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Indicators of Land Salinity Assessment

South Australia

This report has investigated the practical application in South Australia of the recommended indicators and protocols for evaluating change in land salinity under the National Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. Several issues can be highlighted following the application of the indicators at the Narroonda and Cooke Plains dryland trial sites. General Applicability: Depth to groundwater, and location, size and intensity of salt affected areas are the most (more)...

Indicator guidelines: extent and distribution of key habitat types

Estuarine, coastal and marine habitat extent and distribution

This document presents the recommended monitoring guidelines for collecting, collating and reporting information on the extent and distribution of key estuarine, coastal and marine habitat types for national, state/territory and regional application.

A synthesis report on the Audit regional/catchment

This synthesis report is a review of selected projects managed by the Audit on catchment condition reporting and the report card concept. This report includes: A categorisation and review of nine projects: Australian catchment, river and estuary assessment 2002 (Audit, State and Commonwealth agencies and CRC’s) Report (more)...

Introducing OzCoasts

Integrated web access to key Estuarine, Coastal and Marine Indicator information and data for Natural Resource Management – Final Report

The OzCoasts website (formerly called OzEstuaries) was released as part of a collaborative project with the National Land and Water Resources Audit (NLWRA). The title of the project was: Integrated web access to key Estuarine, Coastal and Marine Indicator Information and data for Natural Resource Management. The major new addition to the website was a module dedicated to NRM Reporting.

Reporting against the National Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

The National Land & Water Resources Audit (the Audit) coordinates the collation of data to support reporting on natural resource condition required under the National NRM Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (National M&E Framework).

Trialling a framework and indicators for wetland extent, distribution and condition in Western Australia

The project ‘Development of National Indicators for Wetland Ecosystem Extent, Distribution and Condition’ is a collaborative project involving the National Land & Water Resources Audit (NLWRA), Department of the Environment and Water Resources (DEWR) and the Wetlands & Waterbirds Taskforce (WWTF). The project seeks to develop nationally consistent and (more)...

NSW Review and Testing of Proposed Indicators of Wetland Extent, Distribution and Condition

Final Report

The objectives of these trials are to: 1. Report on the application of the proposed framework (using conceptual models) and themes with respect to their utility in reporting on wetland extent, distribution and condition at the regional level and/or state level. 2. A desktop study of proposed indicators that will: • Review available data for the indicator at the trial regional level • Review possible measures for the indicator • Report on the (more)...

Land use change in Australia

Land use: status of information for reporting against indicators

Status of information for reporting against indicators under the National Natural Resources Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

Effective management of natural resources requires good quality data and information at the right level of detail to be available for those who need it. Australia invests significant resources each year in the collection and maintenance of data to inform natural resource management decisions. Since 1997, the National Land & Water Resources Audit has played a vital role in the national coordination, collation and reporting of this information. The (more)...

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