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Figure HER1 Great Eastern Ranges connectivity corridor
2016 MapInteract with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset Figure HER1 Great Eastern Ranges connectivity corridor Pressures on natural heritage
Box HER11 Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
2016 Case StudyPressures on natural heritage
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Box HER38 Sustainable innovative urban design and Aboriginal heritage, East Leppington
2016 Case StudySydney’s recent greenfield land releases have seen former agricultural land released for housing development. The innovative approach taken for the East Leppington precinct (also known as Willowdale) involved Aboriginal cultural heritage management undertaken in line with...
Box HER39 Promoting ecological connectivity in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area through collaboration, solutions-based research and statutory processes
2016 Case StudyUnder the Operational guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, ‘to be deemed of outstanding universal value, a property must also meet the conditions of integrity and/or authenticity and must have an adequate protection and management system to...
Box HER13 The Goods Line, Sydney
2016 Case StudyBox BLT1 Managing Melbourne’s grasslands on a city fringe
2016 Case StudyMelbourne’s outskirts are experiencing some of the largest population growth in the country, and this urban development places pressure on the availability and quality of the natural environment and agricultural land. Results of a study, published in the journal Ecological...
Box BLT13 Can greenfield developments be sustainable? Case study: West Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory
2016 Case StudyFigure BIO2 Pressures affecting species listed as nationally threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
2016 GraphPressures affecting species listed as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Pressures affecting species listed as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Proportion of EPBC listed...
Current urban planning and management
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Effectiveness of management Greater Brisbane Greater Adelaide Australian Capital Territory Greater Melbourne...
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...
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...
Factors affecting resilience capacity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Resilience Murray Darling Tasmania Multiple factors acting at various levels of organisation, from species to landscapes, will interact to determine...
Vegetation
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Pressures on historic heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Pressures South Australian Gulf Greater Sydney Changing use and tension between cultural and economic values For many historic sites, the current use of...
Box HER21 Bushfood plants and unwelcome strangers
2016 Case StudyChanges to the natural environment may affect cultural practices and heritage values. Aboriginal people who use plants for bushfoods, medicines and other purposes often observe ‘stranger plants’ before botanists and others. These weeds can have significant impacts on species...
Box BIO13 Continental-scale decreases in migratory shorebirds
2016 Case StudyWater management in Australia
2016 Report ContentUrban development
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures A growing population puts increasing pressure on biodiversity when residential areas encroach on natural systems. The Built environment report describes Australia's urban footprint, and the...
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...
Planning for the future
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Effectiveness of management North East Coast Tasmania Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Australia...
Increased urban footprint
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Pressures South West Coast North East Coast Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...
Outlook under a business-as-usual scenario
2016 Report Content2016 Outlook It is clear from SoE 2016 that some parts of Australia’s environment are not yet being managed sustainably. Although some uncertainties exist, assuming current trends continue and policies or management arrangements are not changed...
Economic growth
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Pressures Murray Darling Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Heritage places are susceptible to loss of values through inappropriate...
Management status
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Murray Darling Tasmania National Reserve System and National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas Australia has...
Management initiatives and investments
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Effectiveness of management Biodiversity funding NRM funding provides key measures that include many practical elements of protecting and sustainably managing biodiversity. For the past 30 years, the...
Increased traffic
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Pressures Greater Sydney soe2016_blt_eadig37285.jpg Traffic is greatly affected by pressures from population and economic...
State and trends of soil acidification
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryLand State and trends Soil: Salinity and acidification Year...
Planning and strategy
2016 Report Content2016 Climate Effectiveness of management South Coast An important role of government is to develop effective policies, implemented through supporting strategies and plans. Emissions...