About the Report – Australia's Environment

About the Report

Overview

The annual Australia's Environment Report summarises a large amount of observations on the trajectory of our natural resources and ecosystems.

You can find details about the aims and background of Australia's Environment Report in the following short paper:

Van Dijk, A.I.J.M. and Rahman, J. (2019). Synthesising multiple observations into annual environmental condition reports: the OzWALD system and Australia's Environment Explorer. In Elsawah, S. (ed.) MODSIM2019, 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2019, pp. 884–890. ISBN: 978-0-9758400-9-2. https://doi.org/10.36334/modsim.2019.J5.vandijk

Latest reports

Australia's Environment in 2023

A national snapshot of environmental conditions during 2023, including indicators for vegetation, water, fire, soils and biodiversity across regions.

Download the latest Australia's Environment Report

Australia's Environment in 2022

This report summarises 25 years of change in Australia's environment based on national indicators. It shows persistent environmental pressures, limited national-scale improvement, and substantial regional variation.

Download the Decadal Report

Previous reports

Australia's Environment in 2023
Summary Report Briefing material The Conversation
Australia's Environment in 2022
Summary Report Briefing material The Conversation
Australia's Environment in 2021
Summary Report Briefing material The Conversation
Australia's Environment in 2020
Summary Report Briefing material The Conversation
Australia's Environment in 2019
Summary Report Briefing material The Conversation
Australia's Environment in 2018
Fact Sheet Briefing material The Conversation
Australia's Environment in 2017
Fact Sheet Briefing material The Conversation
Australia's Environment in 2016
Fact Sheet Briefing material The Conversation
Australia's Environment in 2015
Fact Sheet Briefing material The Conversation

Acknowledgements

Production of this report was made possible by the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) and data published by Geoscience Australia, Bureau of Meteorology, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, European Commission, NASA, Japan Meteorological Agency, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US National Snow and Ice Data Center, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, CSIRO, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, NCRIS-enabled Atlas of Living Australia and Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), and Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

This report was authored by:

Prof. Albert van Dijk
Shoshana Rapley
Tayla Lawrie