Reports
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Biodiversity Vulnerability Assessment
"The Australian Government's climate change policy is built on three pillars: reducing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions; helping to shape a global solution; and adapting to unavoidable climate change. This book, which specifically...
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Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change
The World Bank’s mission is to alleviate poverty and support sustainable development. Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine these goals. Since the Industrial Revolution, the mean surface temperature of Earth...
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Tackling Climate Change: South Australia's Greenhouse Strategy 2007-2020
South Australia’s Greenhouse Strategy, Tackling Climate Change , is a framework for all of South Australia’s greenhouse targets and commitments to be met in a comprehensive...
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Climate change, connectivity and conservation decision making: back to basics
Climate change, connectivity and conservation decision making: back to basics
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Biodiversity Vulnerability Assessment Summary for Policy Makers
"This document is a summary of the key issues for policymakers derived from a strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia’s biodiversity to the impacts of climate change. The assessment was commissioned by the Natural Resource...
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Climate Change and the National Reserve System
"This report investigates the possible future impacts of climate change on Australia’s system of formally protected conservation areas, the National Reserve System (NRS), and the consequences of these impacts for the development and...
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Northern Territory Climate Change Policy
This policy has an aspirational goal underpinning it which is to achieve an overall reduction in the amount of emissions produced by the Northern Territory. The government believes the Northern Territory should aim to reduce carbon emissions by 60%...
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The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Climate Science Report
The purpose of this report is to synthesize the most policy-relevant climate science published since the close-off of material for the last IPCC report. The rationale is two-fold. First, this report serves as an interim evaluation of the evolving...
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Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change "The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources underpin sustainable...
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Tasmanian Framework for Action on Climate Change
"The challenge for Tasmania, as it is for the global community, is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions while growing the economy and improving our quality of life. To help Tasmania become a model of...
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Victoria's Green Paper
"The Victorian Government has released a Climate Change Green Paper - the next step in our comprehensive response to climate change. The Green Paper outlines in detail the risks facing our state and the likely impacts of the Carbon...
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Western Australian Greenhouse Strategy
"In 2002, Western Australia established a Greenhouse Task Force to prepare a Western Australian Greenhouse Strategy to ensure the State’s industry and community could contribute to reducing global greenhouse emissions and effectively...
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No Species Loss - a Biodiversity Strategy for South Australia 2006-2016
No Species Loss aims to promote strategic thinking for achieving its recommendations and targets, while encouraging ownership, engagement, partnerships and innovative solutions. The framework for action to achieve the strategy’s...
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New South Wales
The release of this Discussion Paper was the first step towards developing a new Biodiversity Strategy for New South Wales. The NSW Government anticipates a draft NSW Biodiversity Strategy will be released for public exhibition in 2010...
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ClimateQ: toward a greener Queensland
"In 2008, the Queensland Government commenced a review of Queensland’s climate change strategies in response to national and international developments in climate change science and policy. ClimateQ: toward a greener Queensland ...
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Northern Territory Biodiversity Strategy
"The Territory Government is currently developing a biodiversity conservation strategy that will be released for public comment..." Greening the Territory - Territory Biodiversity Strategy
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New South Wales Greenhouse Plan
"On March 10 2008, the NSW Government announced that NSW will develop a Climate Change Action Plan to replace the NSW Greenhouse Plan . Since the release of the NSW Greenhouse Plan in 2005, the community, business and government...
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A Biodiversity Conservation Act for Western Australia 2003
"In 2003, a consultation paper was open for comment from members of the public and interested stakeholders. Written submissions were sought on issues that are consistent with the Government's objectives of conserving biodiversity and promoting...
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Tasmania's Nature Conservation Strategy
An action plan to protect Tasmania’s natural diversity and maintain ecological processes and systems. "This draft Strategy is a synthesis of the issues affecting Tasmania’s native plants, animals and geological processes in...
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Queensland's Biodiversity
"Queensland has a remarkably varied climate. This wide climatic variation is reflected in our wildlife and landscapes. Queensland has the greatest variety of plant groupings, animals and landscapes in Australia and is one of the most...
