Website of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, providing a brief overview on Land, Water and Biodiversity. The article is a good introduction to the topic, and also provides links to further related and informative websites.

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/env_glance.html




Section of the Department of the Environment and Water Resources, offering information on national strategies and objectives/targets for biodiversity conservation. Navigational links to related pages such as Conservation in regional planning, Conservation incentives, and many more.

http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/




This website provides information on trends in the types and dispersal of rubbish throughout Australia and highlights the importance of avoiding, reducing, re-using and recycling rubbish.

http://www.cleanup.org.au/rubbishreport/index.html




Educational toolkit explaining the weather of the Australian Alps, the influence global warming, ozone depletion. Also included in the booklet are references and a glossary.

http://www.australianalps.deh.gov.au/publications/edukit/pubs/
climate.pdf




Website section featuring how the Australian Wilderness Society is tackling global warming. Links to websites about Australia’s forests, logging, carbon cycle, and media releases and articles.

http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/climate/




The section of The Australian Greenhouse Office website identifies future climate conditions in Australia, projected by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). Subcategories show impacts on Agriculture, Biodiversity, Health, Human settlements and infrastructure, and Water sources. It also gives links to articles Living with Climate Change - an overview of potential climate change impacts on Australia and Climate Change - An Australian Guide to the Science and Potential impacts [PDF documents].

http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/impacts/overview.html




Section of The Department of the Environment and Water Resources website is featuring the contents of a report with outcomes of a workshop about the topic sponsored by the Biological Diversity Advisory Committee in 2002.

http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/publications
/greenhouse/index.html




Article of the Sydney Morning Herald in July 2005, stating the possible threats costal areas will face, failures that have been made by the government, and the likely scenario. There are links to related articles and the governmental report on Climate Change, Risk and Vulnerability.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/climate-change-threatens-
costal-areas/2005/07/26/1122143845701.html




This website category features information on research conducted on the pollution caused by energy developments on air quality, land and water and the technology developed to tackle these environmental issues. CSIRO is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and doubling the efficiency of Australia’s future energy generation technologies.

http://www.csiro.au/csiro/channel/ich1s.html




This latest report by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) focuses on the environmental impacts associated with transport and the transport industry in Australia. Some of the topics covered are the use of energy and greenhouse gas emissions by the transport system, impact on wildlife, biodiversity and aquatic environments, air pollution and the reduced liveability of urban environments.

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Previousproducts/1301.0
Feature%20Article312003?opendocument&tabname=Summary
&prodno=1301.0&issue=2003&num=&view=





The environment portal provides access to online services and information provided by Australian, state, territory and local governments. The portal features Environmental themes, Services, Resources and Environmental topics A to Z. It also provides links to Highlights such as sustainability education, Australian environment agencies, Australian Natural Resource Atlas, and more.

http://www.environment.gov.au/portal/




The Impacts & Adaptation Working Group of CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) provides on its website links to a climate change poster and a climate impacts 2001 brochures. Further material on Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) research projects.

http://www.marine.csiro.au/iawg/




Section of the Australian Natural Resource Atlas website, featuring Landscape Health in Australia within the vegetation and biodiversity frame. Contents of the report are: Defining and Assessing Landscape Health, Native Vegetation, Soil and Hydrology, Weeds and Feral Animals, Threatened Ecosystems and Species, Trend Attributes, Synthesis – Landscape Stress, In partnership, and Further Information. Maps of Australia showing zone use, ecosystems at risk, dry land salinity risk, and more.

http://audit.deh.gov.au/ANRA/vegetation/vegetation_
frame.cfm?region_type=AUS®ion_code=AUS&info=
landscape_health





Article of The Courier Mail of Queensland, quoting Australian of the Year Tim Flannery. Flannery raises serious concern that global warming will cause the extinction of a high number of species, with two out of ten up to six out of ten species living on the planet being lost. Article published in February 2007.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,211
57949-5003419,00.html




Section of the CANA (Climate Action Network Australia) offering information on the following categories: Farming and Rural Communities, Indigenous Communities, Insurance, Housing, Planning, Tourism, Cost of Living, Employment, Health and Population. It also features a section with a global focus.

http://www.cana.net.au/socialimpacts/




This section of the Environmental Protection Agency website provides information on the issues surrounding stormwater pollution and ways to reduce the impact on the environment.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/stormwater/crk/materials/
faq.htm#1




This section of The Sustainable Energy and Anti-Uranium Service website provides information on the issues associated with radioactive waste and its major impact to the environment.

http://www.sea-us.org.au/wastenot.html




Article of the Sydney Morning Herald stating that the proposal to turn Queensland’s coastal rivers inland has been dismissed by the Federal Government and experts as economically and ecologically unfeasible. The article is quoting QLD Premier Peter Beattie, federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Professor Richard Kingsford from the University of NSW. The article was published in February 2007.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/turning-back-the-rivers-
just-a-free-ride-for-toads/2007/02/19/1171733685126.html




Learning Centre of the Coffs Harbour City Council website, explaining the term biodiversity, the unique biodiversity of Australia, and what can be done to conserve it, but also giving further information on Environmental issues like Grow Your own Food, Global Warming & Greenhouse Effect, What is Sustainability, Waste Management, Composting, and Composting with Worms.

http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/www/html/882-what-
is-biodiversity.asp




The website of the Australian Museum features a short explanation on biodiversity and provides subcategories such as Levels of biodiversity, Biodiversity in Australia and Conserving biodiversity. Further navigational links about What’s happening to our biodiversity, How can you help, Biodiversity and The Australian Museum, Fact sheets and Video.
http://www.austmus.gov.au/biodiversity/what/index.htm