{"id":570,"date":"2016-04-20T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T05:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wald.anu.science\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:06:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T05:06:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Australia&#8217;s Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"570\" class=\"elementor elementor-570\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f70d07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f70d07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d8d760\" data-id=\"0d8d760\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4730f51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4730f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The annual Australia\u2019s Environment Report summarises a large amount of observations on the trajectory of our natural resources and ecosystems.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6949edd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6949edd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf72372\" data-id=\"bf72372\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10dd8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c10dd8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ausenv2023\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?fit=300%2C99&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3262\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?w=3343&amp;ssl=1 3343w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=300%2C99&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=1024%2C336&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=768%2C252&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=1536%2C504&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=2048%2C673&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=500%2C164&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=800%2C263&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=1280%2C420&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=1920%2C631&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?resize=228%2C75&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-button-e1710290660827.png?w=2280&amp;ssl=1 2280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec6deb5\" data-id=\"ec6deb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ef09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9ef09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Report-Mockup_1-e4b54a045fcdc1cc.png?fit=525%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Report-Mockup_1-e4b54a045fcdc1cc.png?w=525&amp;ssl=1 525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Report-Mockup_1-e4b54a045fcdc1cc.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Report-Mockup_1-e4b54a045fcdc1cc.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Report-Mockup_1-e4b54a045fcdc1cc.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Report-Mockup_1-e4b54a045fcdc1cc.png?resize=116%2C116&amp;ssl=1 116w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Report-Mockup_1-e4b54a045fcdc1cc.png?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f0f14c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f0f14c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e13041a\" data-id=\"7e13041a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d67f4d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d67f4d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The annual Australia\u2019s Environment Report summarises a large amount of observations on the trajectory of our natural resources and ecosystems. On the website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ausenv.tern.org.au\">ausenv.tern.org.au<\/a>) you can find a national summary report, as well as report cards for different types of administrative and geographical regions. In the accompanying data explorer, the spatial data can be viewed as maps, accounts or charts by region and land use type and downloaded for further use.<\/h4><h6>You can find details about the aims and background of <em>Australia&#8217;s Environment Report<\/em> in the following short paper:<\/h6><p><em>Van Dijk, A.I.J.M. and Rahman, J. (2019). Synthesising multiple observations into annual environmental condition reports: the OzWALD system and Australia\u2019s Environment Explorer. In Elsawah, S. (ed.) MODSIM2019, 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2019, pp. 884\u2013890.<\/em><br \/><em>ISBN: 978-0-9758400-9-2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.36334\/modsim.2019.J5.vandijk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.36334\/modsim.2019.J5.vandijk<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Previous Reports<\/strong><\/p><h6>Use the links below to access archived reports from previous years.<\/h6><ul><li><strong>Australia&#8217;s Environment in 2022<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/AusEnvReport2022\">Summary Report <\/a>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OTtIdrE6SJk\">Briefing material\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/2022-was-a-good-year-for-nature-in-australia-but-three-nasty-problems-remain-201778\">Summary in The Conservation<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Australia&#8217;s Environment in 2021<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2021-AusEnvReport-160322-3.pdf\">Summary Report <\/a>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tkhpv3m7rmQ\">Briefing material\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/thanks-to-heavy-rain-australias-environment-scores-a-7-out-of-10-but-the-future-remains-bleak-179085\">Summary in The Conservation<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Australia&#8217;s Environment in 2020<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2020-AusEnvReport-30-3-21.pdf\">Summary Report<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iUsdhZUmQDg\">Briefing material<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/even-after-the-rains-australias-environment-scores-a-3-out-of-10-these-regions-are-struggling-the-most-157590\">Summary in The Conversation<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Australia&#8217;s Environment in 2019<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AustraliasEnvironment_2019_SummaryReport.pdf\">Summary Report<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jpTK7cbhlhc&amp;t=304s\">Briefing material<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/a-major-scorecard-gives-the-health-of-australias-environment-less-than-1-out-of-10-133444\">Summary in The Conversation<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Australia&#8217;s Environment in 2018<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/FactSheet2018.pdf\">Fact Sheet<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/c9394iy7ymds5rh\/AusEnv2018_final.pdf?dl=0\">Briefing material<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/australias-2018-environmental-scorecard-a-dreadful-year-that-demands-action-114760\">Summary in The Conversation<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Australia&#8217;s Environment in 2017<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AustraliasEnvironment_FactSheet_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fact Sheet<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/jt7a46ac1n7j5rg\/AustraliasEnvironment_seminar_2017.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Briefing material<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/australias-2017-environment-scorecard-like-a-broken-record-high-temperatures-further-stress-our-ecosystems-94114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary in The Conversation<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Australia&#8217;s Environment in 2016<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/AustraliasEnvironment_FactSheet_2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fact Sheet<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/pq6r03mbzr4risu\/AustraliasEnvironment_seminar_2016.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Briefing material<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/australias-2016-environment-scorecard-rains-return-but-in-some-cases-too-late-72882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary in The Conversation<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Australia&#8217;s Environment in 2015<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AusEnv2015_summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fact Sheet<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AusEnv2015_27April2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Briefing material<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/environmental-score-card-shows-australia-is-once-again-in-decline-58583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary in The Conversation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: #00565d;\"><strong>Acknowledgements<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>Production of this report was made possible by the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) and data published by Geoscience Australia, Bureau of Meteorology, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, European Commission, NASA, Japan Meteorological Agency, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US National Snow and Ice Data Center, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, CSIRO, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, NCRIS-enabled Atlas of Living Australia and Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) capabilities ,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Australian Bureau of Agricultural and<br \/>Resource Economics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Australia\u2019s Environment Report summarises a large amount of observations on the trajectory of our natural resources and ecosystems. The annual Australia\u2019s Environment Report summarises a large amount of observations on the trajectory of our natural resources and ecosystems. On the website (ausenv.tern.org.au) you can find a national summary report, as well as report<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"btn-filled btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/about\/\" title=\"About Australia&#8217;s Environment\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PbFXqv-9c","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570"}],"version-history":[{"count":160,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3516,"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570\/revisions\/3516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wenfo.org\/aer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}