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We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the sovereign Traditional Owners of Australia and thank them for their stewardship of this Country, its lands, waters and skies. We respectfully acknowledge their culture and customary practices, and pay respect to their Ancestors, Elders and future leaders.

For the first time, the State of the Environment report includes a strong Indigenous narrative across all 12 thematic chapters, a narrative crafted through recognising the leadership, collaboration and authorship of Indigenous Australians who continue their connection as Traditional Owners to their lands, waters and skies.

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On 28 March 2025 the government assumed a Caretaker role. Information on websites maintained by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will be published in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions until after the conclusion of the caretaker period.

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Figure 21 Shipping (>24 metres) density in kilometres travelled (per 1/30 degree grid cell) for the Australian exclusive economic zone, 2019
Figure 22 Increase in number of cargo ships involved in coastal or international voyages that made port calls to Australian ports
Figure 23 National cumulative pressures map for Australia’s exclusive economic zone in relation to the zone boundaries of the Australian marine parks, 2011–15
Map showing that pressures exist all around the coast, and are generally strong except in the bight, the gulf and off the north-west coast.

Note: This figure shows the sum of 39 activities and subactivities, which were developed from 109 pressures. The map should be interpreted as showing the relative intensity of anthropogenic pressures in the Commonwealth marine area. The absolute values of the cumulative scores have no ecologically meaningful interpretation. Details of the activities considered, their mapping and the methods for estimating cumulative effects are provided in Hayes et al. (2021).

For more information, go toCumulative effects
Figure 24 The components to help IGNITE change and lock in accountability and performance measures for consistency across Australia
Figure 25 Readiness components for catalysing advancement steps
Figure 26 Story pieces of the Traditional Owner yarning circles based around experiences, views, lessons learned and directions with sea Country management
Figure 27 (a) Connectivity of humpback whales within the South Pacific. (b) Key areas within Australian waters used by humpback whales. Humpback whales are just one of many species of turtles, birds and mammals that inhabit the waters of many jurisdictions
Maps showing that whales move between islands in the Pacific, from New Caledonia to French Polynesia, and that calving has been seen off the Queensland and Kimberley coasts, with migration up and down east and west coasts.

MoU = memorandum of understanding

Sources: (a) GRID-Arendal (2017). Credit: Riccardo Pravettoni UNEP/GRID-Arendal. (b) ERIN (2013)

For more information, go toNational and international policy and frameworks
Figure 28 Areas of competence for regional fisheries management organisations
Figure 29 Strong Peoples – Strong Country framework for monitoring Indigenous heritage in the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program
Figure 30 Schematic harvest strategy