Learn more about natural assets and drivers, sustainable living or our environment in general.
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Air
- Australian Academy of Science – Air pollution: what’s the situation? and Better air quality for all
- Australia State of the Environment 2016 – Atmosphere, air quality and climate
- Bureau of Meteorology – Smoke and air quality information
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Air quality
- Environmental Justice Australia – How to monitor air quality: advice for community groups
- IQAir – Air quality in Australia
- Queensland Government – About air quality, trends, monitoring and pollution
- Queensland Government – Live air data
- World’s Air Pollution – Real-time Global Air Quality Index
- Rockhampton Regional Council – Living Sustainably
Soils
- Australia State of the Environment 2016 – Understanding Australian Soils
- Fitzroy Basin Association – Geology, soils and ecosystems
- Fitzroy Basin Association – How to Prevent and Remediate Gully Erosion (Educational Videos)
- Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations – Soils Portal
- Queensland Government – All about soils and soil management
- Soils for Life – Regen support for Australian farmers and rural communities
- Soil Quality – Soil Quality Map, Fact sheets and Calculators
- Soil Science Australia – Soil resources, training and events about soils
- Terrain NRM – Understanding Soil
Land-based (terrestrial) Ecosystems
- Atlas of Living Australia – Open access to Australia’s biodiversity data
- Australia State of the Environment 2016 – Terrestrial ecosystems and communities
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Biodiversity
- Department of Environment and Science – Wildlife and ecosystems
- Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations – The State of the World’s Forests 2020
- Queensland Government – About Queensland’s plants, animals and biodiversity
- State of the Environment Report 2020 – Terrestrial ecosystems
Freshwater Ecosystems
- Australia State of the Environment 2016 – Australia’s water resources and use
- Australia State of the Environment 2016 – Freshwater species and ecosystems
- Conservation International – Freshwater Ecosystems
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Water
- Department of Environment and Science – Water quality and ecosystem health
- Fitzroy Basin Association – Wetlands of significance
- Fitzroy Partnership for River Health – Fitzroy Basin report cards and resources
- Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership – Gladstone Harbour report cards and resources
- Queensland Government – Coasts, waterways and marine
- Queensland Government – Water use and monitoring
- Ramsar – The importance of wetlands
- UN Water – Global Water Facts
Groundwater
- Australia State of the Environment – Groundwater resources
- Bureau of Meteorology – Australian Groundwater Explorer
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – National Groundwater Strategic Framework
- Department of Environment and Science – Underground water
- Geoscience Australia – Groundwater
- Open Data Portal (Queensland Government) – Groundwater Database Queensland
- Queensland Government – Telemetry Status by Variable
- Queensland Government – Water use and monitoring
- Queensland Government – WetlandInfo: Groundwater dependent ecosystems FAQs
- Subterranean Ecology – About Stygofauna
- Wetrocks – Groundwater Education Resources for Teachers
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
- Australian Institute of Marine Science – Research, Data and maps, and publications
- Australian Society for Fish Biology – Resources and Events
- Australia State of the Environment – Coasts
- Australia State of the Environment – Marine environment
- Coral Watch – Monitoring and Citizen Science
- Fitzroy Basin Association – Coastal and marine areas
- Great Barrier Reef Foundation – The Reef
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority – The Reef
- IUCN – Marine and Polar
- Queensland Government – Coasts, waterways and marine
- Reef Check Australia – Reef Citizen Science
- Tangaroa Blue – Australian Marine Debris Initiative
Climate
- Australian Academy of Science – The science of climate change
- Australian Conservation Foundation – MyClimate2050: Projection Tool for Australia
- Australia State of the Environment – Atmosphere, air quality and climate
- Climate Change in Australia – Climate information, projections, tools and data
- CSIRO – State of the Climate
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – About climate change and reports
- NASA – Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
- Queensland Government – Climate and weather
- The Long Paddock – Queensland Future Climate Dashboard
People
- AIATSIS – Resources and information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and cultures
- Australian Academy of Science – Articles on Technology & the future, People & Medicine, Earth & environment articles
- Australia Council for the Arts – First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
- Australian Heritage Commission – Ask First: A guide to respecting Indigenous heritage places and values
- Commission for the Human Future – Ensuring a brighter future for humanity
- CSIRO – Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country guidelines and resources
- National Trust – ‘We’re a Dreaming Country’: Guidelines for Interpretation of Aboriginal Heritage (2012)
- United Nations – Issues and actions of international significance for all of humanity
- Welcome to the Anthropocene – Anthropocene
Sustainable living and business – general
- Business Queensland – Waste management tips for business
- Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources – Reducing waste
- Fitzroy Basin Association – What you can do to help our native animals
- Green Living Ideas – Resources for DIY and increasing energy efficiency
- My Green Australia – Australian resource about all things green and environmentally friendly
- Queensland Government – Using water wisely
- Renew – Independent advice on sustainable living solutions
- Sustainable Living Guide – Ideas for house, home and lifestyle to lessen your footprint
- The Nature Conservancy – Sustainability Guide
- University of Melbourne – Reduce, reuse, recycle
Environment - general
- Australian Academy of Science – Articles on Technology & the future, People & Medicine, Earth & environment articles
- Australian Association for Environmental Education – Projects, Networking events, news and more
- Australian Conservation Foundation – Reports, submissions and briefs about environmental matters
- Australian Environmental Education – Programs, Education resources and Activities
- Australian Museum – What is an ecosystem?
- National Geographic – Education resources and articles about planet earth
Australia and Queensland - general
- Australian Government – Our country
- Australia State of the Environment 2016 – Status and trends of Australia’s environments (2011-16)
- Climate Works Australia – Land Use Futures: Australia’s Land Use
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
- Geoscience Australia – Interactive maps about Australia’s land and sea
- Queensland Government – Environment and pollution management
- Queensland Government – State of the Environment Report 2020
- Queensland Government Statistician’s Office – Statistics, maps and demographics for Queensland
- United Nations – Sustainable Development Goals to Transform our World