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SoE2017: Land clearing impact on threatened flora habitat
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Land use clearing for pasture is the greatest pressure on threatened flora pre-clear habitat. -
SoE2017: Sea surface temperature
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Sea-surface temperatures in the Coral Sea and around northern Australia are about +1°C warmer on average than 100 years ago, with record warmth occurring in 2016. -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change in estuarine wetlands
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
More than 96% of the pre-European settlement extent of estuarine wetlands in Queensland remained in 2017. Changes in the extent of estuarine wetlands in Queensland have been... -
SoE2015: Pressures affecting riverine ecosystems
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Sediment, nutrients and chemicals, and the loss of riparian forests are the major catchment pressures that broadly impact Queensland's freshwater rivers but vary in their... -
SoE2017: Carbon monoxide concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Carbon monoxide levels have continued to decline over the past decade with levels in the last six years less than 20% of the National Environmental Protection Measure (NEPM) Air... -
SoE2020: Trackable waste landfilled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Solid and sludge wastes continue to be the highest category of waste being landfilled in Queensland, accounting for about 64% of all trackable waste to landfill. -
SoE2020: Carbon monoxide concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Carbon monoxide levels have continued to decline over the past decade, with levels in the last 6 years less than 20% of the National Environmental Protection (Ambient Air... -
SoE2020: Extent and rate of change of remnant native vegetation
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The loss of remnant native vegetation in Queensland has been monitored since 1997 and reached a peak during 1999–2000 at which point 0.4% of the state’s remnant... -
SoE2015: Cultural heritage search requests
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
There is consistent pressure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage from general land use activities. -
SoE2017: Queensland heritage places
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Since 2012, 93 Queensland Heritage Places have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register. -
SoE2015: Local heritage places and areas
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The majority of local governments identify and protect local heritage places and areas through a planning scheme. -
SoE2020: Storm tide inundation incidences
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Storm tide inundations continue to impact the coast. -
SoE2017: Evaporation rate
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas. -
SoE2020: Threatened fauna species numbers
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The total number of fauna species listed as threatened (‘vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘presumed extinct’) in Queensland increased to 228... -
SoE2015: Fugitive emissions sector greenhouse gas emissions
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Total fugitive emissions increased 38% between 2005 and 2014 in line with increasing coal and gas production. -
SoE2015: Nitrogen dioxide concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Since 1993, there have been no exceedences of the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards and no clear trends over the past decade. -
SoE2017: Great Barrier Reef World Heritage natural criteria
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The Great Barrier Reef meets all four World Heritage natural criteria -
SoE2015: Volume and load of sewage treatment plants
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The volume and load of nitrogen and phosphorus released from coastal sewage treatment plants into waterways in Queensland has remained relatively constant since 2010, with the... -
SoE2015: Storm tide inundation
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Storm tide inundation events continue to impact the coast, however, no severe events were recorded for human settlements for 2012-2015. -
SoE2020: Volume and load of sewage treatment plants
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The annual volume and load of nutrients released from coastal sewage treatment plants into waterways in Queensland has been collected since 2010. In general, we have observed...