Environment - Environment

BushBank program

Revegetating land to reduce carbon emissions and create habitat for some of Victoria's most iconic species.

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Invasive species

Managing weeds and pests on public land to help native species

Environmental Volunteering

Victorians Volunteering for Nature

More trees for a cooler greener west

Community Programs

Victorian Landcare Program

Victorian Deer Control Program

Resources hub for environmental volunteers and landcarers

Programs and initiatives

Grants and funding

Opportunities to receive grants for activities to help the environment

Accounting for the environment

How we compile environmental, social and economic statistics

Innovative market approaches

Efficient, transparent approaches to achieve environmental benefits

Landcare

Landcare volunteers facilitate actions to care for our environment

Native vegetation
Biodiversity
Invasive Plants and Animals
Conserving threatened species
Sustainability
Innovative Market Approaches

Native vegetation

Native vegetation comprises plants indigenous to Victoria, including trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses. It provides habitat for wildlife and delivers a range of ecosystem services that make land more productive and contribute to human well being.

Biodiversity

DELWP manages a range of biodiversity reference tools including our interactive map and native vegetation information system.

Invasive Plants and Animals

Invasive species threaten native biodiversity because of their ability to change and destroy habitats and ecosystems.

Conserving threatened species

We have a range of targeted strategies to support the recovery and management of threatened species. We deliver on-ground actions that integrate the latest research and information to support effective and robust conservation strategies and recovery management.

Sustainability

Waste management is a key to Victoria's sustainability. Getting full value from every resource is a new approach to caring for our environment and managing the needs of a growing population and economic sector.

Innovative Market Approaches

Victoria has developed a range of innovative, more efficient and more transparent approaches to achieve environmental benefits. These include programs such as auctions to allocate resources from fisheries and forestry, tenders for funds for environmental improvements and strategic offset programs to balance the impacts of urban development.

Arthur Rylah Institute

The Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research is a leading centre for applied ecological research, with on emphasis biodiversity issues.

Melbourne Stategic Assessment

The Melbourne Strategic Assessment program mitigates and offsets the impact of Melbourne's urban development.

Suburban Parks Program

The Victorian Government is investing $315 million across Melbourne in new and better parks and trails where we can all connect with nature.

Lake Connewarre State Game Reserve Closure

Ensuring the safe release of captive-bred critically endangered orange-bellied par…

Supporting local regional recycling

Protecting wildlife

A better way to help endangered species recover

Protecting wildlife

DELWP’s Specific Needs Assessment (SNA) is delivering big benefits for the critica…

A cleaner greener you for 2022

2022 environmental New Year's resolutions

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