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Land use and management
2016 Report Content... cities account for less than 0.2 per cent of Australia’s land area ( Table LAN2 ). The dominant land use, in terms of extent, is livestock grazing of native vegetation ...
Changing land use and management
2016 Report Content Land use and land management can produce pressures on aquatic environments that include ... changes arising from the effects of different forest water use patterns included uniform changes in all flows, changes in numbers of zero ...
Contemporary land-use pressures
2016 Report Content Almost two-thirds of land in Australia has been modified for human uses, primarily grazing of ... Livestock grazing accounts for 82 per cent of the area of land used in agriculture, more than one-third of which is in Queensland ( ABS ... goats, camels, rabbits and kangaroos.
Contemporary land-use pressures
Contemporary land-use pressures
Murray Darling North East ...
Land and water use and management
2016 Report Content Risks from changes to land management arise mainly through potential hydrological and water quality ... or detrimental to aquatic ecosystem health.
Land and water use and management
Land and water use and management
Murray Darling Risks ...
Contemporary land-use pressures on the land environment
2016, 2011 Assessment summary Contemporary land-use pressures on the land environment
Contemporary land-use pressures on the land environment
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Urban environmental efficiency: Land use
2016 Report Content... to how well the built environment encourages the efficient use of natural resources—land, energy and water—and the reuse and/or recovery of waste. In this ...
Box BLT4 Adelaide suburban land-use change
2016 Case Study According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Land account: South Australia, experimental estimates, 2006–11
( ABS 2015d ... Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges area showed the largest land-use increase between 2006 and 2011 (4300 hectares), whereas livestock grazing ...
Coastal land
2016 Report Content... dunes ), and foreshores are increasingly modified for human use.
Coastal land
Coastal land
North East Coast Marine Temperate East Great Barrier ...
Coastal land
2016 Report Content... pollution occurs when solid or liquid waste is deposited on land or underground, and has the potential to contaminate soil and groundwater. ... contaminated sites are being researched, including use of new materials such as biochar ( Zhang et al. 2013 ). Contemporary ...
Figure LAN13 Australian land use at the national scale, 2010–11
2016 Map Figure LAN13 Australian land use at the national scale, 2010–11
soe2016_lan_fig13_aclump_context-01.png ... Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, Land Use of Australia 2010-11, used under CC BY 3.0 Figure LAN13 Australian ...
Land-use change, and habitat fragmentation and degradation threaten ecosystems and resilience
2016 Report Content Land clearing is a fundamental pressure on the environment. It causes the loss, ... and coastal regions (e.g. sedimentation and pollution).
Land-use change, and habitat fragmentation and degradation threaten ecosystems and ...
Population growth and urban development: Coastal development and land use
2016 Report Content Coastal population growth exerts strong pressure on coastal land by increasing the need for both agriculture and housing, and land-use demands often come at the expense of natural habitats and native species . ...
There is intense and growing competition for land resources
2016 Key Finding There is intense and growing competition for land resources
Land is contested by agriculture, the resources industry, ... to understand the long-term implications of particular land-use choices, and make decisions based on the best balance of outcomes. ...
Resilience of the land environment 2016
2016 At a glance Resilience of the land environment 2016
At a glance
Australian landscapes have evolved with ... equilibrium with the climate and natural disturbance regime. Land management activities disturb that equilibrium. Although we may not see ... vegetation and natural processes, as well as allow us to use natural resources within reasonable limits. A challenge for Australians is ...
Overview of state and trends of the land
2016 Report Content The impacts of human land use are spread unevenly across the country. Vegetation clearing is concentrated ... been cleared.
Overview of state and trends of the land
Overview of state and trends of the land
Timor Sea Great Barrier ...
Land pressures - At a glance
2016 At a glance Land pressures - At a glance
At a glance
While changing climates have ... systems are likely to be adversely affected. Rates of land clearing, although decreasing in many states, are still increasing in some ... associated with grazing—Australia’s most extensive land use—are diminishing. Although better management of many agricultural systems ...
Overview of resilience of land
2016 Report Content Resilient land should be able to recover from changes, and continue to support native vegetation and natural processes, as well as allow us to use natural resources within reasonable limits.
Overview of resilience of land
Overview of resilience of land
Resilient land should be able to ...
Outlook for the land environment 2016
2016 At a glance Outlook for the land environment 2016
At a glance
The outlook for Australia’s land environment is shaped by the legacy of our former activities, the current ... food and energy security; and managing conflicts for the use of land, and trade-offs between different sectors of the economy and ...
Traditional use of marine resources
2016 Report Content Traditional use of marine resources is defined here as activities (fishing, collecting, ... summary Torres Strait NRM Reference Group (2005). Land and Sea Management Strategy for Torres Strait, Torres Strait NRM Reference ... community. Marine Policy 37:183–191. NLC (Northern Land Council) (2016). Submission to Australian Government Productivity ...
Figure LAN28 b Percentage of total deforestation in each decade by (a) land use (as of 2005–06) and (b) land tenure (as of 1993)
2016 Graph (b) deforestation trends by land tenure
Figure LAN28 b Percentage of total deforestation in each decade by (a) land use (as of 2005–06) and (b) land tenure (as of 1993)
(b) ...
Executive Summary - Land
2016 Executive Summary Executive Summary - Land
Our soils, landforms and vegetation have co-evolved over millions of ... and harvesting affect the condition of our soils. The
Land
report deals with issues that have direct relevance to the terrestrial ... and urbanisation, and the impacts of these uses of the land. The health and resilience of the land, and the management approaches to ...
Land–water interface
2016 Report Content... is a result of the expansion of ocean waters and the loss of land-based ice, because of the increasing temperatures associated with climate ... where property is at risk (see Coastal development and land use ). It is most acute during extreme weather events accompanied by sustained ...
Land–water interface
2016 Report Content Like many features at the interface of the land and water, beaches are dynamic environments and vary widely in morphology, ... and sewage outflows, invasive species , and recreational use. Although the condition of rocky intertidal shores is widely considered to ...
Effectiveness of land management
2016, 2011 Assessment summary Effectiveness of land management
Effectiveness of land management
Human capital Management context Resources and capacity for ... Indigenous input at early stages of planning, and wider use of Indigenous reference groups for major projects and programmes, is ...
Figure LAN28a Percentage of total deforestation in each decade by (a) land use from 2005–06
2016 Graph (a) deforestation trends by land use
Figure LAN28a Percentage of total deforestation in each decade by (a) land use from 2005–06
(a) deforestation trends by land use
Percentage ...
Figure ATM38c Concentrations of PCBS and selected organochlorine pesticides in air sites with different land uses (Agricultural sites)
2016 Graph... organochlorine pesticides in air sites with different land uses (Agricultural sites)
Agricultural sites
2016 SoE Atmosphere ... PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses
File 2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and ...
Figure ATM38 Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and selected organochlorine pesticides in air at sites with different land uses
2016 , Graph... organochlorine pesticides in air at sites with different land uses
...
2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses
File 2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and ...
Figure ATM38a Concentrations of PCBS and selected organochlorine pesticides in air sites with different land uses (Background and Remote sites)
2016 Graph... organochlorine pesticides in air sites with different land uses (Background and Remote sites)
Remote and background data
2016 ... PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses
File 2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and ...
Figure ATM38b Concentrations of PCBS and selected organochlorine pesticides in air sites with different land uses (semi urban and urban)
2016 Graph... organochlorine pesticides in air sites with different land uses (semi urban and urban)
Semi urban and Urban sites
2016 SoE ... PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses
File 2016 SoE Atmosphere Concentrations of PPCBs and organochlorine pesticides at sites with different land uses Median Semi-urban and urban lower confidence limit 99% confidence ...
State and trends of the land environment 2016
2016 At a glance State and trends of the land environment 2016
At a glance
The area of land managed for conservation has continued to expand, in both private and ... parts of the continent. There is increasing investment in use of land and native vegetation for carbon sequestration, carbon emissions ...
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