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Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change: The Green Paper

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The Green Paper
Documents referred to in the Green Paper
Legislation
Media Releases


The Green Paper

PDF Icon Introduction (PDF - 238 KB)

PDF Icon Section 1a (PDF - 2.0 MB)

PDF Icon Section 1b (PDF - 1.7 MB)

PDF Icon Section 2 (PDF - 1,019 KB)

PDF Icon Section 3 (PDF - 402 KB)

PDF Icon Glossary and References (PDF - 125 KB)

PDF Icon Summary brochure (PDF - 376 KB)


Fact sheets

PDF Icon The services provided by Victoria's ecosystems (PDF - 206 KB)

PDF Icon How climate change will affect Victoria's land and biodiversity (PDF - 83 KB)


Biodiversity snapshots:

PDF Icon North eastern Victoria(PDF - 173 KB)

PDF Icon North western Victoria (PDF - 161 KB)

PDF Icon South western Victoria (PDF - 116 KB)

PDF Icon Gippsland (PDF - 216 KB)

PDF Icon Around Port Phillip (PDF - 170 KB)

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Reference papers

The references papers are still being prepared. Please check back in mid-April.

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)
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)
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

Media Releases

Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change - April 6 2008


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Please note: Document(s) on this page are presented in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download a copy free from the Adobe web site.

Photo: Green and grassy open space

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

Photo: River view










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