Department of the Environment

The 6th meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council was held on 7 October 2016 in Melbourne.

Invitation for public comment on the Draft best practice guidelines for recovery team governance and reporting template closes 7 November 2016.

The IPCC has issued a call for nominations for experts to participate in the scoping meeting for the Sixth Assessment Report.

The IPCC has issued a call for nominations for experts to participate in the scoping meeting for the Sixth Assessment Report.

The Australian and Queensland governments today released the first Reef 2050 Plan annual report showing good progress has been made towards protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

The Australian Government is consulting on the design of mandatory reporting. The consultation is open until 28 October 2016.

The Australian Government is consulting on the design of mandatory reporting. The consultation is open until 28 October 2016.

Application on ecological sustainability – call for public comments open from 23 September 2016 to 31 October 2016

Application on ecological sustainability – call for public comments open from 23 September 2016 to 31 October 2016

Inclusion of the Illawarra and south coast lowland forest and woodland on the list of threatened ecological communities, in the critically endangered category.

Inclusion of the Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain on the list of threatened ecological communities, in the endangered category.

These sessions will provide information and guidance on how to achieve carbon neutral certification. Participants will also have the opportunity to hear from organisations already certified and to develop business to business contacts across and...

The Minister for the Environment has published the annual list of classes of products the Minister is proposing to consider, during the next financial year, for some form of accreditation or regulation under the Product Stewardship Act 2011.

An updated Cost Recovery Implementation Statement has been released to reflect proposed changes to cost recovery arrangements for environmental assessments under the EPBC Act.

What is environmental water’s role in the wet times? How are we thinking of managing our holdings over the months to come? Read our latest update.

We are very pleased to advise that both the Expert Scientific Panel and Bioregional Advisory Panel reports that were provided to the then Minister for the Environment, the Hon Greg Hunt MP have been released.

Environmental water managers work in anticipation of, and around, whatever nature delivers. Read this statement to find out how we manage our water during wet conditions.

Application on ecological sustainability – call for public comments open from 26 August 2016 – 29 September 2016

The August 2016 issue of the Commonwealth environmental water latest facts is now available.

A guide is now available for this nationally listed critically endangered ecological community.