrity: Listing Jurisdictions

2016

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... research and monitoring initiatives. The report IUCN World Heritage outlook 2014 ( Osipova et al. 2014 ), prepared by the IUCN as the relevant advisory body to the World Heritage Committee, provides a ...

Outlook for heritage 2016

2016

Outlook

At a glance

... such as Australia ICOMOS, the Australian Committee for IUCN, and the National Trust of Australia. There is strong national leadership ...

Risks to the Antarctic environment 2016

2016

Antarctic environment

Risks

At a glance

... catch limits for Southern Ocean fisheries. Recently, the IUCN Red List categorised Antarctic krill as ‘least concern’. The ... threat. Regarding conservation actions recommended by the IUCN, conservation needs to include continued precautionary management of the ...

Identification: Types of Heritage

2016

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... Interact with map Download as png Download dataset IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according ...

Condition and Integrity: Types of Heritage

2016

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... Council ( DoEE 2017c ) and the Australian Committee for the IUCN ( DoEE 2017b ), and surveys of the Australian Heads of Parks agencies ( DoEE 2017d ) and members of the Australian Committee for IUCN ( DoEE 2017e ) There is no ‘central’ picture of the condition and ...

State and trends of Antarctic and subantarctic vertebrates

2016, 2011

Antarctic environment

Assessment summary

... whales; all but minke whale species are listed by the IUCN on the Red List of Threatened species Year(s): 2011 0 Unclear Confidence ... whales; all but minke whale species are listed by the IUCN on the Red List of Threatened species Year(s): 2011 0 Unclear Confidence ...

Coastal governance and management

2016

Coasts

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... of protection range from 1 to 6, corresponding to the 6 IUCN protected area categories. The highest level of protection is 1, and 6 the ... vegetation group relative to the percentage protected under IUCN protected levels 1 to 4 (see Figure COA11 for information about their ...

Marine environment: 2011–16 in context

2016

Marine environment

Introduction

Report Content

... and the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) triggered an assessment of this World Heritage property by the ...

Terrestrial plant and animal species: Birds

2016

Report Content

... of Australia’s birds 2015 shows variable trends in the IUCN status of Australian bird taxa from 2010 to 2015. The number of critically ...

Environment protection systems

2016

Marine environment

Report Content

... monitoring mission by the World Heritage Centre and the IUCN visited the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) in 2012 amid ... Area of Australia’s marine parks and reserves (km 2 ) by IUCN management category as reported in the 2014 Collaborative Australian ...

Management context

2016

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... of Australia’s World Heritage sites. In the most recent IUCN Heritage Outlook Report (2014), 3 Australian World Heritage sites are ...

Recovery from change

2016

Coasts

Resilience

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... receive the higher levels of protection ( IUCN levels 1 to 4, which include strict nature reserves or wilderness areas, ...

Effectiveness of heritage management

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

... ) Australian Committee for IUCN Workshop, 4 March 2016 (DoEE 2017b) DoEE (Australian Government Department ... and Energy) (2017b). Notes from the Australian Committee for IUCN Workshop, 4 March 2016, Sydney. (available at: ... of world heritage in Australia , Australian Committee for IUCN, Sydney. ...

Management status

2016

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... areas under government, Indigenous or private management. IUCN categories I–VI protected areas contribute to national targets to meet ... 2010 ). Highly protected areas such as national parks ( IUCN categories I and II) account for nearly 45 per cent of the National ...

State and trends of species and taxa groups

2016, 2011

Marine environment