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Wetlands Australia: National Wetlands Update February 2017

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Wetlands Australia: National Wetlands Update February 2017 (PDF 10.8MB)

Introduction

Welcome to Wetlands Australia 2017, celebrating our country’s diverse wetlands and the people that care for them.

This edition highlights Wetlands for disaster risk reduction, the theme for World Wetlands Day 2017. Under projected climate change scenarios, extreme climatic events, including floods, droughts and storms are expected to increase in frequency and intensity. Natural features, including wetlands, can lessen the impacts of these events on communities, built infrastructure and other ecosystems.

You will also find articles about internationally significant Ramsar wetlands, wetland restoration in urban, rural, coastal and inland settings, methods for modelling, mapping and assessing wetlands, cultural values, environmental flows and wetland restoration.

Above all, Wetlands Australia tells the stories of communities working together to make sure our amazing wetlands and the people, plants and animals that rely on them are well looked after.

We hope you enjoy this edition of Wetlands Australia. Fact sheets highlighting the importance of wetlands are also available.

Download individual chapters

Introduction

Introduction (PDF - 1.18 MB) ​

Wetlands and climate change: impacts and building resilience to natural hazards

Wetlands and climate change: impacts and building resilience to natural hazards (PDF - 9.69 MB) ​
Wetlands and climate change: impacts and building resilience to natural hazards (DOCX - 75.34 KB) ​

  • Working together for the Great Barrier Reef
  • Ridding the river of blackberries: revegetation for climate change resilience
  • Climate risk and adaptation strategies at a coastal Ramsar wetland
  • Managing coastal wetlands under climate change
  • Inland wetland rehabilitation to mitigate climate change impacts
  • Constructed wetlands for drought disaster mitigation

Wetland management tools: science, modelling and assessment

Wetland management tools: science, modelling and assessment (PDF - 8.99 MB) ​
Wetland management tools: science, modelling and assessment (DOCX - 78.06 KB) ​

  • Our northern wetlands: science to support a sustainable future
  • Predicting the occurrence of seasonal herbaceous wetlands in south east Australia
  • Models of wetland connectivity: Supporting a landscape scale approach to wetland management
  • Lake Eyre Basin Condition Assessment 2016
  • “Where are the wetlands in NSW?” A new semi-automated method for mapping wetlands
  • Method for the long-term monitoring of wetlands in Victoria
  • Muir-Byenup Ramsar wetlands: Are they changing?
  • Looking below the surface of the Vasse Wonnerup wetlands

Indigenous values and connection to wetlands

Indigenous values and connection to wetlands (PDF - 2.77 MB) ​
Indigenous values and connection to wetlands (DOCX - 71.69 KB) ​

  • Reconnecting flows across the Budj Bim landscape
  • Ngarrindjeri ‘wise use’ for protecting wetlands in crisis wins 2015 Australian Riverprize
  • The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder launches two new “first of their kind” partnerships

Threatened wetland species and communities

Threatened wetland species and communities (PDF - 4.73 MB) ​
Threatened wetland species and communities (DOCX - 71.16 KB) ​

  • The Snipe Project
  • Successful regeneration of coastal saltmarsh in Sydney Olympic Park
  • Protecting valuable swamp oak wetlands

Environmental watering for wetland resilience

Environmental watering for wetland resilience (PDF - 7.43 MB) ​
Environmental watering for wetland resilience (DOCX - 75.22 KB) ​

  • Bounce-back after dry times—a welcomed and strong response from the Macquarie Marshes
  • Monitoring waterbird recruitment to inform environmental flow management: A pilot study at Reed Beds wetland, Millewa Forest, NSW
  • Supporting important ecosystems at Toorale National Park
  • Working together, to get things wetter
  • Collaborative partnerships on Tar-Ru Lands
  • Protecting Hattah Lakes during drought and beyond

Urban and constructed wetlands: improving water quality and habitat

Urban and constructed wetlands: improving water quality and habitat (PDF - 8.35 MB) ​
Urban and constructed wetlands: improving water quality and habitat (DOCX - 75.92 KB) ​

  • Wetland ‘treatment train’ improves water quality and runoff from agricultural land: A holistic approach to water quality treatment
  • Yangebup Lake solar power nutrient stripping trial
  • Marrambidya Wetland—Creating an environmental resource from redundant Council assets
  • Revegetation of the Griffin Environmental Reserve
  • Sydney’s ‘Hawkesbury Environment Network’ prepares for urban expansion with conservation and community
  • Recycled Hardwood Logs for Riverbank Stabilisation
  • Reducing acidic discharge into Bungawalbyn Creek, NSW

Community partnerships for wetland conservation and restoration

Community partnerships for wetland conservation and restoration (PDF - 8.48 MB) ​
Community partnerships for wetland conservation and restoration (DOCX - 78.78 KB) ​

  • Incredible community support secures Mt Burr Swamp for restoration
  • Look how far we have come—celebrating Panboola’s 20th birthday!
  • Habitat restoration in Dee Why Lagoon Wildlife Refuge
  • NGOs combine forces to support wetland resilience
  • NGO Networks for wetland conservation
  • Local government facilitating cross-agency collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for Tasmania’s largest wetland
  • System repair: Key partnerships help repair wetlands and bring back fish
  • Hunters—Australia’s most surprising conservationists

Wetland restoration on private and public land

Wetland restoration on private and public land (PDF - 5.69 MB) ​
Wetland restoration on private and public land (DOCX - 73.03 KB) ​

  • Inspirational wetland restoration on private land
  • Wetland thrives alongside food production
  • Native fish responses to increased connectivity and flows in a restored freshwater wetland
  • ExxonMobil and Conservation Volunteers Australia support vital wetland systems
  • Protecting and enhancing Esperance Ramsar wetlands

Previous editions of Wetlands Australia are also available

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