Rethink Activities, continued
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| Shrimp - Credit: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
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Spider
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State of the Environment Report
To help Australians understand how the Australian environment is going,
the Government produces a major report called 'State of the Environment'.
Scientists help put the report together by measuring six key areas:
- Biodiversity
- The land
- Inland waters
- Estuaries and the sea
- Human settlements
- The atmosphere, and
- Natural and cultural heritage.
The 2001 State of the Environment (SoE) report says the key to Australia's
sustainable future lies in all of us: our attitudes towards the environment,
our heritage and each other. This means that it is not just the responsibility
of governments or local councils to care for the environment - we are
all equally responsible
In 1996 the first SoE report made it clear that our most urgent task
was to prevent many of our precious and unique animals, plants and their
habitats from disappearing from the face of this land. The 2001 SoE report
says the next urgent task for Australians is to protect the soil and water
that sustains not only our many unique species, but also the people and
prosperity of Australia. You can find the 1996 and 2001 State of the Environment
reports at www.ea.gov.au/soe
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Workman's cottage
Credit: Dr J Flood and the AHC Collection |
Blue Mountains
Credit: A Riddle and the AHC Collection |
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Dunes
Credit: Peter Graham |
Lake Dulverton
Credit: Merran Williams |
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Spotted Gum
Credit: Australian Greenhouse Office |
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