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Importance of biodiversity
2016 Report Content Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have intrinsic value—that is, each ... or not it is known to have value to humans. CSIRO’s biodiversity book ( Morton & Hill 2014 ) describes 5 core (and ...
Resilience of biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceResilience is a key underpinning principle of Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010–2030, as well as state and territory, and regional biodiversity strategies. The definition of resilience in biodiversity strategies and policies is still relatively ambiguous, and...
Pressures affecting biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe pressures affecting biodiversity remain largely consistent with those identified in the 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 state of the environment reports. The most significant current pressures are clearing, fragmentation and declining quality of habitat; invasive species; climate...
Executive Summary - Biodiversity
2016 Executive SummaryBiodiversity 2016The value of Australia’s biodiversity is difficult to measure, but biodiversity is a key part of Australia’s national identity, and is integral to subsistence and cultural activity for Indigenous Australians. It is also fundamentally important...
Risks to biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceEscalation of existing risks such as invasive species, climate change and changing fire regimes, and the interactions between these risks, will continue to exert significant and widespread changes on biodiversity. The importance of some risks, or at least the perception of those...
Outlook for biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceIt seems unlikely, given the current overall poor status and deteriorating trends in biodiversity and the high impact of increasing pressures, that overall biodiversity outcomes will improve in the short or medium term. Our current investments in biodiversity management are not...
Pressures affecting biodiversity
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity Pressures Pressures facing aquatic ecosystemsChanged hydrologyAltered fire regimesPest species and pathogensPressures from livestock productionUrban developmentPollutionGlobal climate change and climate...
Effectiveness of biodiversity management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity Effectiveness of management Management statusNew technologies, solutions and innovationsAssessing the effectiveness of biodiversity managementManagement initiatives and investmentsManagement capacityManagement...
Managing biodiversity for resilience
2016 Report Content... al. 2014 , Newton 2016 ). Effectiveness of biodiversity management shows that we struggle to measure the effectiveness of our investments in biodiversity management and the reduction of pressures. Evaluating the ...
Biodiversity: Threatened species
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts State and trends South West Coast North East Coast Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin...
Biodiversity: Habitat-forming species
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts State and trends South West Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania Greater Darwin...
Biodiversity: Species groups
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts State and trends South East Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...
Biodiversity: Ecological processes
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts State and trends Tasmania Greater Brisbane Great Barrier Reef East Coast Connectivity Connectivity among...
Biodiversity: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content... the past 20 years, each report has highlighted the value of biodiversity, the key pressures and the gaps hindering effective biodiversity management; and each report has noted the need for urgent action ...
Effectiveness of biodiversity management 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThis report has documented the widespread lack of consistent long-term data for assessing the effectiveness of investments in biodiversity management in Australia. Although it is reasonable to assume that there are many program-related examples that link investment to positive...
Overview of resilience of biodiversity
2016 Report Content Resilience is a key underpinning principle of biodiversity strategies at all levels of government. However, the definition of ...
State and trends of biodiversity
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity State and trends Coastal and marine species and ecosystemsFreshwater species and ecosystemsTerrestrial plant and animal species: Threatened species listsTerrestrial ecosystems and communitiesGenetic and species...
Assessing the effectiveness of biodiversity management
2016 Report Content... effort has been made to understand the effectiveness of biodiversity management actions, a major issue that complicates assessment is ...
Overview of effectiveness of management of biodiversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management A key policy initiative for threatened species management since 2011 has been the development of the Threatened Species Strategy (DoE 2015b). Currently, 20 mammals and 20 ...
Overview of state and trends of biodiversity
2016 Report Content Understanding of the state of biodiversity in Australia is improving for a small number of taxa, although our ...
State and trends of biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceUnderstanding of the state and trends of the vast majority of individual species in Australia is limited. The lack of effective monitoring data for understanding state and trends, even for threatened species, is highlighted by every jurisdiction and all previous state of the...
State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment State and trends Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...
Citizen scientists involved in biodiversity monitoring and discovery have contributed to our understanding of the state and trends of biodiversity and pressures
2016 Key Finding2016Citizen-science efforts are becoming increasingly important in contributing data that improve our understanding of the state and trends of biodiversity in Australia. The Atlas of Living Australia has improved access to knowledge about the distribution of biodiversity.
The lack of data and information from long-term monitoring of biodiversity is universally acknowledged as a major impediment to biodiversity conservation
2016 Key Finding2016The lack of effective monitoring and reporting has been raised in every jurisdictional report, and multiple other reports and papers as a major impediment to understanding the state and trends of Australian biodiversity.
Knowledge about the distribution and abundance of invasive species and their impacts on biodiversity remains incomplete and a high risk to the resilience of biodiversity
2016 Key Finding2016Impacts of invasive species have increased in importance as key threatening processes at both national and state/territory levels. The general consensus is that the impact of invasive species is not diminishing and, in combination with other stressors, may be increasing. Natural...
Figure BIO3 Most important knowledge gaps hindering effective management of biodiversity
2016 GraphMost important knowledge gaps hindering effective management of biodiversity Most important knowledge gaps hindering effective management of biodiversity Percentage of respondents who said this gap was in the top 5Percentage of total responses Lack of data/...
Figure BIO1 Global biodiversity hotspots and World Heritage Areas in Australia
2016 MapInteract with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Note: Heard and McDonald Islands, Lord Howe Island Group and Macquarie Island are not shown.The Australian Fossil Mammal Site is a serial listing with sites at Naracoorte in South Australia and Riversleigh in Queensland Source:...
Figure BIO31 Overall expenditure on biodiversity by the Australian Government, 2009–10 to 2015–16
2016 GraphOverall expenditure on biodiversity by the Federal Government from 2009-10 to 2015-16. Overall expenditure on biodiversity by the Federal Government from 2009-10 to 2015-16. National Landcare Programme - National Heritage TrustCaring for our Country - Department...
The nature of impacts of climate change on biodiversity is becoming better understood
2016 Key Finding2016Broad understanding of potential impacts of climate change on some Australian species (e.g. birds) has increased. In the past 5 years, all jurisdictions have put in place climate change strategies or have significantly advanced planning for adaptation. However, the level of detail...
State and trends of marine biodiversity: Quality of habitats and communities
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment State and trends Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East...
