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Environmental Reporting Tool

This is a service provided by the Australian Government that allows the user to find out what evironmental assets of national significance are in a certain area. This includes identification of threatened species, important wetlands, heritage sites, pollutant emissions and more.

Peel-Harvey Decision Support System Biodiversity Toolbox

A decision support tool for biodiversity related issues.

EEMSS (Estuary Entrance Management Support System)

EEMSS provides estuary managers with a powerful tool for assessing likely impacts of decisions about artificially opening an estuary mouth. In addition to its use as a decision support tool, the EEMSS also provides sound guidance for the management of estuaries overall through the establishment of important baseline data such as records of river mouth openings, water levels, water quality data, and species lists. This information can be stored and queried through the database function of the system.

SPIF - Scenario Planning and Investment Framework

SPIF is a GIS-based decision support tool designed for extension staff and NRM planners. Outputs include maps and spreadsheets with a summary of the multiple growth, carbon sequestration, biodiversity and economic benfits from different types of forest systems. Functions: - Target where to grow within a catchment or on a farm for growth and carbon sequestration; salinity reduction, reduced water impacts and biodiversity enhancement. - Assess the merits revegetation plan design and expectations, comparing multiple forestry scenarios and measuring outcomes. - Measure the growth rates and economic return from different planting designs on your property/estate. - Compare the water use / benefit tradeoffs for water, carbon, biodiversity, economics from different forestry and traditional farm enterprise*. Geographies: Data are available for SW Goulburn Broken and Corangamite CMA region in Victoria at 1 hectare (100x100m) resolution and at 1KM for the entire Australian continent after March 2008. Access: - February 2008: via web on Google Earth - Now: on CD charlie.hawkins@csiro.au (0438429280) * Subject to data availability

An Adpative Management Framework for Connected Groundwater-Surface Water Resources in Australia

This report describes a framework and toolkit designed to provide a consistent approach to conjunctive water management in Australia. The framework consists of six steps in an adaptive management cycle and provides information and resources to enable water managers and other stakeholders to take a more coordinated approach.

South Australian Biodiversity Assessment Tool (SABAT)

The South Australian Biodiversity Assessment Tool (SABAT) uses a GIS database and functions to allocate a Biodiversity Significance Score (BSS) to a patch of native vegetation or revegetation.

Social and Demographic Analyses

Social and demographic analyses uses existing data to examine and describe social and socio-economic characteristics of regional communities and resource industries. It displays the results as a GIS format. To identify links between resources and communities, resources, people and industry and predict the impact of change in resource use on the community and industry.

Salinity Investment Framework III (SIF3)

The SIF3 project is working with governments (national, state and local) and with regional bodies responsible for salinity investments to bridge the gap between state-of-the-art knowledge and action. SIF3 integrates hydrological, biological, economic and social research to help catchment managers understand of how best to respond to dryland salinity in different circumstances.

Seasonal Climate Outlook

The seasonal climate outlook (SCO) service details the current Bureau outlook for the season ahead, with a 1 month lead time. The service covers rainfall, maximum and minimum temperatures, and in basic form provides the mapped probabilities of receiving above/below median or tercile rainfall.

River Styles

River Styles® is a geomorphic approach for examining river character, behaviour, condition and recovery potential. This provides a physical template for river management.