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Most marine habitats, communities and species groups assessed for SoE 2016 are in good condition overall.
2016 Key Finding2016Most marine habitats, communities and species groups assessed for SoE 2016 are in good condition overall.
Significant progress has been made in expanding Australia’s National Reserve System since SoE 2011
2016 Key Finding2016Increases in the Australian terrestrial protected area network have been driven primarily by an increase in the number of Indigenous Protected Areas. Some progress still needs to be made in attaining comprehensiveness, representation and adequacy targets for protected areas.
Australia’s biodiversity is continuing to decline (with some exceptions noted in SoE 2016 thematic reports), and new approaches are needed to prevent accelerating decline in many species.
2016 Key Finding2016Australia’s biodiversity is continuing to decline (with some exceptions noted in SoE 2016 thematic reports), and new approaches are needed to prevent accelerating decline in many species.
There is no indication that the major pressures on biodiversity outlined in the state of the environment (SoE) 2011 report have decreased
2016 Key Finding2016The key pressures of habitat clearing and fragmentation, invasive species and climate change remain high on the list of pressures (identified by jurisdictions) that threaten listed species and ecological communities, and biodiversity in general.
Approach - Marine environment 2016
2016 Report Content... This report builds on the 2011 state of the environment ( SoE ) report. Components of the marine environment identified for assessment were set in SoE 2011, and SoE 2016 is required to provide updates on these ...
Approach - Heritage 2016
2016 Report ContentIn the 2011 state of the environment report ( SoE Committee 2011 ), the 'Heritage' chapter analysed ... and facilitated workshop discussions. Along with other SoE 2011 chapters, the 'Heritage chapter' presented ... and the chapter was comprehensively referenced. SoE 2016 was compiled within a tighter timeframe and with ...
Pressures affecting heritage values
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryHeritage Pressures Climate changePopulation growthEconomic growthPressures on natural heritagePressures on Indigenous heritagePressures on historic heritage...
Approach - Atmosphere 2016
2016 Report Content... reported in the 2011 state of the environment report ( SoE 2011; State of the Environment 2011 Committee 2011 ) ... using the ‘report card’ methodology presented in SoE 2011. This theme report discusses the management ... expert opinion. We have striven, where possible, to make SoE 2016 an update of SoE 2011, so that much of the ...
Box HER41 The ACT state of the environment report—heritage
2016 Case StudyEvery 4 years, an independent state of the environment ( SoE ) report is prepared for the Australian Capital Territory ... Environment, assisted by a range of experts. The 2015 ACT SoE report parallels the approach and structure of the 2011 national SoE report, providing an assessment of the state and trends ...
State and trends of heritage values
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryHeritage State and trends Identification: Listing JurisdictionsIdentification: Types of HeritageCondition and Integrity: Listing JurisdictionsCondition and Integrity: Types of Heritage...
Climate: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report ContentAs reported in SoE 2011, climate change continues to be a global problem. A ...
Approach - Land 2016
2016 Report Content... Land chapter in the 2011 state of the environment report ( SoE 2011; SoE Committee 2011 ), and is intended to be an update of that ... Land report draws on many of the other thematic reports in SoE 2016, particularly Biodiversity , Coasts , Heritage and ...
Assessment of effectiveness of heritage management
2016 Report ContentIn SoE 2011, the framework and structure for the management ... of the components that were standardised across different SoE 2011 themes (understanding, planning, inputs, processes ... assessments are not directly comparable with those in SoE 2011. Corresponding assessments from 2011 have therefore ...
Condition and Integrity: Types of Heritage
2016 Report Content... according to both jurisdiction and type. For previous SoE reports, the condition and integrity were sampled and ... cultural heritage indicators. The resources available for SoE 2016 have not enabled such surveys, so the assessments ...
Box ATM12 Persistent organic pollutants in Australian air
2016 Case StudyPersistent organic pollutants (POPs) are semivolatile chemicals that resist degradation. Once in the environment, they can cycle through water, soil and air, ultimately to bioaccumulate in humans and other species. Exposure to POPs can lead to serious health effects, including...
State and trends of soil acidification
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryLand State and trends Soil: Salinity and acidification Year...
Introduction 2016
2016 At a glanceHeritage is all the things that make up Australia’s identity—our spirit and ingenuity, our historic buildings, and our unique, living landscapes. Our heritage is a legacy from our past, a living, integral part of life today, and the stories and places we pass on to future generations.(DoEE n...
Approach - Built environment 2016
2016 Report Content... within urban areas. The 2016 state of the environment ( SoE ) report follows the structure of the 2011 report. Where ... and possible, the 2011 data have been updated; however, SoE 2016 has significantly expanded the content and data ... and presented to take advantage of the digital focus of SoE 2016. Assessment summaries (see the How is the report ...
Approaches to resilience
2016 Report Content... heritage management (see ‘Resilience’ in the SoE 2011 Heritage chapter, SoE Committee 2011 ). However, a range of approaches to both ...
Carbon monoxide
2016 Report ContentCarbon monoxide is not discussed in SoE 2016, because there has been little change since the 2011 report. Please refer to SoE 2011 for information on carbon monoxide. ...
State and trends of groundwater resources
2016 Assessment summaryInland water State and trends Groundwater resources South East CoastSouth West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor Sea...
Effectiveness of heritage management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryHeritage Effectiveness of management Assessment of effectiveness of heritage managementOutcomesProcessesInputs: Financial ResourcesInputs: Human ResourcesUnderstandingPlanning...
State and trends of the Australian Antarctic program’s station environment
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryThe title of this assessment summary has changed for 2016. The original 2011 summary, grade, trend and confidence levels have been replicated here to assist comparison of changes between reporting cycles. State and trends of the station environment...
Figure ATM38a Concentrations of PCBS and selected organochlorine pesticides in air sites with different land uses (Background and Remote sites)
2016 GraphRemote and background data 2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses 2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses MedianBackground...
Figure ATM38b Concentrations of PCBS and selected organochlorine pesticides in air sites with different land uses (semi urban and urban)
2016 GraphSemi urban and Urban sites 2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses 2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses MedianSemi-urban and...
Executive Summary - Marine environment
2016 Executive SummaryMarine environment 2016Australia’s marine environment is the world’s third largest marine jurisdiction, at 13.86 million square kilometres. It is home to a diverse array of marine species, many of which occur nowhere else in the world. Our oceans also...
Indigenous heritage
2016 Report ContentSoE 2011 ( SoE Committee 2011 ) recognised that the connection between ...
State and trends of soil carbon
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryLand State and trends Soil: Carbon dynamics Year...
