Impact of Humans: "Unsustainable logging, expansion of agricultural clearing, overgrazing, weeds and feral animals, burning and altered fire regimes, urban development, introduced plant species and diseases (Phytophthora fungus) are major threats." (http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/swaustralia_forests_scrub.cfm)
Deforestation: South Australia has a really poor record on deforestation. 1,235,527 acres is cleared a year. 30% of mallee has been cleared. Mostly to grow wheat. The Mount Lofty Ranges have less than 9% of their original forest cover and the Adelaide plains have less than 4%. They have lost a lot of biodiversity already and there is massive amounts of restoration that need to be done.
Resource Exploitation: The amount of Australia's natural gas resourses is very large. But there is an exploitation of gas.
Affect on Population: As our population increases, the population of all animal species has greatly drcreased. One third of Australia's bird species declined between 1980 and 2000.
Change after Human Activity: After deforestation, vigorous growth of shrubby plants gets so dense that the originally dominant trees cannot return. Animals that live in trees have to move somewhere else. Soil erosion and soil salinity are also affects of deforestation.
Oil Drilling: Australia has 18,053 oil and gas wells. Australia has a history of oil spills and another one would kill lots of animals and ruin their habitats.
National Parks or Nature Reserves: Australian Flora Foundation, Wyperfeld National Park, Australian Conservation Foundation, Save the Tazmanian Devil Program.
Future Dangers: There are 14 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) in Australia with very high threats. 5 are already in danger.
Enviromental Problems: Deforestation, agriculture clearing and overgrazing, overfishing and illegal fishing, introduction of exotic species, pollution, and infrastructure development, ocean dumping, oil spills, mining
Land Lost Per Day: 3,385 acres of land is cleared everyday in Australia
Affect of Waste on Water: "Modelling predictions estimate that each year almost 19,000 tonnes of phosphorus and 141,000 tonnes of nitrogen are discharged to rivers flowing to the coast." (http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/australia/environmental_problems_in_australia/) "They build up and pollute our water to such an extent that waterways become unlivable for native plants, fish and animals." (http://www.coolaustralia.org/water-pollution-primary/)
Air Pollution: "By world standards, Australia has very clean air. Strategies developed to manage air pollution have contributed to reducing the levels of pollutants in our air. However, levels of some pollutants, including ground-level ozone and particulate matter, can still exceed current air quality standards. In addition, population growth, urbanisation and increasing demands for transportation and energy consumption are ongoing challenges which impact our air quality. Governments, businesses and the community will need to be active to ensure a clean air future." (https://www.environment.gov.au/protection/air-quality)
Deforestation: South Australia has a really poor record on deforestation. 1,235,527 acres is cleared a year. 30% of mallee has been cleared. Mostly to grow wheat. The Mount Lofty Ranges have less than 9% of their original forest cover and the Adelaide plains have less than 4%. They have lost a lot of biodiversity already and there is massive amounts of restoration that need to be done.
Resource Exploitation: The amount of Australia's natural gas resourses is very large. But there is an exploitation of gas.
Affect on Population: As our population increases, the population of all animal species has greatly drcreased. One third of Australia's bird species declined between 1980 and 2000.
Change after Human Activity: After deforestation, vigorous growth of shrubby plants gets so dense that the originally dominant trees cannot return. Animals that live in trees have to move somewhere else. Soil erosion and soil salinity are also affects of deforestation.
Oil Drilling: Australia has 18,053 oil and gas wells. Australia has a history of oil spills and another one would kill lots of animals and ruin their habitats.
National Parks or Nature Reserves: Australian Flora Foundation, Wyperfeld National Park, Australian Conservation Foundation, Save the Tazmanian Devil Program.
Future Dangers: There are 14 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) in Australia with very high threats. 5 are already in danger.
Enviromental Problems: Deforestation, agriculture clearing and overgrazing, overfishing and illegal fishing, introduction of exotic species, pollution, and infrastructure development, ocean dumping, oil spills, mining
Land Lost Per Day: 3,385 acres of land is cleared everyday in Australia
Affect of Waste on Water: "Modelling predictions estimate that each year almost 19,000 tonnes of phosphorus and 141,000 tonnes of nitrogen are discharged to rivers flowing to the coast." (http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/australia/environmental_problems_in_australia/) "They build up and pollute our water to such an extent that waterways become unlivable for native plants, fish and animals." (http://www.coolaustralia.org/water-pollution-primary/)
Air Pollution: "By world standards, Australia has very clean air. Strategies developed to manage air pollution have contributed to reducing the levels of pollutants in our air. However, levels of some pollutants, including ground-level ozone and particulate matter, can still exceed current air quality standards. In addition, population growth, urbanisation and increasing demands for transportation and energy consumption are ongoing challenges which impact our air quality. Governments, businesses and the community will need to be active to ensure a clean air future." (https://www.environment.gov.au/protection/air-quality)