Key Knowledge:

THE CONTEMPORARY STATE OF

OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS IN
AUSTRALIA, WITH REFERENCE TO
COMMON THEMES
USED IN STATE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT REPORTS

WHAT IS
AN SOE
REPORT?

WHY IS AN SOE REPORT

USEFUL?

State of the Environment report

2011
This report occurs across Australia
and is a snapshot of the health of
whole Australian environment. This
is used to compare with other
years so scientists can track our
impacts on the country. One major
criticism of this report is that it is
does not provide a 100% accurate
picture as there is a lack of
accurate data.

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Covers aspects such

as:

- Atmosphere
- Biodiversity
- Coasts and oceans
- Inland waters
- Land
- Human settlement
- Natural and cultural
heritage
- Australian Antarctic territory

Main findings of this

report..

Your overall report

Analysing the 2013 report
For each aspect of the Vic SOE report:
1. Describe in detail what has been
investigated and how.
2. Outline three favourable and three
unfavourable points.
3. What could the government put in place
to improve this report in 5 years time?

Your own report

Pick the Grampians, Taylors creek or the Murray
river.
For each assessment area covered in the
Victorian 2013 report, complete a brief analysis of
this locations health (one page per area). This can
be done through:
Providing a short outline of how you assessed (or

would assess) the quality of this element.

Your findings (positives and negatives)
General verdict on the health of this environment
Advise for how this can be improved into the future.