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Additional pressures
2016 Report Content Localised, small-scale pressures on the marine environment associated with offshore tourism ... minke whales ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) may also place pressures on the marine environment. Trials of a tourism operation focused on ... impacts are assumed to be minor and short lived, although pressures on these environments and species—particularly those that are long ...
Pressures facing aquatic ecosystems
2016 Report Content In this report, we describe pressures facing biodiversity in general. However, pressures facing aquatic ecosystems are described in detail in the ... Marine environment reports. A summary of the pressures outlined in those reports is given below.
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Pressures affecting the environment
2016 At a glanceTo understand the state and trends of Australia’s environment, it is necessary to consider both the historical pressures that have had a profound impact on the environment, and the contemporary pressures that directly and indirectly influence the state of the environment. Historical changes...
Jurisdictional reporting on pressures
2016 Report Content... and territory in Australia has highlighted a range of key pressures in their jurisdictional reporting. Many of these pressures are common across all jurisdictions—for example, land clearing and ...
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...
Pressures affecting heritage 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe drivers of the condition of Australia’s environment (including heritage) are both historical and contemporary. Historical pressures, such as a legacy of land clearing and changes in land use, cannot be addressed through short-term management. Other pressures, such as rising...
Interactions among pressures
2016 Report Content Few of the pressures documented in this section occur in isolation. Rather, pressures interact in complex ways, often compounding the threat to ... urban or industrial development, which may bring additional pressures such as grazing or pollution. In addition, remnant vegetation after ...
Pressures affecting Antarctic fisheries
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAntarctic environment Pressures Pressures on the marine environment Antarctica Year...
Pressures affecting biodiversity
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBiodiversity Pressures Pressures facing aquatic ecosystemsChanged hydrologyAltered fire regimesPest species and pathogensPressures from livestock productionUrban developmentPollutionGlobal climate change and climate...
Pressures affecting heritage values
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryHeritage Pressures Climate changePopulation growthEconomic growthPressures on natural heritagePressures on Indigenous heritagePressures on historic heritage...
Pressures affecting Australia’s climate
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryClimate Pressures Direct (primary) effects of pressures on climateTrends in emissionsKyoto Protocol targetsAustralia’s emissions in contextIncreases in greenhouse gasesIndirect (secondary and tertiary) effects of pressures on...
Preparedness for future pressures
2016 Report Content The drivers and pressures that threaten Australia’s heritage do so in different ways, leading to different opportunities to prepare for future pressures or shocks.
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Pressures on natural heritage
2016 Report Content... and marine natural heritage is susceptible to the general pressures arising from climate change outlined above, as well as some of the pressures that flow from population and economic growth. However, other ...
Spatial distribution of pressures
2016 Report Content... no updated overall synthesis of the spatial distribution of pressures affecting biodiversity in the past 5 years. A 2015 publication ( ...
Land pressures - At a glance
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceWhile changing climates have shaped the Australian landscape and its vegetation, the current rate of climate change is likely to result in changes to the distribution and composition of vegetation communities. Some communities are likely to disappear, others will be transformed as...
Pressures on Indigenous heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Heritage Pressures Tasmania Timor Sea Greater Sydney There is a recognised gap between Indigenous Australians and the wider Australian...
Climate change–induced pressures
2016 Report Content2016 Land Pressures South East Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Lake Eyre Our...
Pressures from livestock production
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Pressures Livestock production is the dominant land use in the extensive land-use zone of Australia (see the Land report for further information). It is considered a major contributing factor to the...
Escalation of existing pressures
2016 Report Content... reports). The interaction of climate change with other pressures, such as invasive species and changing fire regimes, will also ...
Contemporary land-use pressures
2016 Report Content... loss, salinity, and soil and water quality issues. Grazing pressures can also result from feral and native animals, such as goats, camels, ...
Pressures on historic heritage
2016 Report Content... community halls and post offices fall into this category. Pressures for change of use may arise in response to, for example, altered ...
Pressures affecting Antarctic historic heritage
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAntarctic environment Pressures Pressures on Antarctic historic heritage Antarctica Year...
Pressures affecting the built environment
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryBuilt environment Pressures Increased extreme weather eventsIncreased sea levelsIncreased pollutionIncreased consumptionIncreased trafficIncreased urban footprintIncreased sea levels...
Pressures affecting ambient air quality
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAmbient air quality Pressures Prescribed burning and bushfiresIncreasing populationNonregulated diesel engines, including shipping and nonroad transportCommercial and other domestic sourcesDomestic wood heatersIndustryMotor...
Pressures affecting Antarctic marine species
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAntarctic environment Pressures Pressures on the marine environment Antarctica Year...
Pressures affecting the coastal environment
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryCoasts Pressures AtmosphereLand–water interfaceCoastal landEnergy and resource extraction and processingPopulation growth and urban development: Population growthCoastal waters...
Pressures affecting inland water environments
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryInland water Pressures Changing land use and managementWater resource developmentRecent climatePests and invasive speciesRecent climatePests and invasive species South East CoastSouth West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth Western...
Pressures affecting the marine environment
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryMarine environment Pressures Additional pressuresDumped wastesToxins, pesticides and herbicidesMarine debrisAnthropogenic noiseMarine vessel activityMarine renewable energy generationMarine mining and industryMarine oil and gas...
Pressures on Antarctic historic heritage
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Pressures Antarctica The Mawson’s Huts Historic Site at Cape Denison in the AAT is Australia’s oldest and arguably most significant historic heritage site in...
Pressures on the marine environment
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Pressures Antarctica The water chemistry of the Southern Ocean appears to be changing at a faster rate than previously estimated, particularly in the deep ocean...
