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Figure HER1 Great Eastern Ranges connectivity corridor
2016 Map Figure HER1 Great Eastern Ranges connectivity corridor
A map of Australia showing the extent of the Great Eastern Ranges national connectivity corridor. The shaded green area extends through about half of ... as png Download dataset Figure HER1 Great Eastern Ranges connectivity corridor Pressures on natural heritage ...
Figure MAR33 (a) Two Maps of the connectivity of habitats for marine larvae via source–sink pathways
2016 Map Figure MAR33 (a) Two Maps of the connectivity of habitats for marine larvae via source–sink pathways
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Box BIO17 FeralScan—connecting communities through citizen science to improve the management of Australia’s worst introduced pest animals
2016 Case StudyThe FeralScan Program was developed by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre with support from the Australian Government, the New South Wales Government, catchment management organisations and landholder groups nationwide. FeralScan provides communities with an easy...
Box HER39 Promoting ecological connectivity in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area through collaboration, solutions-based research and statutory processes
2016 Case Study... the installation of wildlife ‘bridges’ to promote connectivity when assessing permit applications and setting permit conditions ... Management Authority
Box HER39 Promoting ecological connectivity in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area through collaboration, ...
Box HER11 Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
2016 Case Study... of our natural heritage, seeking to promote landscape -wide connectivity and high-priority biodiversity projects within the corridor . The ... long-term survival. This is to be achieved by: improving the connectivity , condition and resilience of landscapes and habitats, thus ...
Box HER28 Recasting the Queensland Heritage Strategy
2016 Case StudyThe Queensland Heritage Strategy, which was launched in 2009, established a framework for managing Queensland’s heritage. The strategy was reviewed in 2014–15 to reflect changing government priorities and current circumstances (Queensland Government 2015). This strategy explains...
Box HER43 Resilience and reconnection with Country—The Gully, Greater Blue Mountains
2016 Case StudyThere is a strong continuing connection between the people of the 6 Aboriginal language groups of the Greater Blue Mountains—Darkinjung, Darug, Gundungurra, Dharawal, Wanaruah and Wiradjuri—and the places they call Country. These Aboriginal communities are resilient, vibrant and...
State and trends of ecological processes
2016 Assessment summary...
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Comparability
To previous years Connectivity This component has changed from 2011. Connectivity is being reported on in Coasts as well as Marine environment. The ...
Vegetation
2016 Report Content... vegetation are continuous or at least contiguous, so that connectivity is maintained between them for the movement of animals, seeds, ... )—can dramatically reduce resilience . In areas where connectivity is poor, or where dispersal is limited by lack of appropriate ...
Pressures on natural heritage
2016 Report Content... impacts on reserves, adjacent natural ecosystems and connectivity ; alter wildlife corridors; or increase risks for rare and ... informed by thorough resource assessment. Loss of ecological connectivity Related to loss of habitat and land-use changes is the progressive ...
Overview of resilience of land
2016 Report Content... vegetation are continuous or at least contiguous, so that connectivity is maintained between them for the movement of animals, seeds and ...
Box BLT17 Sydney Green Grid
2016 Case StudyGreen infrastructure has an increasingly important role to play in the face of the challenges of population and urban growth, as well as climate change. In addition to providing space for recreation, sport and leisure, well-designed and planned green infrastructure will help...
Economic growth
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Pressures Murray Darling Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Heritage places are susceptible to loss of values through inappropriate...
Overview of resilience of biodiversity
2016 Report Content... by identifying and managing refuges), and restoring connectivity between conservation sites, especially in degraded landscapes. ... Murray NJ, Rogers DI, Treml EA & Fuller RA (2013). Migratory connectivity magnifies the consequences of habitat loss from sea-level rise for ...
Box BLT14 Infrastructure Priority List: capital-city public transport initiatives
2016 Case StudySydney metro Sydney’s train network faces several challenges. The growth in demand for services, combined with worsening capacity constraints, mean that, without action, the network will be unable to meet the city’s ongoing transport needs. The New South Wales Government is...
Box HER3 Kungun Ngarrindjeri Yunnan
2016 Case StudyAt the World Indigenous Network gathering held in Darwin in 2013, Ngarrindjeri leaders made a powerful presentation arguing that non-Indigenous recognition of their beliefs and traditions is crucial to social justice and initiatives aimed at ‘closing the gap’ between Indigenous...
Box HER33 Indigenous heritage support through white paper on developing northern Australia
2016 Case StudyOur North, Our Future: White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, released by the Australian Government in 2015, explicitly recognises the importance of Indigenous cultural knowledge and commits to a range of Indigenous cultural heritage programs: The application of...
Box HER13 The Goods Line, Sydney
2016 Case StudyA former disused rail corridor between Central Station and Darling Harbour in Sydney has been transformed into a vibrant public open space (SHFA 2016). This unique elevated park has seen a significant, but redundant, industrial heritage feature re-imagined as a leafy civic...
Box HER32 World Parks Congress 2014
2016 Case StudyIn 2014, the Australian and New South Wales governments joined forces with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to bring the World Parks Congress to Sydney. This was a significant investment in effort and resources to give Australia a major voice in...
Evidence of past resilience
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Resilience Murray Darling Greater Sydney The resilience of heritage places depends on the nature of their values and the extent of the total resource....
Pressures on Indigenous heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Pressures Tasmania Timor Sea Greater Sydney There is a recognised gap between Indigenous Australians and the wider Australian...
Coastal heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts State and trends Great Barrier Reef The section should be read in conjunction with the Heritage report. Much of the data in the Heritage report include the coastal zone, so it is...
Outlook for heritage 2016
2016 At a glance... and a whole-of-landscape approach, which fosters ecological connectivity. Australia’s Indigenous heritage remains inadequately documented ...
Processes
2016 Report Content... ( Australia ICOMOS 2016a ). Box HER39 Promoting ecological connectivity in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area through collaboration, ... the installation of wildlife ‘bridges’ to promote connectivity when assessing permit applications and setting permit conditions ...
Indigenous heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Outlook SoE 2011 (SoE Committee 2011) recognised that the connection between people and Country is a fundamental aspect of Indigenous cultural heritage. Adequate knowledge of tangible individual sites and...
Biodiversity: Ecological processes
2016 Report Content...
Tasmania Greater Brisbane Great Barrier Reef East Coast Connectivity Connectivity among species , populations and habitats is important for their ...
Box HER44 Mount Stromlo director’s residence-stabilisation and interpretation
2016 Case StudyNatural disasters can be devastating to heritage places, and the 2003 Canberra bushfires were no exception. Most of the Commonwealth Heritage–listed Mount Stromlo Observatory site was razed by the fires. The site owner, the Australian National University (ANU), was left with few...
Risks to the land environment 2016
2016 At a glance...
Almost certain
Native vegetation extent and connectivity continues to decline Climate change may release new diseases, ...
Factors affecting resilience capacity
2016 Report Content... At the landscape level, the amount of intact habitat, connectivity, and variation (or heterogeneity) in the landscape are important ... At the landscape level, the amount of intact habitat , connectivity , and variation (or heterogeneity) in the landscape are important ...
Vegetation
2016 Report Content2016 Land Introduction Like the soil that supports it, vegetation is fundamental to ecosystem processes and human survival. Vegetation is vital for: producing oxygen for animal and human life maintaining air quality by...
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