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The Department created a webpage providing updates on the incident and provides images, maps and background information. [3] The updates continue on a new DEM webpage under the Malinauskas government. [4] Citizens and independent experts undertook aerial surveys and established baseline data to track and measure loss and recovery in the areas ...
A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (DIWA) is a list of wetlands of national importance to Australia published by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Intended to augment the list of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention , it was formerly published in report form, but is now ...
Ramsar logo Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of wetlands in Australia that are designated by the Ramsar Convention as sites of international importance. Under the convention, the wetlands are considered as being of significant value not only for the Australian ...
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Although a locally popular watersports destination, the Victorian government decided to decommission the canals and lake to restore the landscape to a more natural wetland and woodland ecosystem. The restoration effort is expected to take at least 100 years. [6] Planning for the decommissioning began in 2004 [7] and work started in 2009. [8]
Salinity in South Australia is a problem in all principal agricultural areas, with 370000 hectares of land and wetlands impacted. At current rates, this is expected to increase by 60% by 2050. [ 12 ] It is expected to cost the state around $47million per year in lost agricultural profit, and is expected to taint more than 20% of ground water to ...
Warriewood Wetlands is located in suburban Warriewood, 20 km (12 mi) from the centre of Sydney, Australia. The reserve consists of 26 hectares (64 acres) with several Endangered Ecological Communities with various habitats for indigenous animals. Many species of birds have been recorded, including rarely seen species in Sydney. [1] [2] [3]
The wetlands are important for Australasian bitterns. The North Victorian Wetlands, also known as the Kerang Wetlands, comprise an extensive series of over 100 freshwater, brackish and saline lakes and swamps on the floodplain of the Loddon River where it enters the Murray valley, in the vicinity of the town of Kerang, in northern Victoria, south-eastern Australia.