Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Queensland’s estuarine aquatic ecosystems vary significantly in condition.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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About 17%, or 1.8 million hectares, of Queensland’s total marine wetlands are in highly protected marine park zones or declared fish habitat areas.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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At a reef-wide scale, most ecological processes are considered to be in good condition; however the inshore southern two-thirds of the region are in decline.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The majority of Queensland’s key fish stocks are considered sustainable.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Queensland’s marine environments vary significantly in condition.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The number of fauna species listed as threatened (’vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct in the wild’) in Queensland increased by 79 between 2007 and 2017.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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A large proportion of pre-clear threatened fauna habitat remained in Queensland in 2015, however, the proportion varies greatly among bioregions and among fauna groups.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Land use clearing for pasture is the greatest pressure on threatened fauna pre-clear habitat.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Sixty-eight major threats have been identified that impact on Queensland threatened fauna.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The number of flora species listed as threatened (‘vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct in the wild’) in Queensland increased by 275 between 2007 and 2017.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Although a large proportion of pre-clear threatened flora habitat remained in Queensland in 2015, the proportion varied greatly among bioregions and among flora groups.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Thirty-four major threats have been identified that impact on Queensland threatened flora.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Land use clearing for pasture is the greatest pressure on threatened flora pre-clear habitat.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Artefact scatters are the most prevalent type of site location recorded on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage database.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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One new place has been recorded on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage register since July 2015.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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There is decreasing pressure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage from the mining and resources sector.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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There is consistent pressure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage from general land use activities.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Since 2012, 93 Queensland Heritage Places have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Most local governments identify and protect local heritage places and areas through a planning scheme.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Since 2012, 990 existing Queensland shipwreck entries were updated and 39 new Queensland shipwrecks entries, 52 new aircraft entries and 12 new relic entries were added to the Australian National Shipwreck Database.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Since 2010, Open House events have been staged in 6 Queensland cities: beginning with Brisbane and expanding to Maryborough, Toowoomba, the Gold Coast, Bundaberg and, in 2017, the Sunshine Coast.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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No State Heritage Places were destroyed between 2012 and 2017, however 5 places destroyed prior to 2012 have been removed from the Queensland Heritage Register.
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.