Department of the Environment

The Department of the Environment and Energy is seeking comments on the draft Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Rule 2016 (No.1). The consultation period closes 19 December 2016.

The Department of the Environment and Energy is seeking comments on the draft Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Rule 2016 (No.1). The consultation period closes 19 December 2016.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the proposal to list the Eucalyptus ovata forests and woodlands in Tasmania ecological community as a critically endangered. Consultation period closes 27 January 2017.

Read more about hypoxic blackwater, its causes and effects.

Congratulations to Charles Sturt University on receiving the award for Carbon Reduction at the 2016 Green Gown Awards Australia and ACTS Awards of Excellence last week in QLD. They have also been awarded the Climate Change Leadership Award and a joint winner of the Green Globe Climate Change and Leadership Award.

At an extraordinary meeting on 7 October 2016, COAG Energy Ministers agreed to an independent review of the national electricity market to take stock of its current security and reliability and to provide advice to governments on a...

The Australian Heritage Council is assessing Quinkan Country for potential inclusion in the National Heritage List. Comments close 13 January 2017.

The Department is seeking a partner to commercialise a humane new bait that will help fight extinction by tackling feral cats

To reduce the risk of vessel strikes and the impacts they may have on marine fauna, the Australian government is developing a National Strategy for Mitigating Vessel Strike of Marine Mega-fauna. Consultation closes 9 December 2016

Application on ecological sustainability – call for public comments open from 26 October 2016 until 24 November 2016

Emissions Reduction Fund Land and sea transport method variation released for public consultation. Consultation period closes 21 November 2016

Emissions Reduction Fund Land and sea transport method variation released for public consultation. Consultation period closes 21 November 2016

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps today announced his intention to redirect oxygenated water through Murray Irrigation infrastructure to create local refuges for endangered Murray Cod and Murray cray and other native fish...

At the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing on 21 October 2016, the Department was asked about estimates it had prepared for the Minister for the Environment and Energy of the capital...

The latest Great Barrier Reef Report Card details positive news and identifies areas where more effort is needed, it also assesses the reported results of Reef Water Quality Protection Plan actions up to June 2015.

Charles Sturt University and Pangolin Associates join the Carbon Neutral Network.

Charles Sturt University and Pangolin Associates join the Carbon Neutral Network.

Charles Sturt University and Pangolin Associates join the Carbon Neutral Network.

Charles Sturt University and Pangolin Associates join the Carbon Neutral Network.

Terms of reference for an independent review have been released on the COAG Energy Council web site.