The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility has developed a risk assessment framework for groundwater-dependent ecosystems under conditions of declining groundwater levels (Chambers et al. 2013). The framework was developed by a multidisciplinary team of ecologists,...

2016Australian's rainfall has been variable during the past 100 years, particularly the past 40 years, with declining long-term rainfall observed across much of southern Australia.

2016Interactions between pressures such as changed fire regimes, invasive species and changing land use have contributed to significant population declines in Australian mammals and birds, and, presumably, in other animal and plant groups.  

2016The introduction of a national Threatened Species Strategy and the appointment of a Threatened Species Commissioner in 2015 signals a recognition of the importance of halting declines in threatened species. The strategy identified 20 high-priority mammal and bird species, and 30 plant...

2016  Air quality in Australian urban centres is classified as either ‘good’ or ‘very good’. However, although levels of carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, coarse particulate matter (PM10) and sulfur dioxide have decreased in the past 10 years, ozone and fine particle (PM2.5) levels...

Farming practices in reef catchments have received significant attention in recent years as part of an initiative to improve reef water quality, and to slow or stop declines in the condition of coral reefs and seagrass meadows. The Queensland and Australian governments are...