Australia State of the Environment 2001
Independent Report to the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Australian State of the Environment Committee, Authors
CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2001
ISBN 0 643 06745 0
Abbreviations
Main Report Abbreviations
| AAP | Australian Associated Press |
| AATSE | Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
| ACF | Australian Conservation Foundation |
| AGO | Australian Greenhouse Office |
| ANZECC | Australia and New Zealand Environment Conservation Council |
| AQIS | Australian Quarantine Inspection Service |
| ASEC | Australian State of the Environment Committee |
| AUSLIG | Australian Surveying and Land Information Group |
| BoM | Bureau of Meteorology |
| CAR | Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative |
| CCAMLR | Convention on Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| CFCs | chlorofluorocarbons |
| CITES | Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Flora and Fauna |
| CO2-e | carbon dioxide equivalent |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CRC | Cooperative Research Centre |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| ENSO | El Nio-Southern Oscillation |
| EPBC Act | Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
| ESD | ecologically sustainable development |
| GIS | geographical information system |
| GMU | groundwater management units |
| IBRA | Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia |
| IMCRA | Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| MARPOL Convention | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
| MPA | Marine protected area |
| NAP | National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality |
| NDVI | Normalised Vegetation Difference Index |
| NEPM | National Environmental Protection Measure |
| NFF | National Farmers Federation |
| NGGI | National Greenhouse Gas Inventory |
| NGO | non-government organisation |
| NHT | Natural Heritage Trust |
| NLWRA | National Land and Water Resources Audit |
| NPI | National Pollutant Inventory |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| RCD | rabbit calicivirus disease |
| RFA | Regional Forest Agreement |
| SoE | State of the Environment |
| SoE (1996) | The 1996 State of the Environment report |
| SoE (2001) | The 2001 State of the Environment report |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| VKT | Vehicle kilometres travelled |
Theme Report Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Atmosphere Theme Report Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Biodiversity Theme Report Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Coasts and Oceans Theme Report Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Inland Waters Theme Report Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Land Theme Report Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Natural and Cultural Heritage Theme Report Acronyms and Abbreviations