Land

Land use and management

Australia’s population is concentrated along the eastern, south-eastern and south-western coastal fringes.
2016
Relates to
Land
State and trends
North East CoastGreat Barrier Reef
Land

Soil: Understanding

Understanding the current state and condition of Australian soils requires an appreciation of their diversity and their ability to support different forms of land use.
2016
Relates to
Land
State and trends
South Australian GulfTasmania
Land

Soil: Carbon dynamics

In light of international agreements such as the Paris Agreement—which emerged from the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) in 2015, and governs greenhouse gas
2016
Relates to
Land
State and trends
South Australian GulfTasmania
Land

Soil: Salinity and acidification

Understanding the current state and condition of Australian soils requires an appreciation of their diversity and their ability to support different forms of land use.
2016
Relates to
Land
State and trends
Murray DarlingEast CoastGreater Sydney
Land

Soil: Formation and erosion

Understanding the current state and condition of Australian soils requires an appreciation of their diversity and their ability to support different forms of land use.
2016
Relates to
Land
State and trends
Murray DarlingEast CoastGreater Sydney
Land

Vegetation

Forests and woodlands together represent about 16 per cent of the area of the Australian continent (124.7 million hectares); of this, 41 per cent is in Queensland, 18 per cent in New South Wales, 15 per cent in Western Australia and 12 per cent in the Northern Territory (
2016
Relates to
Land
State and trends
Tasmania
Metcalfe D, Bui E (2016). Land: Topics. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/land/topics?framework=111, DOI 10.4226/94/58b6585f94911