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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 Victoria and the ...
Box HER11 Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
2016 Case Study... and high-priority biodiversity projects within the corridor . The project aims to support biodiversity by strengthening the habitat value of a 3600 kilometre corridor of native vegetation between western Victoria and far north Queensland ...
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 Study A former disused rail corridor between Central Station and Darling Harbour in Sydney has been ... renowned architect Frank Gehry. The former elevated rail corridor features a series of ‘platforms’, which can be used for a variety ...
Box HER13 The Goods Line, Sydney A former disused rail corridor between Central Station and Darling Harbour in Sydney has been ...
Box 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 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...
Figure 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...
Box BLT13 Can greenfield developments be sustainable? Case study: West Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory
2016 Case Study... creeks. The proposal also includes a contiguous conservation corridor along the Murrumbidgee River and Ginninderra Creek. The development ... creeks. The proposal also includes a contiguous conservation corridor along the Murrumbidgee River and Ginninderra Creek. The development ...
Pressures on natural heritage
2016 Report Content... and high-priority biodiversity projects within the corridor . The project aims to support biodiversity by strengthening the habitat value of a 3600 kilometre corridor of native vegetation between western Victoria and far north Queensland ...
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...
Figure BIO31 Overall expenditure on biodiversity by the Australian Government, 2009–10 to 2015–16
2016 Graph... Reef Foundation Caring for our Country - National Wildlife Corridor Plan National Landcare Programme - Environmental Stewardship Programme ...
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...
Current urban planning and management
2016 Report Content... creeks. The proposal also includes a contiguous conservation corridor along the Murrumbidgee River and Ginninderra Creek. The development ...
Factors affecting resilience capacity
2016 Report Content... to Australia from Siberia and northern Alaska by a migration corridor known as the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF), which is used by ...
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 Study... is connected to Siberia and northern Alaska by a migration corridor used by more than 5 million shorebirds of 50 or so species . After ... is connected to Siberia and northern Alaska by a migration corridor used by more than 5 million shorebirds of 50 or so species . After ...
Pressures on historic heritage
2016 Report Content... Box HER13 The Goods Line, Sydney A former disused rail corridor between Central Station and Darling Harbour in Sydney has been ... renowned architect Frank Gehry. The former elevated rail corridor features a series of ‘platforms’, which can be used for a variety ...
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...
Water management in Australia
2016 Report Content... 2012 ). Other efforts have been directed towards floodplain corridor revegetation, wetland health, pest control, translocations, and ... 2012 ). Other efforts have been directed towards floodplain corridor revegetation, wetland health, pest control, translocations, and ...
Urban development
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Greater Brisbane Australian Capital Territory Greater Melbourne Greater Perth Greater...
Increased urban footprint
2016 Report Content... was Parklea – Kellyville Ridge in the north-west growth corridor of Greater Sydney, followed by Concord West – North Strathfield ...
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...
Planning for the future
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Effectiveness of management North East Coast Tasmania Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Australia...
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 Content... initiatives. One example is the Cumberland Conservation Corridor project, which aims to conserve and restore functioning landscapes at ... where uptake of revegetation projects has been highest. Corridor initiatives that have commenced in Australia include: the Gondwana ...
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...
Management initiatives and investments
2016 Report Content... Reef Foundation Caring for our Country - National Wildlife Corridor Plan National Landcare Programme - Environmental Stewardship Programme ...
Increased traffic
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Pressures Greater Sydney soe2016_blt_eadig37285.jpg Traffic is greatly affected by pressures from population and economic growth...
Pressures affecting heritage values
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryHeritage Pressures Climate changePopulation growthEconomic growthPressures on natural heritagePressures on Indigenous heritagePressures on historic heritage...
