Environmental monitoring
ALTERNATIVE LABELS
Ecological monitoring
Environmental performance
NARROWER TERMS
Technical report
Monitoring the monitor: a temporal synthesis of the McArthur River Mine Independent Monitor reports
This report finds that a number of sacred Indigenous sites, and an important river system in the Northern Territory, face irreversible cultural and ecological damage if the McArthur River Mine operations continue unabated. The authors argue that the independent monitoring system set up to protect...
Report
Access denied: how Australia's freedom of information regime is failing our environment
This publication reveals that an increase in refused freedom of information (FOI) requests, more redactions, higher charges and longer delays are all plaguing Australia’s system of access to government documents.
Journal article
Reflections on a highly unusual summer: bushfires, COVID-19 and mosquito-borne disease in NSW, Australia
This article argues that supporting the maintenance of mosquito monitoring and management programs while local authorities face competing priorities due to extreme natural disasters and/or public health events is critical.
Strategy
Regulatory priorities 2020–2021
As the Conservation Regulator enters its second year of operation, the events of the last year have shown us that it is more important than ever we protect our state’s natural environment so we can enjoy it today and protect it for future generations.
Report
State of the climate 2020
This sixth biennial State of the Climate report draws on the latest climate research, encompassing observations, analyses and projections to describe year-to-year variability and longer-term changes in Australia’s climate.
Strategy
Australia’s biosecurity future
This report provides a transformational vision for a resilient biosecurity system in 2030, and the system changes that can be made to get there.
Journal article
Evaluation of BIM-based LCA results for building design
Various tools that use a Building Information Modelling (BIM) model for automatic quantity take-off as a basis for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) have been developed recently. This paper describes the first application of such a BIM-LCA tool to evaluate the embodied global warming potential (GWP)...
Report
Shellfish reefs for shoreline protection of highly erodible coasts
The monitoring program aims to establish if the artificial reef is effective in dampening wave energy and accreting sand, which in turn is expected to broaden and stabilise the beach. The program will also monitor the colonisation of marine communities both on the reef and...
Policy report
Devolving extinction?
The Australian government is poised to hand over their national environmental approval responsibilities to states and territories. This report outlines a damning audit of core standards in state and territory legislation and associated case studies, highlighting the need for comprehensive reform at all levels, and...
Report
Corangamite bio-links project
This project brought together a wide range of stakeholders from across the Colac Otway and Corangamite Shires to develop a map based bio-links strategy which is recognised as a key biodiversity planning tool.