National Government Reporting
State of the Environment Australia
In Australia, State of the Environment (SoE) reporting occurs at both the national and state/territory level.
1. National SoE Reporting
National SoE Reports provide information about environmental and heritage conditions, trends and pressures for the Australian continent, surrounding seas and Australia's external territories.
The reports are based on data and information gathered and interpreted against environmental indicators. For convenience environmental indicators have been grouped into environmental themes. <http://www.deh.gov.au/soe/index.html>
1.Australia State of the Environment 2006 Report
2.Australia State of the Environment 2001 Report
3.Australia State of the Environment 1996
State/Territory SoE Reporting
Contact
Director, Environment and Sustainability Reporting Section
Department of the Environment and Heritage
GPO BOX 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Tel: (02) 6274 2037
Fax: (02) 6274 2428
Email: SoE Section
See also
* Australian and international web sites about SoE reporting
* Corporate sustainability reporting
* EPBC Act reports and statistics
* National Land and Water Resources Audit
2. Annual Report Summary 2002-2003
At the meeting of the Council of Australian Governments in November 2000, the Australian, State and Territory Governments agreed to a National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. This program, the first of its kind, tackles two of Australia's most serious environmental issues, salinity and water quality.
The National Action Plan provides for Australian, State and Territory Governments to jointly invest $1.4 billion. These funds are to support the actions of communities and land managers in priority regions across Australia to manage salinity and improve water quality through comprehensive natural resource management plans and investment strategies. In essence, achieving national objectives through regional solutions to regional problems. <http://www.napswq.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/02-03/summary.html>