The SoE framework
Pressures arising from natural and human causes. The legacy impacts of pressures that were more intensive in the past, such as water diversion and land clearing at large scales, are also examined...
Looks at the current state and the trend in the condition of the environment for each thematic report.
How management responses linked to drivers, pressures and state contribute to the overall resilience of a system and affect the likelihood and consequences of environmental risks.
The capacity of the environment to retain or recover essentially the same structure and functions when it experiences shocks or disturbances.
The key impacts of current and emerging pressures, how likely and severe those risks are when management intervention and resilience are taken into account.
The likely future state of the environment, long-term outlook and future challenges.
References
A list of all references cited in this theme.
Acknowledgements
Read the acknowledgements for this theme.
Keywood MD, Emmerson KM, Hibberd MF (2016). Climate: Climate. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/climate, DOI 10.4226/94/58b65c70bc372
Dr Melita Keywood
Dr Kathryn Emmerson
Dr Mark Hibberd
