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SoE2020: Cultural heritage management plans
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
There is increasing pressure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage from major development projects, particularly in the resources, energy generation, public... -
SoE2020: Percentage of the network with reliable travel times
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The Queensland public transport sector is performing better than the target benchmarks (agreed service levels), particularly in South East Queensland. Public transport patronage... -
SoE2020: Visibility-reducing particles
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
While the past 2 decades have seen a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility (defined as a visual distance less than 20km) throughout Queensland, there were... -
SoE2017: Household waste landfilled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The amount of domestic kerbside waste sent to landfill increased from about 1.21 million tonnes in 2014–2015 to about 1.26 million tonnes in 2016–2017. -
SoE2020: Interstate household waste received
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
In 2018–19, about 67,400 tonnes of household waste generated interstate was transported to Queensland for disposal. -
SoE2017: Sulphur dioxide concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Sulphur dioxide levels in all regions except for Mount Isa have met the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards. Occasional 1-hour and 24-hour... -
SoE2020: Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage natural criteria
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia meets 3 World Heritage natural criteria: representing major stages of earth's history; significant ongoing ecological and biological processes;... -
SoE2017: Extreme weather events ('hot' days)
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2017 period. -
SoE2017: Land clearing impact on threatened fauna habitat
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Land use clearing for pasture is the greatest pressure on threatened fauna pre-clear habitat. -
SoE2015: Extent and rate of change of remnant native vegetation
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The loss of remnant native vegetation in Queensland have been monitored since 1997 and reached a peak during 1999-2000 at which point 0.4% of the state's remnant vegetation was... -
SoE2020: Industrial processes sector greenhouse gas emissions
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
In 2018, emissions from the industrial processes sector contributed 5.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), or 3% of Queensland’s total emissions.... -
SoE2017: Extent and rate of change of remnant native vegetation
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The loss of remnant native vegetation in Queensland have been monitored since 1997 and reached a peak during 1999–2000 at which point 0.4% of the state's remnant vegetation was... -
SoE2015: Queensland open house events
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Since 2010, Open House events have been staged in four Queensland cities: beginning with Brisbane and expanding to Maryborough, Toowoomba and, in 2015, the Gold Coast. -
SoE2020: Queensland heritage places
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Since 2018, 48 Queensland Heritage Places have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register and 4 places have been removed. -
SoE2015: Particulate concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Particle concentrations have exceeded National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards since monitoring began in 1986. -
SoE2017: Main material types littered
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Cigarette butts, while contributing a very small fraction to litter volume, are the most common type of litter. Glass is the least prevalent litter type. Plastic waste items are... -
SoE2015: Land clearing impact on threatened flora habitat
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Land use clearing for pasture is the greatest pressure on threatened flora pre-clear habitat affecting the eastern coastal bioregions at a higher rate, almost doubling since... -
SoE2015: Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage natural criteria
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The Wet Tropics of Queensland meets all four World Heritage natural criteria -
SoE2020: Number of litter items in Queensland
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Since sampling under the National Litter Index commenced in 2005–06, Queensland has generally experienced higher average litter counts than the National average. However... -
SoE2015: Freshwater wetland systems within protected areas
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Eight per cent of freshwater wetlands in Queensland are within protected areas.