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State of the Environment 2023 Key Messages

WEBOne of the most significant global environmental risks to human health is air pollution. It increases the risk of impacts on the health and wellbeing of our community. The …

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State of the Environment 2023 Importance of the River Murray

WEBClimate resilience: The River Murray is a vital resource for South Australia in mitigating the impacts of drought and providing a reliable water source, thereby contributing to the …

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State of the Environment 2023 Health of Country

WEBHealth of Country. Importance of Healthy Country. Perspectives of Aboriginal People. Working Together. What More Should We Do.

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State of the Environment 2023 Importance of Water

WEBFor First Nations People, water is a sacred source of life. The natural flow of water sustains aquatic ecosystems that are central to our spirituality, our social and cultural economy …

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State of the Environment 2023 Recommendations & Issues

WEBThe Australia State of the Environment Report 2021 provides a sombre message:. Overall, the state and trend of the environment of Australia are poor and deteriorating as a result …

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State of the Environment 2023 Climate Change

WEBIncreased risk of: flooding and infrastructure damage. damage to creek/river beds and banks. impacts to plants and animals from flood waters. pollutant and debris transport …

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State of the Environment 2023 Green Space

WEBGreen Space under Threat. The Australian Bureau of Statistics National Land Account indicated that, in 2016, South Australia had the lowest natural terrestrial vegetated …

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State of the Environment 2023 Importance of Our Sea

WEBValuing Marine and Coastal Ecosystems. More than 5,000 km of South Australia’s coastline (mainland and islands) and more than 60,000 km 2 of adjacent marine waters make up …

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State of the Environment 2023 Habitats and Ecosystems

WEBIn 2023, Stokes Bay on Kangaroo Island was crowned the best of 11,671 beaches. In 2022, Flaherty’s Beach on Yorke Peninsula ranked fourth and Emu Bay on Kangaroo Island …

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Home State of the Environment 2023

WEBThe State of the Environment Report 2023 provides information on key aspects of the environment, including: Climate, Air, Land, Water, River Murray, Sea and Liveability. …

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State of the Environment 2023 Noise, Odour and Air Pollution

WEBPoor air quality can have adverse impacts on people’s health, particularly for older people and people who have respiratory health issues such as asthma. It can damage lung …

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State of the Environment 2023 Importance of Healthy Country

WEBHealth of Country. Importance of Healthy Country. Country is inherent to our identity. It sustains our lives in every aspect – spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, and …

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State of the Environment 2023 Perspectives of Aboriginal People

WEBKaurna The EPA met with representatives from Warpulai Kumangka (Kaurna strategic advisory group to Green Adelaide) who provided their views on the importance of …

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State of the Environment 2023 Importance of Clean Air

WEBWhat Affects Air Quality. Air quality is influenced by several factors, including emissions from transport and industry, wood smoke through the use of wood heaters and fires (for …

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State of the Environment 2023 Responding to Climate Change

WEBThe South Australian Government notes the links and interdependencies between emissions reduction, climate change adaptation and different societal sectors, and tasks …

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State of the Environment 2023 What More Should We Do

WEBThe South Australian Government ensures that, in establishing a South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament, an Aboriginal Ministerial Advisory Group and introducing a …

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State of the Environment 2023 Pollution

WEBThe Environment Protection Act 1993 requires the licensing of certain activities that potentially pose a risk to the aquatic environment. This includes WWTPs, CWMS, …

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State of the Environment 2023 Waste

WEBThe 2021–22 recovery rate for South Australia was 81.9% for all materials, which is down slightly from the 2020–21 rate when it was 83.3%. In 2021–22: 3.99 million tonnes of …

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State of the Environment 2023 Importance of Our Land

WEBSouth Australia has a land area of 984,221 km 2, which is 12.7% of Australia’s total land area.We are the fourth largest state of Australian states and territories. More than 80% …

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