A Prototype Report Card for the Status
and Trends of Biodiversity, Soils and Landscapes in the Wet
Tropics
This report card presents the results and
recommendations of the Wet Tropics based project 'Status and trends
of biodiversity and ecosystem services: State of the Environment
reporting and gap filling' (MTSRF Project
1.2.1(c)). Presented here is a prototype indicator framework
for the biodiversity, soils and landscape assets of the Wet
Tropics, and preliminary results for their present condition based
on expert opinion and the most recent available data. For each of
these natural assets, the current status and trends are assessed,
and priorities for natural resource management actions are
identified. The report card also highlights information gaps, and
makes recommendations for how these gaps should be filled [Download
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Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card,
2009
The first Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on
marine ecosystems and options for adaptation was released in
Brisbane in November 2009.
With input from James Cook University researchers, who are
funded through MTSRF Program 4, the Marine
Climate Change Impacts and Adapation Report Card for
Australia, along with accompanying website, will provide a biennial
guide for scientists, government and the community on observed and
projected impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems.
Read more about and download the report card at the National Climate
Change Adaptation Research Facility website.
Impacts of the MTSRF
Impacts of the MTSRF:
Most research facilities measure their
success in tems of the number of scientific and technical
publications they have produced. While publication by
this means is an extremely important step to maintaining the
credibility of scientific information, the objectives of the
MTSRF are more accurately served using additional indicators
of performance. Updated in September 2009, the MTSRF
presents brief descriptions of some of the cases in which
successful delivery of MTSRF-funded 'solution science' to end
users has contributed to changes in policy and/or
practice.
Your Guide to the MTSRF
Your
guide to the MTSRF: Everything you need to know
about the MTSRF, its objectives and its programs.
