On Monday 26 October 2009, the Parliament of Australia House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts presented its report on the inquiry into climate change and environmental impacts on coastal communities.
The Atlantic Ocean current, which may be affected by future climate change, today takes heat north to Europe but 10,000 years ago it was weaker and flowed in the opposite direction. In 2005, scientists at the U.K. National Oceanography Centre …
On 2 December 2009, the NSW Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management (Climate Change) resolved to inquire into issues of sustainable water management with particular reference to climate change impacts and, in particular, to report on the following terms of …
Final Report, Sustainably managing water under climate change (NSW) Read more »
The Sydney Water Balance Project is the only research to date that has tried to determine the potential impacts of climate change on greater Sydney’s water supply and demand. The results of the project provide information on how greater Sydney’s …
All PowerPoint presentations with audio from the Land & Water Australia Legacy Conference – Knowledge for Managing Australian Landscapes are now available. This conference explored the knowledge that Australia needs to better manage its natural resources in an increasingly challenging …
The potential for residential fencing systems to act as a barrier against radiant heat, burning debris and flame impingement during bushfire is of the utmost importance to those whose homes rest in bushfre-prone regions. The new Fire Note Issue 70 …
The November 2010 issue (#44) of the Applied Environmental Decision Analysis hub (AEDA) Decision Point magazine will take you for a walk through pre-European woodlands and forests, sing you a bush chorus and connect you with new approaches to conservation …
The Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program (EHMP) is one of the most comprehensive marine, estuarine and freshwater monitoring programs in Australia. It delivers a regional assessment of the ambient ecosystem health (or pulse) for each of South East Queensland’s (SEQ) 19 …
2010 Report Card for the waterways and catchments of South East Queensland Read more »
The Queensland State Planning Policy for Healthy Waters (SPP) and the State Planning Policy Guideline for Healthy Waters were approved in October 2010 and will become effective from 28 February 2011. This will allow for information sessions to be conducted …
Queensland State Planning Policy for Healthy Waters Read more »
The Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, represented by Ministers from all state and territory governments and the Australian Government, has endorsed for public release Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010-2030. The Strategy is a significant national policy document that will guide …
Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010-2030 Read more »