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Environment - current issues Australia, in 34 editions.
The entry for Australia published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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1997 edition
Changed since 1996The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Environment”
- subject to severe droughts and floods;
- cyclones along coast;
- limited freshwater availability;
- irrigated soil degradation;
- regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as the doctor occurs along west coast in summer;
- desertification
subject to severe droughts and floods; cyclones along coast; limited freshwater availability; irrigated soil degradation; regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as the doctor occurs along west coast in summer; desertification
Published as “Environment”
- subject to severe droughts and floods;
- cyclones along coast;
- limited freshwater availability;
- irrigated soil degradation;
- regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as the doctor occurs along west coast in summer;
- desertification
subject to severe droughts and floods; cyclones along coast; limited
freshwater availability; irrigated soil degradation; regular, tropical,
invigorating, sea breeze known as the doctor occurs along west coast in
summer; desertification
Published as “Environment”
- subject to severe droughts and floods;
- cyclones along coast;
- limited freshwater availability;
- irrigated soil degradation;
- regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along west coast in summer;
- desertification
subject to severe droughts and floods; cyclones along coast; limited
freshwater availability; irrigated soil degradation; regular, tropical,
invigorating, sea breeze known as the doctor "the Doctor" occurs along west coast in
summer; desertification
The entry for Australia did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- limited natural fresh water resources
- natural hazards:
- cyclones along the coast; severe droughts
- international agreements:
- party to - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands, Whaling;
- signed, but not ratified - Desertification
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development,
urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to
the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for
agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique
animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast
coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased
shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh
water resources
natural hazards: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts
international agreements: party to - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol,
Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine
Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands, Whaling;
signed, but not ratified - Desertification
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- limited natural fresh water resources
- natural hazards:
- cyclones along the coast; severe droughts
- international agreements:
- party to - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands;
- signed, but not ratified - Desertification
current issues: soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development,
development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity
rising due to
clearing for
many uniquenortheast
northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened
by increased
natural fresh
natural hazards: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts
international agreements: party to - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol,
Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Marine
Ozone LayerWetlands, Whaling;
Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Desertification
- soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- limited natural fresh water resources
current issues: soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial
industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity
salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification;
clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of
many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the
northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened
increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited
natural fresh water resources
natural hazards: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts
international agreements: party to - Antarctic-Environmental
Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered
Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83,
Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Desertification
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- limited natural fresh water resources
soil erosion from overgrazing,
development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil
rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification;
for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of
animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the
coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by
shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited
water resources
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- limited natural fresh water resources
soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial
industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
soil salinity
desertification; clearing
natural habitat of many unique
Barrier Reef off the northeast
world, is threatened by increased
tourist site; limited natural fresh
The same text in 11 editions, 2000 to 2010.
- soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- limited natural fresh water resources
soil erosion from overgrazing,
The same text in 7 editions, 2011 to 2017.
- soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- limited natural freshwater resources
soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water freshwater resources
- soil erosion from overgrazing, deforestation, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- limited natural freshwater resources;
- drought, overfishing, pollution, and invasive species are also problems
soil erosion from overgrazing, deforestation, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources resources; drought, overfishing, pollution, and invasive species are also problems
The same text in 6 editions, 2019 to 2024.
- soil erosion from overgrazing, deforestation, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices;
- limited natural freshwater resources;
- soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water;
- drought, desertification;
- clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
- disruption of the fragile ecosystem has resulted in significant floral extinctions;
- the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site;
- overfishing, pollution, and invasive species are also problems
soil erosion from overgrazing, deforestation, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; limited natural freshwater resources; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; drought, desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; disruption of the fragile ecosystem has resulted in significant floral extinctions; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources; drought, overfishing, pollution, and invasive species are also problems
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Australia: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/australia/environment-current-issues.