Implementation of ecologically sustainable development by Commonwealth departments and agencies

Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Terms of Reference, Contents, Abbreviations and explanations. Overview

1   Introduction
1.1   What is ESD?
1.2   Why is ESD important?
1.3   What is this inquiry about?
1.4   The inquiry process
1.5   Outline of this report

2   Role of government in ESD implementation
2.1   Issues in implementing ESD
2.2   Role of government in implementing ESD
2.3   Intervention failure
2.4   Addressing intervention failures

3   Government approaches to ESD
3.1   The Commonwealth's ESD responsibilities
3.2   Whole of government approaches for incorporating ESD
3.3   The Commission's assessment

4   Current status of ESD implementation by the Commonwealth
4.1   Current mechanisms for incorporating ESD principles in decision making
4.2   Policy and programs
4.3   Current mechanisms for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting effectiveness in implementing ESD
4.4   The Commission's assessment

5   Case studies
5.1   A framework for analysing the case studies
5.2   Key issues in implementing ESD

6   Improving policy development processes
6.1   The case for change
6.2   Improving the adoption of good policy making processes

7   Improving coordination, monitoring and feedback
7.1   Improving coordination
7.2   Improving the information base

8   Improving performance measurement
8.1   Lessons from performance measurement in other areas
8.2   Establishing objectives and measurable outcomes
8.3   Development of a framework for performance measurement
8.4 Contextual factors
8.5   Data collection

9   Priorities in ESD implementation
9.1   Issues in developing future directions
9.2   Facilitating the future direction of ESD

A   List of participants

B   Questionnaire

Inquiry into Implementation of Ecologically Sustainable Development by Commonwealth Departments and Agencies
Background
How to respond to this questionnaire

General issues
A   Identifying key ESD programs
B   Background and objectives of key programs
C   Operation of key programs
D   Performance monitoring and reporting
E   Program Review
F   Impact of programs
Other comments

C   Commonwealth policies and programs relevant to ESD

D   Case studies
D.1   Regional Forest Agreements
D.2   Fisheries management plans
D.3   Natural Resource Management Strategy
D.4   National Greenhouse Strategy
D.5   Environmental management by the Department of Defence

References