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Risks to biodiversity 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceEscalation of existing risks such as invasive species, climate change and changing fire regimes, and the interactions between these risks, will continue to exert significant and widespread changes on biodiversity. The importance of some risks, or at least the perception of those...
Land–water interface
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts State and trends Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Sydney Beaches and sand dunes Like many features at the interface of the land and...
Land–water interface
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts Pressures South West Coast South Australian Gulf Greater Adelaide Great Barrier Reef Greater Melbourne...
Risks to coastal communities and environments
2011 At a glanceAt a glanceThe resilience of, and future prospects for, coastal natural environments are inextricably coupled with the social, economic and cultural systems that lead to Australian people living on, depending on or influencing the coasts. Globally, the threat of rising sea levels as a result...
Risks and resilience of coastal communities and environments
2011 At a glanceAt a glanceThe resilience of, and future prospects for, coastal natural environments are inextricably coupled with the social, economic and cultural systems that lead to Australian people living on, depending on or influencing the coasts. Globally, the threat of rising sea levels as a result...
Emerging risks
2011 Report Content2011 Biodiversity Risks Pollution is an ongoing pressure on biodiversity, but there is potential for new pollutants, such as micropollutants (see Section 3.5), to emerge that increase the pressure manyfold. Known...
Sea level rise
2011 Report Content2011 Coasts Risks The impact of sea level rise will be felt most strongly in our coastal regions. Sea level rise is a result of expansion of the oceans as they warm; addition of water to the ocean from melting glaciers...
Coastal land
2011 Report Content2011 Coasts Pressures For further information, see Chapter 5: Land. Urban settlements and our population are concentrated along the eastern, south-eastern and south-western coastal fringes of Australia. This area...
