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Figure HER1 Great Eastern Ranges connectivity corridor

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Map

Download as pngDownload dataset Figure HER1 Great Eastern Ranges connectivity corridor Pressures on natural heritage

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Pressures on natural heritage

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Heritage Pressures Lake Eyre Our terrestrial and marine natural heritage is susceptible to the general pressures arising from climate change outlined above, as well as some of the...

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Box HER39 Promoting ecological connectivity in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area through collaboration, solutions-based research and statutory processes

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... the installation of wildlife ‘bridges’ to promote connectivity when assessing permit applications and setting ... with applied research to deliver practical and effective conservation outcomes. Source: Max Chappell, Manager Planning and Conservation, Wet Tropics Management Authority ...
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Processes

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management North East Coast Greater Perth Greater Sydney Heritage management processes are assessed by considering...

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Box HER11 Great Eastern Ranges Initiative

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Case Study
... and nongovernment organisations that are active in the conservation of our natural heritage, seeking to promote landscape -wide connectivity and high-priority biodiversity projects within ... survival. This is to be achieved by: improving the connectivity , condition and resilience of landscapes and ...
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Biodiversity: Ecological processes

2016
Coasts
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Coasts State and trends Tasmania Greater Brisbane Great Barrier Reef East Coast Connectivity Connectivity among...

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Economic growth

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Heritage Pressures Murray Darling Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Heritage places are susceptible to loss of values through inappropriate...

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Management context

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content
... framework is provided by Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010–2030 . The strategy, agreed to ... government, and private-sector approaches to biodiversity conservation. It aims to coordinate efforts at a national ...
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Box HER42 Western Australian Goldfields Water Supply Scheme—conserving and interpreting a National Heritage place

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... Heritage Trail experience and, along with the active conservation of heritage places, sets it apart from many ... delivery options, mitigate risk, continue ongoing conservation works, and refresh the marketing and promotion ...
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Overview of resilience of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Resilience Resilience is a key underpinning principle of biodiversity strategies at all levels of government. However, the definition of resilience in most strategies and policies is still relatively...

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Vegetation

2016
Land
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Land Resilience The resilience of vegetation is largely determined by our success or failure in maintaining resilience in landscapes and soils, as discussed in the Landscape and soil section. Maintenance of...

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Water management in Australia

2016
Inland water
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Inland water Effectiveness of management We have significant and expanding knowledge of the relationships between water management actions and ecological condition that are essential for effective management. Much...

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Box HER32 World Parks Congress 2014

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... governments joined forces with the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) to bring the World Parks ... include the need to engage a broader constituency for conservation that connects people with nature, and that ... from the Promise of Sydney were carried into the World Conservation Congress in Hawaii in September 2016 as part of ...
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Box BIO20 The Bitterns in Rice Project—a crowdfunded satellite tracking program

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
The Bitterns in Rice Project is a grassroots conservation initiative centred on irrigation farms in the ... industry groups, individual rice growers, wetland conservation organisations, birdwatching clubs and individual ...
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Factors affecting resilience capacity

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content
... At the landscape level, the amount of intact habitat, connectivity, and variation (or heterogeneity) in the ...
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Box HER38 Sustainable innovative urban design and Aboriginal heritage, East Leppington

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... urban infrastructure and riparian corridors an Aboriginal conservation area, which had been the focus for local conservation efforts in the late 20th century. The process and outcomes showcase proactive cultural heritage conservation at a landscape scale, responding to emerging ...
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Evidence of past resilience

2016
Heritage
Resilience
Report Content

2016 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....

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Box HER28 Recasting the Queensland Heritage Strategy

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Case Study

The 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...

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Outlook for heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceIf our heritage includes those places that we have ‘inherited’ and want to pass on to future generations, then the notion of ‘outlook’ is an essential element of heritage. The outlook for Australia’s heritage will depend on the manner in which the Australian Heritage Strategy is...

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Importance of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Introduction Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have...

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Management status

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Murray Darling Tasmania National Reserve System and National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas Australia has...

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Terrestrial ecosystems and communities

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Report Content
... is used as a key planning tool for identifying land for conservation under the National Reserve System ( Thackway & ...
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Population growth

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Heritage Pressures Greater Sydney Australia’s population is projected to grow to nearly 40 million by 2055 (ABS 2016). This increase will be concentrated in our capital cities. Population...

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Land managed for conservation has expanded

2016
Land
Key Finding

2016  Both the private and public conservation estate has expanded. The area owned and managed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities has also increased, although it is often in very remote areas and may not be managed solely for conservation.  

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Changed hydrology

2016
Biodiversity
Pressures
Report Content
... droughts decrease environmentally important hydrological connectivity and increase pressure on refuge areas such as ...
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Box BIO13 Continental-scale decreases in migratory shorebirds

2016
Biodiversity
State and trends
Case Study
... ( Iwamura et   al. 2013 ; Murray et   al. 2014 , 2015 ). Conservation measures in Australia to protect Australia’s ...
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State and trends of Australia’s heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceAustralia’s heritage registers list natural and cultural places at national, state and local levels, but in an inconsistent manner, and with disparate levels of resourcing and regulation. As announced during the 2014 International Union for Conservation of Nature World Parks...

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Executive Summary - Heritage

2016
Heritage
Executive Summary

Heritage 2016Australia is a complex, layered set of natural and cultural landscapes in which unique geodiversity and biodiversity provide the palette for an ancient Indigenous culture, and more recent European exploration and postcolonial settlement history....

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Box HER44 Mount Stromlo director’s residence-stabilisation and interpretation

2016
Heritage
Resilience
Case Study
... Award for its significant contribution to heritage conservation ( National Trust 2015 ). ...
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Managing biodiversity for resilience

2016
Biodiversity
Resilience
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Resilience The ability of ecosystems to tolerate and recover from disturbance is a phenomenon that is vitally important to understand. Resilience has stimulated much valuable research that has...

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