The Blue Carbon Conservation, Restoration and Accounting Program will help pave the way for scaling up investment in coastal blue carbon ecosystems, support management decisions, and contribute to ...

Map of threatened ecological communities in NSW and the ACT (Map 1 of 2) The map below shows areas in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory where threatened ecological communities may ...

What is the EPBC Act? The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) is the Australian Government's central piece of environmental legislation. The EPBC Act provides ...

The 2018 National Waste Policy provides a framework for collective action by businesses, governments, communities and individuals until 2030. The policy identifies five overarching principles ...

The Matted Flax-lily (Dianella amoena) is a small, perennial, tufted lily endemic to Victoria, where it is distributed from the south-west to the east of the State, occurring in grassland and grassy ...

The agency, owner, lessee or person proposing to take the action must refer a proposed action when the action is: undertaken by the Commonwealth, a Commonwealth agency or a constitutional corporation, ...

Mahogany Gliders are arboreal marsupials, found in a small narrow band of open, wet sclerophyll forest along the Queensland coast north of Townsville. While the species’ overall range has remained ...

The Mountain Pygmy-possum Burramys parvus is one of the smallest Australian possums and is endemic to the alpine and subalpine regions of south-eastern Australia, where it is restricted to three ...

The quality of our fuel has a direct impact on the quality of air we breathe and the amount of greenhouse gas in our environment. Improving Australia’s fuels standards will enable: ...

Wasted food represents significant costs to households and businesses in Australia and has environmental consequences as well. The need to improve food waste data and information was identified as a ...

The Government’s Australian Antarctic Strategy and 20 Year Action Plan calls for a revitalisation of Antarctic science including through the implementation of a coordinated and effective Antarctic ...

'Criteria air pollutants' is a term used internationally to describe air pollutants that have been regulated and are used as indicators of air quality. The regulations or standards are based on ...