The Victorian Goldfields have been added to Australia’s World Tentative List. This is the first step in the World nomination ...

In December, the Australian Council (AHC) held its final meeting for 2024. Following the meeting, the AHC visited the World ...

The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) and CSIRO are trialling energy ratings for existing homes.Eligible ...

CAWI is looking for new members from Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. This is an exciting opportunity to advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ inland water rights ...

Current Commonwealth Environmental Water publications are listed below. To view previous versions or archived publications, visit: Environment Publications Archive.

This Sunday 2 February is World Wetlands Day.This year's theme is 'Protecting Wetlands for our Common Future'. It reminds us ...

Note: In 2022, the content from the CD ROM and USB drive was converted into a freely available online key. The supporting technology was updated so it could run on newer operating systems. The ...

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is Australia's main environmental law. It gives us a legal framework to protect and manage unique plants, animals, habitats ...

Australia is protecting and conserving this World Heritage Area.

We've listed plain language explanations for some terms that we use frequently across our website. You'll also find some of these terms defined or used in relevant legislation. Terms with a specific ...

The Global Nature Positive Summit brought together leaders from government, corporate sectors, research and environmental organisations and Indigenous Peoples to explore effective ways to realise ...

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