Search site
ACS Affiliate Members
- Ainley Projects
- Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS)
- Burnett Mary Regional Group
- Coastal Zone Management pty ltd.
- CoastalCOMS Environmental Monitoring
- DHI Water and Environment
- Gippsland Coastal Board
- Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
- Moreton Bay Coastcare
- Otway Coast Committee
- Sinclair Knight Merz
- Sunshine Coast Council
- Surf Lifesaving Australia
- Water Technology
Other Links
- Centre for Coastal Research
- Coastal Research Webportal
- Coastalwatch
- Feral or In Peril
- Ghost Nets Australia
- Mangrove Watch
- National Sea Change taskforce
- New Zealand Coastal Society
- OzCoasts
- REDMAP
- Reef Watch
- Surfrider Foundation Australia
- Sydney Coastal Councils
- The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
- Victorian Coastal Council
Tags
adaptation branch update Canal estates catchment management climate change coastal dune management coastal erosion coastal modelling coastal monitoring coastal policy coastal zone management coastcare commonwealth community conference development dredging engineering erosion estuary management event funding governance jobs law local government marine media nrm nsw nt planning politics pollution qld research sa sand nourishment sea change sea level rise submissions tas vic wa weather
Author Archives: ACS Tas
Fury as green push to ban estates fails (Tasmania)
CANAL estates have again escaped a total ban in Tasmania — for the moment. Environmental groups had hoped that by excluding canal developments from a new landuse strategy they would be off the agenda, permanently. However, the State Government has … Continue reading
Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation – Public Inquiry
The Productivity Commission invites interested parties to register their interest in an inquiry into regulatory and policy barriers to effective climate change adaptation. In undertaking the inquiry, the Commission should identify any specific barriers that inhibit effective adaptation to unavoidable … Continue reading
Funding for synthesis and emerging research on climate change impacts and adaptation.
The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility undertakes a program of research that addresses national research priorities, synthesises existing and emerging research on climate change impacts and adaptation. This program of research provides decision makers with the information they need … Continue reading
Limp, leap or learn?
Professor Jan McDonald, from the University of Tasmania Law School, has secured $217, 784 in funding through the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) Settlements and Infrastructure theme, for the project -’Limp, leap or learn?’ The project will develop … Continue reading
Posted in Latest news, Tas Chapter
Leave a comment
UNEP Launches Guide to Ecosystem-Based Management
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a report titled “Taking Steps Toward Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management: An Introductory Guide.” The report highlights how planners and policy makers in local, national and regional governments can adopt an ecosystem-based management … Continue reading
