Finalise existing programmes of research activity funded Achieved. under the National Environmental Research Program and Over 98% of research activity was finalised under the make findings publicly available by 30 June 2015. National Environmental Research Program in 2014–15. Three projects will be completed and all research hub funding will be acquitted by December 2015. The National Environmental Research Program delivered over 700 products, including open access publications, tools, models, synthesis reports and datasets. In collaboration with the Bureau of Meteorology, develop a Achieved. collaborative approach with Australian Government data The Department drafted high-level principles to guide holders to progress the discovery, access and reuse of improvements in the discoverability, accessibility and re-use datasets for priority environmental information. of environmental information. The principles are being finalised through the Australian Government Environmental Information Advisory Group and the National Plan for Environmental Information Joint Steering Committee. Refine and populate headline environmental indicators with In progress. key national datasets by December 2015. The Department developed a framework for an initial set of measures of key aspects of the environment and has initiated pilot projects with key stakeholders. Acquit Suburban Jobs Programme funding, pending In progress. completion of milestones for the three purpose-built facilities All three Suburban Jobs Programme facilities are complete funded under the programme in Penrith (NSW), Melton and open. (Victoria) and Playford (South Australia), and publish key All grant funding has been acquitted and milestones programme findings by 31 December 2015. completed. Information about the programme is on the website. Department’s Implement the National Taxonomy Research Grant Achieved. Programme to support early career researchers and provide Funding for the next round of projects under the Australian authoritative taxonomic and nomenclatural information on Biological Resources National Taxonomy Research Study’s biota. Australia’s Grant Programme was approved on 29 January 2015. In 2014–15, the National Taxonomy Research Grants resulted in the classification and description of more than 740 new species and 79 new genera (a group of species) and the revision of more than 1700 species and 117 genera. Around 1732 additional fauna names were added to the Australian Faunal Directory. The Department published scientific reports from five Bush Blitz expeditions in WA, NT and SA.
Finalise existing programmes of research activity funded under the National Environmental Research Program and make findings publicly available by 30 June 2015. Achieved. Over 98% of research activity was finalised under the National Environmental Research Program in 2014–15. Three projects will be completed and all research hub funding will be acquitted by December 2015. The National Environmental Research Program delivered over 700 products, including open access publications, tools, models, synthesis reports and datasets. In collaboration with the Bureau of Meteorology, develop a collaborative approach with Australian Government data holders to progress the discovery, access and reuse of datasets for priority environmental information. Achieved. The Department drafted high-level principles to guide improvements in the discoverability, accessibility and re-use of environmental information. The principles are being finalised through the Australian Government Environmental Information Advisory Group and the National Plan for Environmental Information Joint Steering Committee. Refine and populate headline environmental indicators with key national datasets by December 2015. In progress. The Department developed a framework for an initial set of measures of key aspects of the environment and has initiated pilot projects with key stakeholders. Acquit Suburban Jobs Programme funding, pending completion of milestones for the three purpose-built facilities funded under the programme in Penrith (NSW), Melton (Victoria) and Playford (South Australia), and publish key programme findings by 31 December 2015. In progress. All three Suburban Jobs Programme facilities are complete and open. All grant funding has been acquitted and milestones completed. Information about the programme is on the Department’s website. Implement the National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme to support early career researchers and provide authoritative taxonomic and nomenclatural information on Australia’s biota. Achieved. Funding for the next round of projects under the Australian Biological Resources Study’s National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme was approved on 29 January 2015. In 2014–15, the National Taxonomy Research Grants resulted in the classification and description of more than 740 new species and 79 new genera (a group of species) and the revision of more than 1700 species and 117 genera. Around 1732 additional fauna names were added to the Australian Faunal Directory. The Department published scientific reports from five Bush Blitz expeditions in WA, NT and SA.
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