Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment (IGAE). The signatories agreed that ‘environmental issues associated with a proposed project, program or policy will be taken into consideration in the decision making process’. Clearly, the IGAE enveloped the principle of SEA (Kelly et al. 2012). Following this after an extensive review of Environment Protection (Impact of Proposal) Act 1974, in 1999 Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act came into force. This Act formally introduced SEA
Therefore it has it’s own delivery mechanism which is the Redlands Biodiversity Strategy for biodiversity management. The regional vision outlined in the SEQ regional plan in terms of environment and biodiversity is the development of an efficient transportation system which contributes to a reduction in Greenhouse gas emissions. Also, it aims to improve conservation and protection of the ecologically significant landscapes such as the Moreton Bay Islands, beaches, wetlands
NEED AND PURPOSE FOR CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY: Biodiversity, a contraction of “biological diversity,” generally refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth. The very existence of human species and sustainable development depend on biodiversity conservation, therefore the need for conservation of biodiversity is basically for this reason that all living creatures need other creatures and plants in one way or the other. At least 40 per cent of the world’s economy and 80 per cent
and in this regard biodiversity is no exception. The knowledge of the hunters and gatherer societies, cultivators, and fishers to mention a few, have developed knowledge specific to their field of operation. There have been sources laying down the importance of the traditional knowledge, as pre-scientific traditional systems of management have been the main means by which the traditional societies have managed natural resources for millennia . Thus biodiversity conservation holds primary importance
Introduction Environmental policy and legislation in Australia have been heavily influenced by non-binding international agreements, in particular, the principle of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (the Act) is the primary vehicle for implementing ESD at the Commonwealth level but it is not consistently able to achieve its object of managing environmental issues and achieving ecologically sustainable development. However
Options Identified in the Literature for Approaching the Problem Option 1: The importance of preventive measures and sustainability planning in tourism development. Control policies (taxes and regulations) should be used to protect the environment against negative influences of tourism development. Option 2: The demand for continuous monitoring and managing negative impacts. The necessity of a measurement and assessment standard for auditing environmental impact Option 3: Social awareness is the
Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth. It refers to the number of species of plants, animals and microorganisms. However, it also refers to the difference of the ecosystems on the planet such as rainforests, deserts, coral reefs and so on. This is all parts of a biologically diverse on the earth. The beauty of the country is made by the biodiversity on the earth. This can make the country became the most popular place to touristy, because of a wealth resource for the tourist sector that including
INTRODUCTION The environment consists of ‘all, or any, of the following media, namely, the air, water and land’ as defined by the Environmental Protection Act of 1990, Section 1, of The United Kingdom (Kidd, 1997). The environment can thus be divided into three main components namely terrestrial, aquatic and atmospheric. The environment can be further divided in to two classes, natural and unnatural environment. The natural environment refers to and includes all living organisms and nonliving things
Environmental Justice Support the position that a clean environment is a basic human right. How can this be achieved? What is environmental justice? Environmental justice has been defined as the pursuit of equal justice and equal protection under the law for all environmental statutes and regulations without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, and/or socioeconomic status. Environmental justice refers to the conditions in which such a right can be freely exercised, whereby individual and group
along the coastline. It is indiscriminate when killing marine animals that swim in close proximity to the shark nets. Between 2001 – 2003, 6250 sharks were caught on drum lines alone, 97% of which were considered as a conservation risk according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In addition to Western Australia’s targeted species being Great White sharks, Tiger Sharks and Bull Sharks, the QSCP contains a variety of additional target species, some of which have never been
microbial activity (Fisher and Binkley, 2000). Active microbes and invertebrates along with high temperature and moisture, can also lead to a faster litter decomposition and thus enhance vegetation (Godefroid et al., 2006). The most important thing in protection and management of habitats and wildlife is vegetation (Ahmad et al., 2012). With the rapid shifting in distribution of species and wide-ranging resulting from ongoing global environmental change, it is probable that in few decades few plant communities
Marine protected area is an essential instruments in marine biodiversity conservation. It has been applied by various institution and nation throughout the world to encounter several issue from fish stock collapse to habitat degradation (IEEP and NRDC, 2008). Marine protected area can act as a residence for certain species, habitat, and ecosystem as well as cultural heritage which cannot survive in other human intervened area. It can also act as the standard of how human should deal with nature. Indonesia
meters in length” More than $20 million have been spent on the plan to protect the coasts from sharks. With these commercial fishermen, baited hooks, and drum lines, the beaches will no longer contain many marine life which is dangerous for the environment. The Western Australia shark-cull plan has drawn the attention of many scientists. According to NATURE, a DESCRIPTION, the coast of Western Australia is a region “thought to be as part of the migration route for great whites” Alison Kock, a Shark-control
heritage places The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) establishes the National Heritage List, which includes natural, Indigenous and historic places that are of outstanding heritage value to the nation. The Act also establishes the Commonwealth Heritage List, which comprises natural, Indigenous and historic places on Commonwealth lands and waters or under Australian Government control, and identified by the Minister for the Environment (the Minister) as having Commonwealth
regarding their exploitation and conservation. LEGAL STATUS: All States have sovereign rights over
Zoos display fascinating animals from all over the world for human entertainment, research, conservation, and education. Many scientists conduct studies on animals in captivity that they may not have been able to in the wild. Zoos educate all the visitors that come; they let people know everything that they know about the animals on display. We do learn a lot from these animals, but not all of the animals in the zoo are behaving like they normally would in the wild. Larger animals, such as elephants
says that the US, per capita, consumes approximately 330 kg in wood based products compared to 233 kg in Germany who holds second place (WRI 2003). WWF has been trying for years to help with the world’s preservation of forests. WWF’s policy toward conservation of forests states “…[to] influence broader, long-term governmental policy - domestically and internationally - that supports our mission to conserve 19 of the world's most important natural places and significantly change global markets to protect
Botany Bay on one side and the CBD of Australia’s largest city on the other, Sydney Airport has a full range of environmental issues to monitor and manage. Environmental management at Sydney Airport is conducted in accordance with the Sydney Airport Environment Strategy. Sydney Airport is Australia’s busiest airport, with over 8 million international travellers and 15 million domestic travellers arriving and departing on approximately 290,000 flights annually. This makes Sydney Airport a major source of
CHAPTER 4 TIGER CONSERVATION INTRODUCTION “The Indian tiger has been the centre of attraction in the Indian jungles, as a big fame, during the last two centuries. Apart from Maharajas and Nawabs who had interest in hunting of tigers, the British officers, soldiers and civil officers were all keen on bagging at least one tiger before they retired. A few of them attempted to score a century of tiger heads and succeeded. Some even repeated the performance as many as 10 times, thus massacring over a
jeopardising the potential for people in the future to meet their needs. If an activity is said to be sustainable, it should be able to continue forever. Therefore sustainable tourism refers to tourism development that that avoids damage to the environment, economy, and culture of the locations where it take place. The aim of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development is positive for the local people, tourism companies as well as the tourists themselves. Taking such an approach of sustainable