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• Australia State of the Environment 2001 - full report (PDF - 11 160 KB)
• Part 1 Contents, Executive Overview, Key Findings and Introduction (PDF - 179 KB)
• Part 2a Australia's environment in context (PDF - 750 KB)
• Part 2b Australia's environment in context (continued) (PDF - 1563 KB)
• Part 3a Thematic findings - Atmosphere and Coasts and Oceans (PDF - 420 KB)
• Part 3b Thematic findings - Coasts and Oceans and Land (PDF - 965 KB)
• Part 3c Thematic findings - Land and Inland Waters (PDF - 1108 KB)
• Part 3d Thematic findings - Inland Waters (PDF - 1632 KB)
• Part 3e Thematic findings - Inland Waters and Biodiversity (PDF - 1980 KB)
• Part 3f Thematic findings - Biodiversity and Natural and Cultural Heritage (PDF - 1506 KB)
• Part 3g Thematic findings - Natural and Cultural Heritage and Human Settlements (PDF - 1120 KB)
• Part 4 Future Directions (PDF - 25 KB)
• Part 5 Appendices 1 - 4, Abbreviations, Glossary, References, Index (PDF - 79 KB)

Contents

• Letter of transmittal
• Executive overview
• Key findings
• Introduction
• Australia's environment in context
• Thematic findings
  • Atmosphere
  • Coasts and oceans
  • Land
  • Inland waters
  • Biodiversity
  • Natural and cultural heritage
  • Human settlements
• Future directions
• Appendices
• Abbreviations
• Glossary
• References
• Case Studies
• Environmental Indicators
• Figures
• Maps
• Tables
• Trends

Citation

Australian State of the Environment Committee, 2001. Australia State of the Environment 2001, Independent Report to the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Heritage, CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.

Disclaimer

This report was prepared by the ASEC and was guided by the seven theme reports: Atmosphere, Biodiversity, Coasts and Oceans, Human Settlements, Inland Waters, Land, and Natural and Cultural Heritage. The views it contains are not necessarily those of the Commonwealth, State or Territory Governments. The Commonwealth, which includes the ASEC, does not accept responsibility in respect of any information or advice given in relation to or as a consequence of anything contained herein.

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

Australian State of the Environment Committee.
Australia state of the environment 2001.
Bibliography.
Includes index.
ISBN 0 643 06745 0.
ISBN 0 643 06753 1 (CD-ROM).
ISBN 0 643 06754 X (8 v.).
1. Environmental policy - Australia. 2. Environmental monitoring - Australia. 3. Environmental protection - Australia. 4. Environmental management - Australia. 5. Human ecology - Australia. 6. Nature - Effect of human beings on - Australia. I. Australia. Environment Australia. II. Title.
333.720994

The seven theme reports that guided development of Australia State of the Environment 2001 are included on the CD-ROM in the back of this volume and are also available from CSIRO PUBLISHING and the Internet at: http://www.deh.gov.au/soe/

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