4628.0.55.001 - Completing the Picture - Environmental Accounting in Practice, May 2012

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 10/05/2012 Final

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Contents In this issue Chapter 1-Introduction Chapter 2-Mitigating Climate Change Chapter 3-Adapting to Climate Change Chapter 4-Sustainability Chapter 5-Managing the Great Barrier Reef Region Chapter 6-Managing the Murray-Darling Basin Chapter 7-Green Growth Chapter 8-Solid Waste Management List of Tables (Appendix) About this Release Completing the Picture - Environmental Accounting in Practice (Media Release)	NOTES ABOUT THIS ISSUE This publication examines a number of complex issues facing policy makers in Australia, such as climate change and natural resource management, and illustrates how environmental accounts can be used to further improve the decision-making process. It also includes a range of accounts that highlight the various interactions between the environment and economy. These accounts are based on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting which was elevated to an international statistical standard in early 2012. INQUIRIES For further information about these and related statistics, contact Michael Vardon on Canberra (02) 6252 7348. The ABS invites feedback from readers on the types of environmental accounts they would like to see produced. Feedback should be sent to the Director, Centre of Environment Statistics, ABS, Locked Bag 10, Belconnen ACT 2616 or <environment@abs.gov.au>. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.