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	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources (Department of the Environment and Heritage) ...
		The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources (formerly the Department of the Environment and Heritage) develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's natural environment and cultural heritage.
		The Prime Minister and premiers of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia and the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory have released the May 2007 Murray-Darling Basin dry inflow contingency planning overview report.
		The Australian Government has made $4 million available from the Natural Heritage Trust for a special purpose 'Coastal and Marine' Round of the Envirofund.
	www.environment.gov.au (224 words)

	Australian heritage home page
		The National Heritage List is Australia's list of places or groups of places with outstanding heritage value to the nation - whether natural, Indigenous or historic or a combination of these.
		With the increase in international trade in movable cultural heritage objects, the Commonwealth can regulate the export of Australia's significant cultural heritage objects and can act to return illegally exported objects to their country of origin.
		If you are looking to see if a particular place is heritage listed, you could search the Australian Heritage Database or, for places that are listed on state or territory heritage registers, you could search the Australian Heritage Places Inventory.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage (564 words)

	Secretary for the Department of the Environment and Water Resources \| Bio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mr David Borthwick was appointed Secretary of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage (now the Department of the Environment and Water Resources) in February 2004.
		Prior to being appointed Secretary, David was a Deputy Secretary in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from July 2001.
		From 1998 to 2001 he was a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health and Aged Care where he oversighted the health side of the department.
	hermes.erin.gov.au /about/secretary.html (212 words)

	Australian National Botanic Gardens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) are located in Canberra and are administered by the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Heritage.
		The botanic gardens are a collection of native Australian flora, the mission of the ANBG is to study and promote Australia's flora.
		The Australian National Herbarium is participating in the creation of Australia's Virtual Herbarium (AVH), a web based record of botanical information, including six million specimen records displaying geographic distribution, images, descriptive text and identification tools.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_National_Botanic_Gardens (494 words)

	Curriculum Leadership Journal \| Environmental Education for a sustainable future: formal schooling
		The Department of the Environment and Heritage and the Department of Education Science and Training are currently working with State and Territory education departments on a National Environmental Education Statement for Schools, to set out the key aims and principles for schools in the area of environmental education.
		Commissioned by the National Environmental Education Council and the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage, the review indicated that key topics such as biodiversity, sustainability, greenhouse and endangered species were under-represented or missing from State and Territory curriculum documents.
		The Department of the Environment and Heritage is currently liaising with each State and Territory regarding the further development of this initiative.
	cmslive.curriculum.edu.au /leader?id=4695 (897 words)

	Australian heritage home page
		The National Heritage List is Australia's list of places or groups of places with outstanding heritage value to the nation - whether natural, Indigenous or historic or a combination of these.
		With the increase in international trade in movable cultural heritage objects, the Commonwealth can regulate the export of Australia's significant cultural heritage objects and can act to return illegally exported objects to their country of origin.
		If you are looking to see if a particular place is heritage listed, you could search the Australian Heritage Database or, for places that are listed on state or territory heritage registers, you could search the Australian Heritage Places Inventory.
	www.environment.gov.au /heritage (574 words)

	ARIES News and Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) is pleased to announce an Expression of Interest (EOI) for Councils wishing to participate in Mentoring Local Government in Education for Sustainability Project (PDF).
		The Forum was hosted by the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) and the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) as a contribution to the UN Decade in Education for Sustainable Development which aims to promote dialogue and action across education.
		The Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp, approved a $500,000 funding boost for environmental education research to be conducted by Macquarie University.
	www.aries.mq.edu.au /news.htm (2144 words)

	Department of the Environment and Heritage environmental performance reporting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH) details it's environmental performance in Section 516A and triple bottom line reports.
		Department of the Environment and Heritage annual report 2004-05: managing the department
		Department of the Environment and Heritage: detailed report for 2002-2003 under Section 516A of the EPBC Act
	hermes.erin.gov.au /about/environment-reports/index.html (326 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources--Global Environment
		Electronic Development and Environment Information System-- ELDIS is a world class directory and gateway to electronic information resources on development and the environment, with a searchable database of thousands of papers online at its site or linked.
		United Nations Environment Programme-- UNEP's mandate is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
		Their Living Planet Report is a quantitative picture of the world's natural environment and the human pressures upon it, through the Living Planet Index, to measure the change in the health of the world's natural ecosystems since 1970.
	www.etown.edu /vl/globenv.html (2151 words)

	Australian Prawn Farmers Association
		Australian Prawn Farms Pty Ltd, based at Ilbilbie near Mackay in north Queensland, has agreed to participate in an eco-efficiency program being funded by the Australian Government Department of Environment & Heritage and coordinated by the Australian Prawn Farmers Association.
		Australian industry is utilising state of the art technologies which enable environmental impacts to be significantly reduced if not eliminated.
		The Australian prawn farming industry was the first prawn farming sector in the world to develop an Environmental Code of Practice.
	www.apfa.com.au /environment/environment.cfm (3937 words)

	NPI: Oxides of nitrogen fact sheet
		The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) is a publicly accessible database with information on the types and amounts of substance emissions to the Australian environment.
		The NPI contains data on 90 substances that are emitted to the environment.
		The purpose of the substance fact sheets is to provide background information about individual substances and their health and environmental effects.
	www.npi.gov.au /database/substance-info/profiles/67.html (128 words)

	Environment - Enviro-links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH) is responsible for developing and implementing national policy, programs and legislation designed to protect and conserve Australia's natural environment and cultural heritage.
		The Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) is responsible for delivering the majority of Department of the Environment and Heritage programs targeting climate change.
		The Biofuels Taskforce was established by the Australian Government to examine the impact of biofuels on human health, the environment and their potential market future.
	www.transport.qld.gov.au /qt/LTASinfo.nsf/index/environment_links (648 words)

	Australia Declares 2004 the Year of the Built Environment
		The Australian government has pledged to contribute $500,000 to celebrating the Year of the Built Environment, which is part of its $168.5 million commitment during 2003-04 to protecting the nation's built heritagem and making urban life more sustainable.
		While we are becoming more aware of our natural environment and our need to appreciate and protect it, it is easy to take for granted the buildings and structures within the built environment that have so much influence on our lifestyle and well being," the institute said.
		In addition, the House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Heritage report "Sustainable Cities 2025 Inquiry," due next year, will examine and report on issues and policies related to the development of sustainable cities to the year 2025.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/dec2003/2003-12-16-03.asp (1065 words)

	Department of Education, Science and Training - Annual Report 2003 - 2004
		The department is committed to pursuing ecologically sound practices by implementing measures to help prevent pollution and to minimise environmental impact generally.
		The department has undertaken a number of initiatives to minimise the effect on the environment of the department’s everyday activity.
		This is a non-statutory body providing expert advice to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage on the effectiveness and profile of the Australian Government’s environmental education activities and environmental education issues generally.
	www.dest.gov.au /annualreport/2004/app6.htm (1712 words)

	Youth Ambassadors Intake 12
		After graduating Marcus took a job with the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Heritage in Canberra.
		The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage is the partner organisation for this assignment.
		Marcus is looking forward to developing links between the Environment Departments of Kiribati and Australia and enhancing his understanding of Kiribati culture.
	www.ausaid.gov.au /youtham/ayad/intake12/Hipkins-Kiribati.cfm (192 words)

	Conservation management references - Managing your local environment
		ACF is a non-profit, membership-based environment group which seeks to form partnerships with community groups, governments and business to achieve ecologically sustainable outcomes.
		The Department of the Environment and Heritage advises the Australian Government on policies and programs for the protection and conservation of the environment, including both natural and cultural heritage places.
		Voluntary conservation agreements are agreements between a landholder and the Minister for the Environment.
	www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au /npws.nsf/Content/cmn_references_localenvironment (499 words)

	Pest Plants
		A weed is a plant that establishes itself outside its normal environment.
		These are quarterly publications of the pest plants and animals programs of the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).
		Department of Conservation and Environment and Environment and Ecological Horticulture Pty Ltd.
	www.dpi.vic.gov.au /dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/lwm_pest_plants (542 words)

	Turtlebag - Plastic Bag Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Australians consume about 6.9 billion plastic bags each year and up to 80 million of these find their way into our streets, parks and waterways.
		Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage: Plastic Bags
		The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage have published a number of reports containing statistics on plastic bag use.
	www.turtlebag.com.au /facts.html (321 words)

	School of BEES - Australian Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The mission of the Department is to ensure that the people of New South Wales benefit from the responsible assessment, development and management of their mineral resources.
		The Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research Limited (ACMER) was established as an industry initiative to carry out environmental research and provide training in environmental management for the mining industry.
		The Environment Institute of Australia (EIA) is a professional body established with primary purpose to facilitate interaction among environmental professionals, promote environmental knowledge and awareness, and advance ethical and competent environmental practice.
	www.bees.unsw.edu.au /future/australianlinks.html (798 words)

	GWP - News & Events
		Cosponsored by the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Heritage and the United Nations Environment Programme, the conference is an integral part of the H2O Partnership Initiative launched during the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
		Emphasizing the linkages between freshwater and marine environments, the conference will provide an open forum for stakeholders to address freshwater and saltwater issues in an integrated fashion.
		The H2O Partnership Conference will follow shortly after the Global Ministerial Environment Forum (29 - 31 March 2004) and the 12th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (19 - 30 April 2004), where discussion will focus on WSSD targets relating to water, sanitation and human settlements.
	www.gwpforum.org /servlet/PSP?iNodeID=204&itemId=3448 (175 words)

	Australian Exporters: Department of the Environment & Heritage - Environmental protection
		Department of the Environment & Heritage are a company based in Parkes in the Australian state of ACT.
		Department of the Environment & Heritage have 175 members of staff.
		Department of the Environment & Heritage is one of 52 companies in ACT listed on Australian Exporters.
	www.australianexporters.net /companyID2123.htm (195 words)

	Fish today, gone tomorrow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A report on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) website said that the reproduction of a number of fish species has been declining since the 1980s, highlighting the need for controlled commercial fishing methods and better management of marine ecology because the “loss of a few key species has the potential to destroy whole ecosystems”.
		The large amount of bycatch (a term for species taken incidentally as result of indiscriminate fishing methods) is also adversely affecting the ecosystem, the ABS article said.
		The Australian Government has stepped up a $A69 million per-year initiative to monitor its commercial fishing waters against IUU activity, focusing significantly on the ocean between Australia and Indonesia.
	neovox.cortland.edu /oldsite/vox/vox_155/vox_155.html (695 words)

	Welcome to the Department of Education, Science and Training
		Education, science and training form a central part of the 2007-08 Budget, with the Australian Government providing $4 billion investment over four years to the portfolio, along with a $5 billion capital investment to create a Higher Education Endowment Fund.
		The Research Quality Framework is an Australian Government initiative to recognise and reward high quality and high impact research from 2008.
		The Australian Government Summer Schools for Teachers Programme will provide opportunities for up to 1,000 of Australia’s best teachers to further enhance their knowledge and skills in one of the five areas of Literacy and Numeracy, English, Mathematics, Science and Australian History.
	www.dest.gov.au (852 words)

	Blue Poles 04/16
		Canberra, A.C.T.: Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004.
		Dioxins in the Australian population: levels in blood / prepared by Dr. Fiona Harden, Dr. Jochen Muller, Leisa Toms.
		Dioxins in the Australian population: levels in human milk / prepared by Dr. Fiona Harden, Dr. Jochen Muller and Leisa Toms.
	www.dar.csiro.au /library/whatsnew/bparchive/bp0416.html (871 words)

	issg Database: Management and Information Links for Cabomba caroliniana
		People also need to be educated to buy other species of aquarium plants to stop the demand for cabomba (Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage 2003).
		Weed control in aquatic environments is difficult and control options are limited by social and environmental pressures.
		Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2003.
	www.issg.org /database/species/management_info.asp?si=402&fr=1&sts= (2184 words)

	Computerworld \| South Australian Government Department for Environment and Heritage Implements Interwoven to Protect ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The department is a voracious user of digital images, which originate from a wide range of activities: park rangers for visitor services, asset management or plant identification purposes; maps and charts for planning and education; images used for fire management; images as evidence used by enforcement officers for legal prosecution or from scientists for research.
		About DEH The conservation, protection and enhancement of the State's environmental resources and natural and built heritage are key drivers of the Department for Environment and Heritage.
		The Department has a strong focus and commitment to providing information to the community about its policies, programs and services, and its internet site has been designed in a dynamic, easy to navigate format, which aims to be accessible and relevant to users of all backgrounds and age groups.
	www.computerworld.com.au /index.php/id;1873517556 (850 words)

	ARIES Projects
		Tilbury, D, Crawley, C and Berry, F (2005) 'Education About and For Sustainability in Australian Business Schools' Report prepared by the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) and Arup Sustainability for the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
		Canberra: Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage and the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES).
		The Australian Government, through its Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH), is giving increasing attention to reducing the health impacts of air pollutants.
	www.aries.mq.edu.au /project.htm (2522 words)

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