The effects of drivers are mediated by processes including the policies, culture and technology that we bring to bear on our use of the environment.
With the expected increase in population and associated growth of the economy, Australia is continuing to invest in innovative ways to increase the efficiency of natural resource use, decrease net waste and polluting emissions, reduce our overall dependence on nonrenewable resources, and repair environmental damage.
Achieving ecologically sustainable development depends on action to address both drivers of environmental change and the pressures they generate. This requires coherent, multisectoral policy packages and other systemic approaches, including cooperation with other nations, the creative use of technologies and the support of communities.