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Figure HER10 Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia regions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Map

Download 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 on Australian...

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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

Download 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 for Australia (...

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Figure BIO8 Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia regions

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download 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; the...

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Figure BIO26 Number of fish species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO26 Number of fish species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in...

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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

Download 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 for Australia (...

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Figure COA10 Percentage of remaining native vegetation in each subregion of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network Figure COA10 Percentage of remaining native vegetation in each subregion of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia Coastal land

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Figure BIO29 (a) Number of records in the Atlas of Living Australia, by Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region, 2012; (b)  percentage increase in number of records between 2012 and 2015

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 using data from the Atlas of Living Australia (licensed under CC by 3.0) Figure BIO29   Records in the Atlas of Living...

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Figure BIO16 Numbers of species and critically endangered species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO16 Numbers of species and critically endangered species listed under the Environment Protection and...

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Figure BIO22 Numbers of reptile and amphibian species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO22 Numbers of reptile and amphibian species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity...

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Figure BIO17 Numbers of plant species and critically endangered plant species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO17 Numbers of plant species and critically endangered plant species listed under the Environment Protection...

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Figure BIO20 Numbers of mammal species and critically endangered mammal species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO20 Numbers of mammal species and critically endangered mammal species listed under the Environment Protection...

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Figure BIO21 Number of bird species and critically endangered bird species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO21 Numbers of bird species and critically endangered bird species listed under the Environment Protection and...

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Figure BIO39 Proportion of Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia regions represented in the National Reserve System in (a) 2011 and (b) 2015; (c) proportional change between 2011 and 2015

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2011 and 2015 Figure BIO39 Proportion of Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia regions represented in the...

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Figure BIO23 Number of invertebrate species and critically endangered invertebrate species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in each Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Aus...

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Source: Environmental Resources Information Network, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, 2016 Figure BIO23 Number of invertebrate species and critically endangered invertebrate species listed under the Environment...

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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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Identification: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content
In Australia, heritage is defined by both statutory and ...
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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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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 ecosystems and communities

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA; Figure BIO8 ) classifies Australia’s ...
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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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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Birds

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Reptiles and amphibians

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Plant species and fungi

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Mammals

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of ...
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Coastal land

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content
Australia’s native vegetation and habitats have been ... and dunes ), and foreshores are increasingly modified for human use. ...
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Australia’s water resources

2016
Inland water
Introduction
Report Content
Drainage divisions are the fundamental spatial unit for assessing the state of the inland water environment. As ...
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Terrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species lists

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... of nationally listed threatened species has increased for all animal taxa except amphibians. The overall number of ...
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Freshwater species and ecosystems

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... Basin, through poor to good condition with stable trends for south-eastern and south-western regions, to good grades for much of the rest of the country. ...
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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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