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Total fugitive emissions increased 79% between 2005 and 2016 in line with growing coal and gas production.

8.7% of ‘natural’ or ‘low modified’ freshwater wetlands in Queensland are within protected areas.

Fraser Island meets three World Heritage natural criteria: natural phenomena and exceptional natural beauty; representing major stages of earth's history; and significant...

The south-eastern bioregions are the most heavily fragmented in Queensland and are prone to further degradation due to the proximity of large tracts of cleared land and future...

Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2017 period.

While days with 'very heavy rainfall' are rare in parts of south-western Queensland, they are common along Queensland's north-eastern seaboard.

The area of Queensland is 172.8 million hectares. In 2015, Queensland remnant vegetation covered about 80% of the state, of which 1% had a conservation classification of...

The loss of remnant native vegetation in Queensland have been monitored since 1997 and reached a peak during 1999–2000 at which point 0.4% of the state's remnant vegetation was...

The protected area estate increased by half a million hectares between 2015–2017 and now covers approximately 8.2% of Queensland

More than 94% of the pre-European settlement extent of freshwater wetlands in Queensland remained in 2013. Changes in the extent of freshwater wetlands have been monitored in...

More than 96% of the pre-European settlement extent of estuarine wetlands in Queensland remained in 2013.

Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas.

Of Queensland’s estuarine wetlands, 39% are within an area of managed protection.

Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas.

The efficiency of the daily road network commute is marginally changing.

Queensland experienced 2 cyclones between March 2015 and December 2017.

Artefact scatters are the most prevalent type of site location recorded on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage database.

There is consistent pressure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage from general land use activities.

One new place has been recorded on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage register since July 2015.

There is decreasing pressure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage from the mining and resources sector.