Department of the Environment

COAG has agreed to progressively ban the export of plastic, paper, tyres and glass waste.

The export ban on waste glass will now commence on 1 January 2021.

Releasing water for the environment from the River Murray into the Coorong in South Australia has become a lot more sophisticated with the installation of automated gates on some of the barrages.

Releasing water for the environment from the River Murray into the Coorong in South Australia has become a lot more sophisticated with the installation of automated gates on some of the barrages.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the assessment of Prototroctes maraena (Australian Grayling). The public consultation period closes on 17 June 2020.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the assessment of Prototroctes maraena (Australian Grayling). The public consultation period closes on 17 June 2020.

New footage of CEWO's Local Engagement Officer, Michelle Campbell talking with our delivery partners in the Riverland about the amazing response of Murray Hardyhead to water for the environment.

New footage of CEWO's Local Engagement Officer, Michelle Campbell talking with our delivery partners in the Riverland about the amazing response of Murray Hardyhead to water for the environment.

Are you planning a development or project and you’re unsure whether it might impact upon a nationally significant area or species?

Australia has provided updates to the World Heritage Committee on the impacts of the 2019 -20 bushfires on the Greater Blue Mountains Area and the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.

Australia has provided updates to the World Heritage Committee on the impacts of the 2019 -20 bushfires on the Greater Blue Mountains Area and the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.

An initial $150 million will be invested in the new phase of the government’s Reef Restoration and Adaptation work, following the government’s endorsement of a two-year feasibility study led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science into a...

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list the Karst Springs and Associated Alkaline Fens of the Naracoorte Coastal Plain Bioregion as a threatened ecological community. Consultation closes on 26 May 2020.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list the Karst Springs and Associated Alkaline Fens of the Naracoorte Coastal Plain Bioregion as a threatened ecological community. Consultation closes on 26 May 2020.

The Australian Government is investing $149 million in climate and environmental science targeting plastic waste, threatened species, climate systems and a range of key environmental issues. Interested organisations are welcome to submit...

Each year, more than 4 000 industrial facilities estimate their emissions and waste transfers of toxic substances and report them to the NPI. Now in its 21st year, this data helps communities, governments and researchers understand and monitor the...

Provisional list of 119 animal species, revised on the basis of improved spatial information and reports from field assessments.

Provisional list of 119 animal species, revised on the basis of improved spatial information and reports from field assessments.

Water savings from South Australian farmers are being used to help bring endangered Murray Hardyhead back from the brink of extinction.

Water savings from South Australian farmers are being used to help bring endangered Murray Hardyhead back from the brink of extinction.