Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The Great Barrier Reef meets all four World Heritage natural criteria
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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While the outstanding universal value (OUV) of the Great Barrier Reef remains in good condition, the overall condition of some key attributes is poor and many have deteriorated since its world heritage listing in 1981.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The Wet Tropics of Queensland meets all four World Heritage natural criteria
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites meets two World Heritage natural criteria
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Fraser Island meets three World Heritage natural criteria
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Gondwana Rainforests of Australia meets three World Heritage natural criteria
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Overall there has been a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility throughout Queensland over the past decade although significantly more days were affected in 2009 and 2011, due to bushfires.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Since 1993, there have been no exceedences of the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards and no clear trends over the past decade.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Carbon monoxide levels have continued to decline over the past decade with levels in the last four years less than 20% of the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standard.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Sulphur dioxide levels in all regions do not exceed the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards except for Mount Isa where the 1-hour and 24-hour levels exceed the NEPM standards occasionally each year due to smelting operations.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The volume and load of nitrogen and phosphorus released from coastal sewage treatment plants into waterways in Queensland has remained relatively constant since 2010, with the exception of a significant reduction in both volume and nitrogen loads released in 2014.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Queensland's aquatic ecosystems vary significantly in condition.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The amount of domestic kerbside waste sent to landfill decreased from about 1.28 million tonnes in 2012-2013 to about 1.21 million tonnes in 2014-2015.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Adjusting for population levels, the amounts of waste landfilled per capita in all regions were roughly comparable.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Between 2010-2011 and 2014-2015 the amount of glass and plastic being sent for recycling by councils increased by about 6,500 tonnes and 6,900 tonnes respectively, although paper and cardboard recycling declined by about 24,000 tonnes.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The 1,493,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste landfilled in 2014-2015 was about 93,000 tonnes lower than in the previous year but about 644,000 tonnes more than in 2011-2012.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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About 259,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste generated interstate was transported to Queensland landfills for disposal in 2014-2015.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The amount of construction and demolition waste recovered rose from about 949,000 tonnes in 2011-2012 to about 1,807,000 tonnes in 2014-2015.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The 1.518 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste landfilled in 2014-15 was similar to the amounts reported in previous years.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The 1.069 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste recovered or recycled in 2014-2015 was a decrease of about 241,000 tonnes on the amount reported in 2013-2014.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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In 2014-2015, about 22,000 tonnes of commercial and industrial waste generated interstate was transported to Queensland landfills for disposal.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The average number of litter items is higher in Queensland than Australia across all site types particularly shopping centres, retail areas and highways.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The average number of litter items at urban sites in Queensland has been consistently higher than the average across Australia.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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While Queensland's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 18% between 2005 and 2014, the state was the largest source of emissions in 2014 of all Australian jurisdictions.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Emissions from the stationary energy sector decreased by 1% between 2005 and 2014 but it continues to be the highest source of Queensland's emissions at 44% of total emissions.