Natural and cultural heritage

Theme commentary
Jane L. Lennon
prepared for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee, 2006

Appendix 1 - 2006 State of Environment indicators for heritage

NCH-1 Process of listing, area and distribution of identified natural heritage places
NCH-2 Process of listing, number and distribution of conservation agreements
NCH-3 Number of places on the new national heritage list and Australia's World Heritage properties list
NCH-4 Process of listing, number and distribution of Indigenous heritage listings
Sub Indicators will include those for Indigenous Languages (The outcomes of the Survey of Indigenous Languages being conducted by AIATSIS provide the data for these indicators)
NCH-5 Process of listing, number and distribution of identified heritage places
NCH-6 Process of listing, number and distribution of significant heritage objects (contingent on nature of data from the DOCITA survey)

NCH-7 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of natural heritage places
NCH-8 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of historic heritage places
NCH-9 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of Indigenous heritage places
NCH-10 Physical condition and integrity of a sample of heritage collections (contingent on nature of data from the DOCITA survey)

NCH-11 Funds provided to heritage and other agencies for natural heritage places
NCH-12 Funds provided to heritage and other agencies for historic heritage places
NCH-13 Funds provided to heritage and other agencies for Indigenous heritage
NCH-14 Funds provided to heritage and other agencies for heritage collections
NCH-15 Changes in natural heritage legislation
NCH-16 Changes in historic heritage legislation
NCH-17 Changes in Indigenous heritage legislation
NCH-18 Changes in heritage collections legislation

NCH-19 Number and distribution of professional heritage-related courses, enrolments and graduates
NCH-20 Membership of selected peak professional heritage associations (including Australia ICOMOS, Museums Australia and AICCM)
NCH-21 Number of volunteers trained by heritage organisations and institutions
NCH-22 Number of people working in Indigenous organisations, number of Indigenous enrolments in university heritage courses, number of Indigenous people employed by agencies involved in Indigenous programmes and management of Indigenous heritage
NCH-23 Number of local government heritage advisors
NCH-24 Number of professional heritage employees in government agencies

Source: Tender 1/2005DEH, Natural and Cultural Heritage theme commentary for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Report