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Box HER17 National Reserve System—targets
2016 Case Study National targets for building the National Reserve System are set collaboratively by the Australian Government with the states and ...
Figure HER8 Additions to the National Reserve System, 2011–16
2016 Map Figure HER8 Additions to the National Reserve System, 2011–16
A map showing the areas added to the National Reserve ...
Figure BIO35 Area of Indigenous, government, jointly held and private protected areas in the National Reserve System
2016 Graph... government, jointly held and private protected areas in the National Reserve System
... owned, jointly held and privately protected areas in the national reserve system
File Area of indigenous, government owned, jointly ...
Proportion of Indigenous, government owned, jointly held and privately protected areas in the National Reserve System
2016 Graph... owned, jointly held and privately protected areas in the National Reserve System
A bar graph showing the different proportions of Indigenous, ...
Figure HER11 National Reserve System (NRS) Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) regional protection level, 2015
2016 Map Figure HER11 National Reserve System (NRS) Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) ...
Significant progress has been made in expanding Australia’s National Reserve System since SoE 2011
2016 Key Finding... progress has been made in expanding Australia’s National Reserve System since SoE 2011
Increases in the Australian terrestrial protected area ...
Figure BIO38 Proportion of ecological communities represented in the National Reserve System and listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
2016 Graph... of ecological communities represented in the National Reserve System and listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity ...
There has been steady development in the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas since 2011, especially in the Commonwealth marine area
2016 Key Finding There has been steady development in the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas since 2011, especially in the Commonwealth ... and those developed for the remainder of the marine reserve network have recently been reviewed and are currently under ...
Resilience of marine systems
2016 Report Content... in the level of detail also vary, depending on the system of focus. Definitions of resilience can contain any combination of ... in fish populations compared with waters outside the reserve ( Babcock et al. 2010 ). High abundance of larger predators in marine ... change in direct and indirect effects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of ...
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 Map... Regionalisation for Australia regions represented in the National Reserve System in (a) 2011 and (b) 2015; (c) proportional change between 2011 ...
Environment protection systems
2016 Report Content... and environment is the EPBC Act . The EPBC Act provides a national scheme under which matters of national environmental significance are ... planning program. Draft marine bioregional plans and marine reserve network proposals were produced for each of the remaining marine ...
Since 2011, there have been significant gains in the extent of Australia’s terrestrial conservation estate. The National Reserve System now covers 17.9 per cent of Australia’s land area, compared with 13.4 per cent in 2011.
2016 Key Finding... of Australia’s terrestrial conservation estate. The National Reserve System now covers 17.9 per cent of Australia’s land area, compared ...
Climate and system variability
2016 Report Content... et al. 2012 , Ceccarelli et al. 2013 ).
Climate and system variability
Climate and system variability
Marine Temperate East ... in the California Current ecosystem.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of ... and fisheries sustainability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 100:6564–6568. ...
Figure MAR31 (a) Map showing the locations of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) 9 National Reference Stations
2016 Map... Map showing the locations of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) 9 National Reference Stations
(a) ...
Recent national assessments of management performance
2016 Report Content The National Water Initiative has set the water policy reform agenda for the past ... (COAG) Water Reform Framework of 1994. In recent years, National Water Initiative activities such as a National Water Market System and various national frameworks have either ceased or have less momentum ...
There is a need for comprehensive monitoring of coastal systems, processes and effectiveness of management practices
2016 Key Finding2016 Although there are many experts on the Australian coastal environment, almost none are confident to make assessments for the entire coast. This reflects the absence of nationally consistent, or coordinated, environmental health assessments for the coast. It also speaks to the...
Figure MAR10 Timeseries of an abundance index of calcareous plankton (echinoderm and bivalve larvae, shelled gastropods) at each of the Integrated Marine Observing System National Reference Stations, calculated via principal components analysis
2016 Graph... gastropods) at each of the Integrated Marine Observing System National Reference Stations, calculated via principal components analysis
... at each of the Integrated Marine Observing System National Reference Stations, calculated via principal components analysis ...
Box MAR5 National assessment of shallow reefs
2016 Case Study... Life Survey , supported by the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Programme, is using standardised monitoring methodology to provide a national assessment of shallow rocky and coral reef biodiversity (in waters ...
Australia has well-resolved processes for identification, protection, conservation, management and celebration of heritage, but requires more consistent approaches, standards and guidelines. Thorough and comprehensive assessments are needed...
2016 Key Finding... heritage registers list natural and cultural places at national, state and local levels, but in an inconsistent manner and with ... to inclusion of representative lands within the National Reserve System and the National Representative System of Marine Protected ...
Australia’s extraordinary and diverse natural and cultural heritage generally remains in good condition, despite some deterioration and emerging challenges
2016 Key Finding... marine area are now protected within reserves, and National Reserve System targets for specific bioregions are being actively pursued. ...
Natural heritage
2016 Report Content... both listed and unlisted. Although continued addition to the National Reserve System (particularly to under-represented bioregions) is important, ...
Figure HER9 Bioregion protection level change, as the percentage improvement of each bioregion’s protected area extent between 2011 and 2015
2016 Map... and 2015
A map of Australia showing the change in the National Reserve System protection level in different bioregions from 2011 to 2015. ...
Effectiveness of biodiversity management 2016
2016 At a glance... This has been achieved through increases in the National Reserve System—17 per cent of Australia’s land and 36 per cent of marine ...
Overview of state and trends of heritage
2016 Report Content... Queensland). Twelve new places were added to Australia’s National Heritage List. The extent of natural heritage protected in the National Reserve System and National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas has ...
Resilience of the marine environment 2016
2016 At a glance...
Resilience can be considered to be the capacity of a system to keep functioning even when disturbed. Current understanding of the ... pressures in marine reserves can increase the resilience of reserve species to remaining pressures, such as freshwater incursions ... contributions to cumulative impacts. The expanding National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas provides an ...
Identification: Types of Heritage
2016 Report Content... and an adequate, representative set of reserved lands. The National Heritage List includes 35 places that are predominantly included for ... hectares, now covering about 44 per cent of the National Reserve System (Figures HER13 and HER14 ). However, not all IPAs have the same ...
‘Human influence on the climate system is clear’
2016 Key Finding ‘Human influence on the climate system is clear’
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made ...
National air quality standards
2016 , Report Content The NEPC established national ambient air quality standards in 1998 as part of the National Environment Protection Measure for Ambient Air Quality (Air NEPM). The ... (PM 10 and PM 2.5 ) and sulfur dioxide ( Table ATM4 ).
National air quality standards
National air quality standards
The NEPC ...
Governance
2016 Report Content... Environmental Protection, CCAMLR, the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, and the Agreement on the Conservation of ... a World Heritage–listed site and a proclaimed Commonwealth Reserve under the EPBC Act. All activities in the territory must be in ...
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 Graph... heritage management in state, territory and Commonwealth national parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16
... Victoria 1109 966 903 958 1010 Western Australia Director of National Parks 279.2 278.2 315.3 305.7 317.8 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ... and legislative responsibilities. Their respective reserve estates vary in number, area, and types and levels of protection and ...
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