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Pressures from livestock production
2016 Report Content Livestock production is the dominant land use in the extensive land-use zone of Australia ...
Direct (primary) effects of pressures on climate
2016 Report Content2016 Climate Pressures Greater Sydney The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology State of the climate 2014 (CSIRO...
Escalation of existing pressures
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Risks It is inevitable that the impact of climate change will continue to increase, given current trajectories (see the Drivers and Atmosphere reports). The interaction of climate change with other...
Overall, habitats, communities and species groups assessed in the 2016 state of the environment report are in good condition, with stable or improving trends
2016 Key Finding2016 Of those habitats, communities and species groups for which timeseries are available, many are in good condition or improving following historical impacts. Key indicators of marine health, such as primary productivity, trophic processes and algal blooms, are also mostly considered to...
Pollution types
2016 Report Content... health impacts are PM 10 and PM 2.5 . Pollutants can be primary or secondary ( Table ATM3 ). Many gaseous and particulate pollutants ...
Emissions continue to contribute to climate change
2016 Key Finding2016 Australia’s emissions of CO2 per person in 2013 were nearly twice the average of countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, reflecting Australia’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels as a primary energy source, particularly the use of coal in the production of...
Marine regions
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...
Australia’s emissions in context
2016 Report Content2016 Climate Pressures Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart Greater Melbourne Although Australia’s emissions in...
Outlook for inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceClimate and pests remain the largest pressures on our inland water environments. Climate variability and climate change, and associated changes in rainfall regimes, are the primary risks to inland water environments in both the short and long term. Efforts will need to continue to...
Marine oil and gas exploration and production
2016 Report Content... of crude oil in 2014 ( APPEA 2015 ). Australian production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has more than doubled since 1998, and ... exporter by 2018. In association with the expansion of LNG production and exports, offshore production facilities are also being ...
State and trends in indicators of marine ecosystem health
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryThis assessment summary has changed since 2011 This assessment summary combines ecological processes, physical...
Box BLT17 Sydney Green Grid
2016 Case Study... environment, clean the air, provide space for local food production, and ensure the survival of local fauna and flora.
The New South ... which implementing the Sydney Green Grid is designated a primary action.
The delivery of the Sydney Green Grid vision is a complex ...
Water resource development
2016 Report Content2016 Inland water Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Greater Brisbane Greater Darwin Greater Hobart...
Figure ATM6 Fuel mix contributing to total primary energy supply, Australia (2013) and OECD average (2014)
2016 GraphFuel mix contributing to total primary energy supply, Australia 2013 and OECD average 2014 Fuel mix contributing to total primary energy supply, Australia 2013 and OECD average 2014 Coal and Peat Petroleum Gas Nuclear Hydroelectric Renewable Sources OECD...
Amount of primary deforestation per decade for each state and territory, 1972–2014
2016 Graph (b) primary deforestation ...
Pressures affecting the land environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceAlthough a changing climate has shaped the Australian landscape and its vegetation, the current rate of climate change is likely to result in changes in the distribution and composition of vegetation communities. Some communities are likely to disappear, and others will be...
Residual risks to the marine environment
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceAvoidance and mitigation measures, which are the primary strategies for managing impacts of activities on the marine environment, may not address all impacts associated with the activities. Management may be absent or only partially effective, there may be some impacts that are...
Planning for the future
2016 Report Content2016 Built environment Effectiveness of management North East Coast Tasmania Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Australia...
Energy intensity and energy productivity, Australia, 1973–2014
2016 GraphEnergy intensity and energy productivity, Australia, 1973–2014 Energy intensity and energy productivity, Australia, 1973–2014 Gross domestic productEnergy consumptionEnergy intensity 1973-74100100100 1974-75101.3103.1101.7 1975-76104104.4100.5 1976-...
Soil and water management is crucial for a productive landscape
2016 Key Finding2016 Land management practices are improving, particularly in relation to soil management and soil conservation measures. Pesticide and nutrient run-off is also being significantly reduced in some industries, although increasing in others.
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...
Pressures affecting inland water environments 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceOverall, the key pressures affecting inland water environments have changed little since 2011, with climatic and pest-based pressures increasing, land-use and management pressures remaining largely stable, and some stabilisation occurring in the pressure of water resources...
Water abstraction and interception
2016 Report Content... water-scarce environment to meet consumption, growth and production needs.
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Pressures affecting Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceGreenhouse gases (GHGs)—carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, short-lived tropospheric and stratospheric ozone, nitrous oxide and synthetic GHGs—together with water vapour, and natural and industrial aerosols, influence Earth’s energy balance. Human activity, primarily the burning of...
Commercial and recreational fishing
2016 Report Content... Savage & Hobsbawn 2015 ). Nearly 50 per cent of the total production value is exported, with the majority going to Asian markets, while ...
Importance of biodiversity
2016 Report Content2016 Biodiversity Introduction Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have...
Figure MAR12 (a) Footprint of Australian commercial demersal trawl and dredge fisheries as a percentage of IMCRA bioregions; (b) trawl swept area
2016 MapInteract with mapDownload as pngDownload dataset IMCRA = Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Source: R Pitcher, unpublished data. Fishery data sources: Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries; NSW...
Coastal waters
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts Pressures South Australian Gulf Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...
Pressures affecting Antarctic marine species
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAntarctic environment Pressures Pressures on the marine environment Antarctica Year...
