Land and water resources

Australia's water home page: Water for the Future priorities - taking action on climate change, securing water supplies, using water wisely, supporting healthy rivers. Includes irrigation, Murray-Darling Basin, water quality and wetlands.

http://www.environment.gov.au/water/

Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program

The Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program (ACLEP) is a partnership between CSIRO, the National Land and Water Resources Audit and all Australian States and Territories. ACLEP aims to enable natural resource management in Australia to be undertaken with an appropriate land resource information base to generate economic and environmental benefits.

http://www.clw.csiro.au/aclep/

Australian Soil Resource Information System

The Australian Soil Resource Information System (ASRIS) provides online access to the best available soil and land resource information in a consistent format across the country. ASRIS has been developed for a broad range of users including natural resource managers, educational institutions, planners, researchers, and community groups.

http://www.asris.csiro.au/

Australian Water Resources 2005

Australian Water Resources 2005 is the baseline assessment of water resources at the beginning of the National Water Initiative, which brings together regional data and information at the national scale. It has been undertaken by the National Water Commission.

http://www.water.gov.au/

Coasts and marine

Obtain information about the coastal and marine legislation, policies and programs which are developed and implemented by the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/

Connected Water

Overview of the land and water issues involved in integrated water resource management managing surface and groundwater resources in Australia. It provides an up-to-date resource for water managers, policy makers and catchment management groups.

http://www.connectedwater.gov.au/

CSIRO Land and Water

CSIRO Land and Water is a provider of world-class science services specialising in research on soil, water and atmospheric processes essential to the understanding and sustainable management of land and water resources in Australia and internationally.

http://www.clw.csiro.au/

Lake Eyre Basin Agreement

The Lake Eyre Basin Agreement is a joint undertaking of the Australian, Queensland, South Australian and Northern Territory Governments. The Agreement established the Lake Eyre Basin Ministerial Forum. This site includes information about the Community Advisory Committee, Scientific Advisory Panel and Australia's Lake Eyre Basin.

http://www.lebmf.gov.au/

Land and Water Australia (LWA)

This web-site contains the important outputs from 19 years of sustainable land use research by Land & Water Australia. In it you will find a large variety of reports and publications produced by the Corporation, sorted by theme and program. All of these are freely available for use. There is also a brief section on Land & Water Australia, and its news archive at its closure in 2009.

http://lwa.gov.au/

Land Use and Management Information for Australia

This website is an information hub to assist land managers, planners and others who need to know more about land use, land management practices and land cover data and information for Australia.

http://adl.brs.gov.au/landuse/

Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S)

The Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) is a software tool developed by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) that brings the MCA process into the decision-makers' realm. It is an easy-to-use, flexible tool that promotes insightful desktop combination and study of different types of mapped information; understanding of the relationships between the decision-making process and the available spatial data; and interactive 'live-update' and mapping of alternative project scenarios.

http://adl.brs.gov.au/mcass/

Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority is the single agency responsible for planning integrated management of the water resources of the Murray–Darling Basin in the national interest.

http://www.mdba.gov.au/

National Program for Sustainable Irrigation

The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation focuses irrigation research on critical emerging environmental issues while also aiming to improve the productivity of irrigated agriculture and maximise community benefits.

http://www.npsi.gov.au/

National Water Commission (NWC)

The National Water Commission is responsible for helping to drive national water reform and advising the Minister for Climate Change and Water and State and Territory governments on water issues. This site provides information about water reform in Australia, including information on the National Water Initiative and Australian Government Water Fund programmes.

http://www.nwc.gov.au/

Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce

The Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce is a high level independent group of Australian experts. The Taskforce will be examining the potential for new developments in northern Australia that rely on significant local or regional water resources and will consult with stakeholders in the north to identify opportunities for further development.

http://www.nalwt.gov.au/

OzCoasts

OzCoasts provides comprehensive information about Australia's coast, including its estuaries and coastal waterways. This information helps to generate a better understanding of coastal environments, the complex processes that occur in them, the potential environmental health issues and how to recognise and deal with these issues.

http://www.ozcoasts.gov.au/

Sea dumping permits

Australia regulates the loading and dumping of waste at sea under the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (the Sea Dumping Act). The Sea Dumping Act also fulfils Australia's international obligations under the London Protocol to prevent marine pollution by controlling dumping of wastes and other matter. Permits are required for all sea dumping operations including dumping off vessels, platforms or other man-made structures and for burials at sea.

http://australia.gov.au/service/sea-dumping-permits

The Basin Plan

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has released a Guide to the proposed Basin Plan (the Guide). The Guide comprises a series of publications which have been prepared to facilitate consideration and discussion of the draft Basin Plan. You may choose a document from the list, or by clicking on the appropriate region on the map.

http://thebasinplan.mdba.gov.au/

Water storage

Find how much water is available in Australia, your state, capital city and for individual storages.

australia.gov.au

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