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  • The Green Paper
  • Documents referred to in the Green Paper
  • Legislation

    The Green Paper

    PDF Icon Introduction (PDF - 498 KB)

    PDF Icon Section 1 (PDF - 1.4 MB)

    PDF Icon Section 2 (PDF - 1.8 MB)

    PDF Icon Section 3 (PDF - 818 KB)

    PDF Icon Glossary and References (PDF - 310 KB)

    PDF Icon Green Paper Summary (PDF - 1.1 MB)

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    Fact sheets

    PDF Icon The services provided by Victoria's ecosystems(PDF - 1.5 MB)

    PDF Icon How climate change will affect Victoria's land and biodiversity (PDF - 1.7 MB)

    Biodiversity snapshots

    PDF Icon A biodiversity snapshot of North East Victoria (PDF - 1.2 MB)

    PDF Icon A biodiversity snapshot of North West Victoria (PDF - 1.2 MB)

    PDF Icon A biodiversity snapshot of South West Victoria (PDF - 1.5 MB)

    PDF Icon A biodiversity shapshot of the Gippsland region (PDF - 1.6 MB)

    PDF Icon Melbourne Metro and Bays (PDF - 1.3 MB)

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    Reference papers

    PDF Icon Improving ecological connectivity (PDF - 356 KB)

    PDF Icon Using and managing fire for biodiversity and asset protection (PDF - 281 KB)

    PDF Icon Opportunities in carbon sequestration (PDF - 272 KB)


    Documents referred to in the Green Paper

    Australian Climate Change and Variability – 1900 - 2006
    Australian Demographic Statistics 2006
    Climate Change in Australia
    Coastal Spaces Initiative (2006)
    Code of Practice for Fire Management on Public Land
    DSE Advisory List for Threatened Vertebrate Fauna (2007)
    DSE Advisory List of Rare and Threatened Plants (2005)
    Environmental Sustainability Action Statement (ESAS) – Our Environment, Our Future (2006)
    Evaluation of Victoria's 1997 Biodiversity Strategy
    The Health of our Catchments (2002)
    Index of Stream Condition (2005)
    Inquiry on the Impacts and Trends in Soil Acidity (2004)
    International Convention on Biodiversity
    IPCC Assessment Reports
    Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change: Consultation Paper (2007)
    Land and Biodiversity at a time of climate change: Consultation Paper submissions (2007)
    Kyoto Protocol
    Melbourne 2030
    Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
    National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
    National Land and Water Resources Audit
    Our Forests Our Future (2002)
    Our Water Our Future (2004)
    Our Water Our Future: The Next Stage of the Government’s Water Plan (2007)
    Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
    Regional Forest Agreements
    Report of the Inquiry into the 2002-03 Victorian Bushfires
    State of the Forests Report
    The impact of acid soils in Victoria (2002)
    UNEP Global Environment Outlook
    Victoria’s Biodiversity Strategy (1997)
    Victorian Catchment Condition Report 2007
    Victoria’s Native Vegetation Management: A Framework for Action (2002)
    Victoria’s Salinity Management Framework (2000)
    Victorian Action Plan for Second Generation Landcare (2002)
    Victorian Coastal Strategy (2007)
    Victorian Pest Management Framework (2002)
    Victorian River Health Strategy (2002)
    Yorta Yorta Co-operative Management Agreement (2004)

    Legislation

    Archaeological and Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1972
    Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994
    Coastal Management Act 1995
    Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978
    Environment Effects Act 1978
    Environment Protection Act 1970
    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
    Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
    Lands Acts 1860s
    National Parks Act 1975
    Planning and Environment Act 1987
    Vermin and Noxious Weeds Acts 1922
    Water Act 1989
    Water Industry Act 1994
    Wildlife Act 1975

    Useful references

    Implications of climate change for Australia's National Reserve System (2008)


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    Photo: bullant (Faye Gordes)

    Photo: Vercos Nudibranch (Jon Bryan)

    Photo: Victorian flora (Courtesy of Tourism Victoria)

    Photo: Victoria

    Photo: Victorian sunset (Courtesy of Tourism Victoria)

    Photo: Western Port (Bill Boyle)

    Photo: Rainforest

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