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Box BIO6 Koalas—a matter of national environmental significance
2016 Case Study Koalas (
Phascolarctos cinereus
) in some parts of Australia face direct threats from urban expansion, disease, habitat loss, ... state and territory protections, and making them a matter of national environmental significance.
Box BIO6 Koalas—a matter of national ...
There has been a significant increase in the availability of consistent national-scale water data and information
2016 Key Finding There has been a significant increase in the availability of consistent national-scale water data and information
A modern, inclusive society ...
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 ... have been driven primarily by an increase in the number of Indigenous Protected Areas. Some progress still needs to be made in ...
Recent national assessments of management performance
2016 Report Content The National Water Initiative has set the water policy reform agenda for the past decade, following on from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Water Reform Framework of 1994. In recent years, National Water Initiative activities such as a ...
Box HER40 National Trust of Australia—national education programs
2016 Case Study Education and interpretation of our nation’s rich heritage are essential elements of conservation . One of the roles for the National Trust of Australia is to provide leadership in community recognition ... the next generation to continue to recognise the value , significance, richness and diversity of Australia’s heritage.
Source: Enzo ...
Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Invasive species
2016 Report Content Invasive species represent one of the most potent, persistent and widespread threats to the Australian ... potential to cause harm to the environment. The Australian Weeds Strategy ( Australian Weeds Committee 2007 ) and the Australian Pest Animals Strategy ( Vertebrate Pests Committee 2007 ) provide national guidance on best practice for weed and vertebrate pest animal ...
Box LAN14 Weeds, feral animals, fire and research at Wattleridge and Tarriwa Kurrukun Indigenous Protected Areas, New South Wales
2016 Case Study... IPA declared in the state, in 2001, and covers 648 hectares of native bushland. Tarriwa Kurrukun (which means ‘strong one’) covers ... for the traditional owners. The Banbai Rangers are tackling weeds and feral animals on both properties. Some of the biggest challenges for ...
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 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, ...
Box HER15 The City of Broken Hill—a National Heritage place
2016 Case Study In January 2015, the City of Broken Hill was included on the National Heritage List—the first Australian city to receive this national ... values says:
The City of Broken Hill has outstanding significance to the nation for its role in creating enormous wealth, for its ...
Box HER45 Macquarie Island pest-eradication project—recovery of significance at a natural heritage place
2016 Case Study... with the Australian Government, successfully undertook one of the world’s most extensive rabbit and rodent eradication programs on ... ). Macquarie Island is included in the World Heritage and National Heritage lists for its unique natural diversity. Introduced rabbits, ...
Figure BIO37 Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species
2016 Graph Figure BIO37 Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species
... Conservation of Nature Note: Proportions of 1733 species of national environmental significance (SNES) with 30% or more of their terrestrial habitat included in ...
Air pollution is a significant health hazard
2016 Key Finding... health hazard
Urban air quality is a significant cause of death and illness. There is a statistically significant relationship between higher levels of fine particles and respiratory and cardiovascular disease, and increased ...
Overview of effectiveness of management of land
2016 Report Content In 2014, the creation of the National Landcare Programme merged the Caring for our Country and Landcare ... improving drought forecasting and managing pest animals and weeds in drought-affected areas. It also committed to ‘farming smarter’, ...
Pressures affecting inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glance... stable, and some stabilisation occurring in the pressure of water resources development. This period provided the first cooler than ... cane toads, common carp, gambusia, goldfish, and various Weeds of National Significance. Cane toads have reportedly spread into the ...
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 ... national ambient air quality standards in 1998 as part of the National Environment Protection Measure for Ambient Air Quality (Air ...
Management context
2016 Report Content Legislative arrangements for the management of public lands continue to be relatively stable, despite flux in the names, ... improving drought forecasting, and managing pest animals and weeds in drought-affected areas. It also supported ‘farming smarter’, ...
Invasive species are a potent, persistent and widespread threat to Australia’s environment
2016 Report Content... report does not include native species in its discussion of invasive species. Invasive species have a major impact on Australia’s ... ship hulls or ballast discharge. Invasive plants The list of Weeds of National Significance was updated in 2012, and 12 new weeds were ...
Pests and invasive species
2016 Report Content SoE 2011 provided information on the pressure of invasive species, including cane toads (
Rhinella marina
, formerly
...
), goldfish (
Carassius auratus
) and various Weeds of National Significance. Other invasive species exerting pressure on ...
Climate change pressures affecting the land environment
2016, 2011 Assessment summary... that climate change will also result in increasing incidence of community-changing wildfires Year(s): 2016 2 Deteriorating Confidence (in ... Not assessed Some currently significant diseases, pests and weeds are likely to become less of a threat, but a huge pool of ‘sleeper ...
Outlook for inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glance... need to continue to monitor and manage aquatic pests and weeds. As agricultural development spreads and becomes more intensive across ... and management controls associated with exploitation of coal-seam gas and large coalmining developments both potentially benefit and ...
Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Bushfire
2016 Report Content... bushfires maintain habitat heterogeneity by leaving a mosaic of burnt and unburnt patches. On the other hand, bushfires that burn too hot, ... J, Walker S, Mayfield A & Clarke M (2016).
Impact of weeds on Australian grain production: the cost of weeds to Australian grain ...
Figure HER3 Places on the National Heritage List
2016 Map Figure HER3 Places on the National Heritage List
A map of the areas that are Listed Places on the ... Spatial Database (2016), Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy
Figure HER3 Places on the National Heritage ...
Box HER17 National Reserve System—targets
2016 Case Study National targets for building the National Reserve System are set ... with the states and territories. The targets are part of the strategic national approach to make measurable progress towards the establishment of a comprehensive, adequate and representative protected area system ( DoEE ...
Australia has national air quality standards
2016 Key Finding Australia has national air quality standards
The National Environment Protection Measure for Ambient Air Quality (Air NEPM), ... air quality. The measure is designed for the protection of human health and mandates a consistent approach to air quality monitoring, ...
Box MAR11 National Marine Science Plan
2016 Case Study The National Marine Science Plan is a decadal plan that is designed to focus ... needed to tackle these challenges to fulfil the potential of the marine blue economy. Challenges to Australia’s marine environment ... needed to tackle these challenges to fulfil the potential of the marine blue economy. Challenges to Australia’s marine environment ...
Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species, 2010
2016 Graph Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species, 2010
Adequacy of protection of nationally threatened species, 2010
File Adequacy of ...
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 less than 25 metres ...
Executive Summary - Inland water
2016 Executive Summary... inland waters, both above and below the ground, are of considerable ecological significance. Their significance arises from both ... along with invasive species such as cane toads and aquatic weeds. Aquatic environments responded to these pressures and post–millennium ...
Management status
2016 Report Content... System 2009–2030. Australia also has a Strategic Plan of Action for the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas ( ... grazing Eastern bristlebird Endangered Inappropriate fire, weeds, feral animals Eastern curlew Critically endangered Human disturbance , ...
Understanding
2016 Report Content Effectiveness of heritage management is constrained by the broader environmental and ... Heritage List ( ICOMOS 2004 , Bertzky et al. 2013 ). The National Heritage List is not complete, despite efforts of the Australian ... values are not a ‘matter of national environmental significance’ and therefore cannot trigger a ‘controlled action’ under ...
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