Coasts, estuarine and marine: status of information for repoting against indicators

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Effective management of natural resources requires good quality data and information at the right level of detail to be available for those who need it. Australia invests significant resources each year in the collection and maintenance of data to inform natural resource management decisions.

Since 1997, the National Land & Water Resources Audit has played a vital role in the national coordination, collation and reporting of this information. The Audit collaborates with a range of partners, including the Australian Government, state and territory governments, regional natural resource management bodies, industry, the private sector and community organisations.

This booklet is part of a series that describes the status of data and information relevant to national indicators agreed under the National Natural Resource Management Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

It specifically reports on the current status of information relating to indicators of the extent, distribution and condition of estuarine, coastal and marine (ECM) habitats. This is a vital step towards more strategic future investment.