Geography & Environmental Studies Resource Guide
Environmental Protection--Some Key Documents
Australian Environment Departments [web access]
[A directory covering the Commonwealth, the States & Territories]
Australia, state of the environment reporting [web access]
[National SoE reports provide information about environmental and heritage conditions, trends and pressures for the Australian continent, surrounding seas and Australia's external territories]
Australian guidelines for establishing the national reserve system (1999) [web access]
[The Australian Guidelines for Establishing the National Reserve System have been prepared to assist in the development of the National Reserve System (NRS), and to assist stakeholders in the understanding of this process]
Caring for our country : outcomes 2008-2013 [web access]
[The Australian Government's new environmental management initiative aims to secure inmproved strategic outcomes across six national priority areas]
Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act [web access]
[Protects the environment, particularly on matters of national environmental significance]
Environmental performance reviews : Australia (1998) [print]
[OECD review of Australia's environmental performance in the light of domestic objectives & international commitments]
Environmental policy: Australian practice in the context of theory (2007) [print]
[Shows how policy is developed on a practical level within an Australian context]
Guide to environmental legislation in Australia and New Zealand (5th edition, 1997) [print]
[The Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council's summary and brief description of environment protection and related legislation of the federal, state and territory governments of Australia, and of New Zealand]
National Reserve System Programme [web access]
[The National Reserve System Program is designed to help build a comprehensive national park and nature reserve system across the entire Australian land mass]
State of the environment report for South Australia (from 2003) [web access]
[Required under the Environment Protection Act 1993. Also available in print format from 1988 onward]
Environment Protection--Library Catalogue & Databases
Use the library catalogue to search for books. The following keyword searches may be useful starting points:
Environmental policy Australia
Environmental policy South Australia
Environmental protection Australia
Environmental protection South Australia
Use databases to find journal articles. Choose an appropriate database from the Geography/Environmental Studies databases list (see especially the databases for Australian topics)
Last update: 6th May 2009 Helen Attar
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