DER focuses on environmental regulation, approvals and appeals processes, and pollution prevention.
Introduction
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Introduction
It focuses on environmental regulation, approvals and appeals processes, and pollution prevention. Manages more than 285,000 km², including more than nine per cent of WA's land area: its national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, regional parks, state forests and timber reserves, nature reserves, roadside reserves and marine nature reserves. It focuses on nature conservation and the community’s enjoyment and appreciation of Western Australia’s world-class network of national and marine parks. Responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations
what is quoll?
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They  are carnivorous marsupials.
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where are they found?
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Australia and New Guinea
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where did the latter get it's name from?
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Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context.
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what kind of people are seen here?
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The island is presently populated by almost a thousand different tribal groups
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what does the animal we talked about feed on?
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The smaller ones primarily eat insects, birds, frogs, lizards and fruit; the larger species eat birds, reptiles, and mammals, including echidnas and possums.
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where does it live?
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Each species of quoll lives in distinct geographical areas.
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were any attempts made to protect or conserve these?
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The Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
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what did they do?
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They monitors western quoll populations in the Jarrah Forest as part of its faunal management programs
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what threat on them did lead to do so?
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Predators such as foxes and cats prey on quolls and compete with them for food.
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when did the aforementioned department come into action?
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1 July 2006
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what is its main objective?
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The stated aims of the department were to achieve the protection and conservation of the environment; to ensure that Australia benefits from meteorological and related sciences and services; and to see that Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced. The department developed and implemented national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Mission
The Department of Environment and Conservation was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and April 1975.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Australia) | Introduction
DER focuses on environmental regulation, approvals and appeals processes, and pollution prevention.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. It was formed on 1 July 2006 by the amalgamation of the Department of Environment and the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The DEC was separated on 30 June 2013 forming the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) and the Department of Environment Regulation (DER), which both commenced operations on 1 July 2013. DPaW focuses on nature conservation and the community’s enjoyment and appreciation of Western Australia’s world-class network of national and marine parks.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Australian Department of the Environment was a department of the Government of Australia that existed between September 2013 and July 2016. The department was charged with responsibility for developing and implementing national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Introduction
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Environment and Conservation.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Australia) | Structure
The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. The Department of Conservation and Land Management was responsible from 22 March 1985 to 30 June 2006 for protecting and conserving the State of Western Australia’s environment; this included managing the state's national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, state forests, timber reserves and nature reserves.
Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Department maintained and coordinated a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This included pumpers, water bombers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Vehicles
The Department was introduced by the Whitlam Government in April 1975, to replace the Department of Environment and Conservation. At the time, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam said that the reason for the re‑badging was that the name 'Department of Environment and Conservation' suggested that conservation was a separate matter from the environment, whereas it was in fact a major component of the Government's total environment program. Environment Minister Moss Cass made the request for the name change, stating that the previous title was too long and redundant.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 1975) | History
The Department of the Environment was an Australian government department that existed between April and December 1975.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 1975) | Introduction
The Department was one of several new Departments established by the Whitlam Government, a wide restructuring that revealed some of the new government's program. The Department was abolished in April 1975, to be replaced by the Department of the Environment. At the time, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam said that the reason for the re‑badging was that the name 'Department of Environment and Conservation' suggested that conservation was a separate matter from the environment, whereas it was in fact a major component of the Government's total environment program. The renaming was requested by environment minister Moss Cass, who said the title was too long and redundant.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Australia) | History
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports. According to the Administrative Arrangements Order issued 19 December 1972, at its creation, the Department was responsible for activities related to:
Department of Environment and Conservation (Australia) | Scope
The department managed a number of major programs. The most significant of those dealing with natural resource management came under the umbrella of the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. Both the Trust and National Action Plan were administered jointly with the Department of Agriculture.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Programs
The Department of the Environment and Heritage was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and December 2007.
Department of the Environment and Heritage | Introduction
The Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts was an Australian government department that existed between May 1971 and December 1972. The department, created by the McMahon Government, was a grab-bag of three areas which had previously been handled by other departments or government agencies. These included the Department of the Interior, the Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council, and the Office of Aboriginal Affairs in the Prime Minister's Department. The department was abolished by the incoming Whitlam Government, with its functions split across six departments (the Departments of Aboriginal Affairs, Environment and Conservation, Media, Prime Minister and Cabinet, Special Minister of State, Science and Services and Property).
Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | Introduction
The department was managing more than 285,000 km², including more than nine per cent of WA's land area: its national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, regional parks, state forests and timber reserves, nature reserves, roadside reserves and marine nature reserves. It provided visitor and recreation facilities at a sustainable level for many of these. It also supported or worked closely with the following authorities: The total reportable visitation to DEC-managed lands and waters during the 2012-13 financial year was 16.02 million, with visitor satisfaction levels of 88%.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Status (at dissolution, 30 June 2013)
The Department of Science and the Environment was an Australian government department that existed between December 1978 and November 1980.
Department of Science and the Environment | Introduction
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports. At its creation, the Department's functions were:
Department of the Environment (Australia, 1975) | Scope
The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities was an Australian government department that existed between September 2010 and September 2013.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities | Introduction
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts was an Australian Government department that existed between December 2007 and September 2010.
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts | Introduction
The Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) was the department of the Government of Western Australia responsible for managing lands described in the "Conservation and Land Management Act 1984" and implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. The minister responsible for the department was the Minister for the Environment. The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) was separated on 30 June 2013, forming the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) and the Department of Environment Regulation (DER), both of which commenced operations on 1 July 2013. DPaW focused on managing multiple use state forests, national parks, marine parks and reserves.
Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) | Introduction
National parks (and the earlier forms) in Western Australia were under:
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Preceding agencies
Earlier forms of nature conservation in Western Australia were under:
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia) | Preceding agencies
The Department of the Environment was an Australian government department that existed between October 1997 and October 1998. It was the second so-named Australian Government Department.
Department of the Environment (1997–1998) | Introduction
The party's stated objective was to achieve the strongest possible action on climate change, by:
Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy Australia | Goals
Earlier forms of nature conservation in Western Australia were under:
Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia) | Preceding agencies
The Department maintained and coordinated a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This included pumpers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia) | Vehicles
· "To safeguard and protect the natural environment, specifically the cave and karst environment of Australia" · "To gather and disseminate information, develop and promote policies, foster and publish research, and provide education and advice to the Australian community on conserving Australia’s karst resources." · "To bring together and represent persons interested in caves and karst in Australia and the attainment of the Federation’s aims"
Australian Speleological Federation | Constitutional Aims
The Department of the Environment administered environmental laws, including the "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999" and a range of other Acts. It was also responsible for Australia's participation in a number of international environmental agreements.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Environmental protection
The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 18 September 2013. It absorbed the responsibilities of the former Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSWEPaC) and climate change from the former Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. The department was dissolved in July 2016 and its functions, along with energy policy functions, were moved to the newly established Department of the Environment and Energy. From when it was established in September 2013 to when it was dissolved in July 2016 the department faced significant cuts (25 per cent cut from the organisation's budget over four years), in line with the Coalition Government's environmental deregulation policies.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | History
The department was established on 25 March 2013, taking on functions of the previous Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. It was abolished less than six months later on 18 September 2013 by the newly elected Abbott Government. Its functions were principally transferred to the Department of Industry; with its environmental functions transferred to the Department of the Environment. Discussing the Department's lengthy name in 2014, former Secretary Don Russell told media:
Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education | History
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) is an Australian Government department which commenced operation on 1 February 2020. It represents Australia's national interests in agriculture, water and the environment.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment | Introduction
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 1975) | Structure
The explosive environmental issue of the early 1980s was the campaign to protect the Franklin River, one of the last wild rivers in Australia. ACF mobilised supporters and resources behind the campaign that went all the way to the High Court to prevent the damming of the river. A pervasive theme in the 1980s was the fight for Australia's native forests. In 1987, ACF and other environment groups pushed forests into the spotlight. Daintree's tropical rainforests finally gained World Heritage listing in 1988, despite the vehement opposition of the then Queensland Government. Kakadu's cultural and natural qualities were again under threat from uranium mining during the 1980s.
Australian Conservation Foundation | The 1980s
The functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Operational activities
The Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment was an Australian government department that existed between December 1984 and July 1987.
Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment | Introduction
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment, Robert Hill.
Department of the Environment (1997–1998) | Structure
The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities | Structure
Greening Australia's mission is to conserve and restore landscapes at scale through collaborative, science-based and innovative conservation programs. The organisation has set bold 2030 goals to align their five national programs with global restoration targets. These goals include: Great Southern Landscapes Since European settlement, agricultural landscapes in southern Australia have lost over 80% of their natural habitat, impacting on threatened species and the productivity of Australia's farmlands.
Greening Australia | Current projects
Bush Heritage Australia also has a conservation science program led by Rebecca Spindler. They study public attitude towards conservation as well as the conservation of animal and plant species.
Bush Heritage Australia | Aims
The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) was a state government department responsible for protecting the environment, boosting productivity in Victoria's food and fibre sector, management of natural resources and managing water resources in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was created in April 2013 by merging the Department of Primary Industries with the Department of Sustainability and Environment. The Department secretary was Adam Fennessy. After the 2014 Victorian State Election, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that the department would be renamed to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) effective 1 January 2015. The Agriculture portfolio was moved to the new Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.
Department of Environment and Primary Industries | Introduction
Earlier forms of Nature conservation in Western Australia were under:
Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) | Preceding agencies
The Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories was an Australian government department that existed between December 1991 and March 1993.
Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | Introduction
The DOE's overall aim was to "work in partnership" with the public, private and voluntary sectors to promote the "economic and social welfare of the community" through "promoting sustainable development and seeking to secure a better and safer environment for everyone". The last Minister was Mark H. Durkan (Social Democratic and Labour Party).
Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) | Aim
The Department maintains and coordinates a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This includes pumpers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.
Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia) | Vehicles
The Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and December 1991.
Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | Introduction
Wildlife Queensland's objectives as set out in the constitution are:
Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland | Objectives
The Department of Home Affairs and Environment was an Australian government department that existed between November 1980 and December 1984.
Department of Home Affairs and Environment | Introduction
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is the Western Australian government department responsible for managing lands and waters described in the "Conservation and Land Management Act 1984", the "Rottnest Island Authority Act 1987", the "Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006", the "Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority Act 1998", and the "Zoological Parks Authority Act 2001", and implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. The Department reports to the Minister for Environment and the Minister for Tourism. DBCA was formed on 1 July 2017 by the merger of the Department of Parks and Wildlife, the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, the Zoological Parks Authority and the Rottnest Island Authority.
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Forests Department was a department of the Government of Western Australia created in 1919 under Conservator of Forests Charles Lane Poole, that was responsible for implementing the State's Forests Act (1918-1976) legislation and regulations. The Forests Department was incorporated all together with National Parks Authority and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife on 21 March 1985 forming the Department of Conservation and Land Management.
Forests Department (Western Australia) | Introduction
Forest policies covered by the Forests Department involved the following management objectives: The Department had also several tree nurseries to help with these objectives in Hamel, Manjimup, Narrogin, Broome and Karratha for a total seedling production of 7 307 000 in 1985. The Forests Department had management responsibilities in:
Forests Department (Western Australia) | Status (at dissolution - 21 March 1985)
The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection was established in April 2012, as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election. The department took on most of the functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management which was dissolved.
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Queensland) | History
Government agencies for the protection and conservation of natural and built resources in New South Wales have existed since the appointment of the first Minister for Conservation, the Hon. Captain Bill Dunn, MLA in 1946. In 2003, the Department of Environment and Conservation was formed following the merger of the Environment Protection Authority, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Botanic Gardens Trust, and Resource NSW. The Department of Environment and Conservation was later known as the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) and Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW). This department contained the Office of Water, formed from the Department of Water and Energy dissolved in 2009; other parts and responsibilities of the Department of Water and Energy were transferred to the Division of Minerals and Energy in Department of Industry & Investment.
Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales) | History
The Campaign Against Nuclear Energy (CANE) was established in Perth, Western Australia on 14 February 1976 by Friends of the Earth (FOE). It included Peter Brotherton, John Carlin, Mike Thomas and Barrie Machin. CANE was a non-profit grass roots organisation whose aim was to stop the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Western Australia (WA) and to halt uranium mining. The organisation operated out of the Environment Centre in Wellington Street, Perth. The Whitlam Federal government in 1974 had dedicated about A$7,000 per state to set up Regional Environment Centres. Perth's Environment Centre housed other groups including the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Conservation Council of Western Australia, Friends of the Earth, and the Campaign to Save Native Forests.
Campaign Against Nuclear Energy | Introduction
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports. According to the National Archives of Australia, at its creation, the Department was responsible for:
Department of Science and the Environment | Scope
The key focus of AMCS is to create large marine national parks (marine sanctuaries), sustainable fisheries and protect and recover our threatened ocean wildlife, such as our sharks, seals and whales. AMCS also works to protect Australia's coasts from inappropriate development, including along the Great Barrier Reef.
Australian Marine Conservation Society | Campaigns
Following the 2019 state election, the functions of the agency were assumed by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment with effect from 1 July 2019.
Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales) | Introduction
The department was an Australian Public Service Department of State in the environment portfolio, under the "Public Service Act 1999". The head of the department was its Secretary, Dr Gordon de Brouwer , responsible to the Minister for the Environment, the Hon. Josh Frydenberg .
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Structure
The Department of Natural Resources and Water is a defunct Queensland Government department. Its functions are now part of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. The former department's functions included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander matters, Climate Change Policy and Science, Commercial Forestry, Commercial Water Services, Land (including Crown Land and Freehold Titles Registration), Native Title, Natural Resource Management (including Vegetation Management), Catchment Management, Place Names, Quarry Sales, Recreation, Registration of Valuers and Surveyors and Water Recycling Strategy. The Department's final Minister was the Honourable Craig Wallace MP (as then Minister for Natural Resources and Water and Minister assisting the Premier in North Queensland and the Member for Thuringowa).
Department of Natural Resources and Water | Introduction
A five-year interim management plan was put in place by the Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation in October 2005. Actions under that plan include regular monitoring of populations, management of the threats of fire and "P. cinnamomi", and the cold storage of seed. As of December 2009 a recovery plan is being developed. There is also a translocation project underway.
Banksia brownii | Conservation
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science and the Environment. The Department was headed by a Secretary, John Farrands.
Department of Science and the Environment | Structure
The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) is a department of the Government of South Australia. Created on 1 July 2012 by the merger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department for Water as the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), it was given its present name on 22 March 2018. It is responsible for ensuring that South Australia's natural resources are managed productively and sustainably, while improving the condition and resilience of the state's natural environment.
Department for Environment and Water (South Australia) | Introduction
The Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories (also called DEST) was an Australian government department that existed between March 1993 and October 1997.
Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories | Introduction
The National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAPSWQ) and the Natural Heritage Trust Extension (NHT2) were natural resource management programs established by the Australian Government, in partnership with State Governments, to address the declining condition of natural resources in Australia. The long term objectives of these programs was to halt and reverse the decline in the condition of the natural resource base. It also recognised that the long term success of Natural resource management activities depended on involvement of sectors of the community. The election of the Rudd Government saw development of the Caring for our Country program.
NQ Dry Tropics | History
The primary federal law is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), usually referred to as the EPBC Act.
Conservation in Australia | Federal law
The Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1978.
Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development | Introduction
The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. The department was headed by a secretary, initially Roger Beale (until early 2004) and then David Borthwick.
Department of the Environment and Heritage | Structure
The department was created on 27 December 1991, a departmental name change by the Keating Government.
Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | History
A number of governmental and nongovernmental organizations work in conservation and restoration of the Australian environment.
Conservation in Australia | Conservation organisations
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) was a state government department that managed water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests and eco systems in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was created in 2002 when the Department of Natural Resources and Environment was divided into the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Sustainability and Environment. The department supported and advised two Victorian ministers, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, and the Minister for Water, Peter Walsh, and helped with the management and administration of their portfolios. The Department secretary was Greg Wilson. It had 2700 staff working at 90 locations across the state.
Department of Sustainability and Environment | Introduction
Department of Environment and Conservation may refer to:
Department of Environment and Conservation | Introduction
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources' vision was to help drive a stronger Australian economy by building a more profitable, more resilient and more sustainable agriculture sector, and by supporting the sustainable and productive management and use of rivers and water resources. The department's annual reports provide information about its operations and performances in each financial year, and reviews its progress towards its objectives. The department's Corporate Plan sets outs the department's eight strategic objectives. Those identified in the 2016–17 plan include:
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources | Overview
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources' vision was to help drive a stronger Australian economy by building a more profitable, more resilient and more sustainable agriculture sector, and by supporting the sustainable and productive management and use of rivers and water resources. The department's annual reports provided information about its operations and performances in each financial year, and reviews its progress towards its objectives. The department's Corporate Plan set outs the department's eight strategic objectives. Those identified in the 2016–17 plan included:
Department of Agriculture (Australia, 2019–20) | Overview
A key conservation issue is the preservation of biodiversity, especially by protecting the remaining rainforests. The destruction of habitat by human activities, including land clearing, remains the major cause of biodiversity loss in Australia. The importance of the Australian rainforests to the conservation movement is very high. Australia is the only western country to have large areas of rainforest intact. Forests provide timber, drugs, and food and should be managed to maximize the possible uses. Currently, there are a number of environmental movements and campaigners advocating for action on saving the environment, one such campaign is the Big Switch. Land management issues including clearance of native vegetation, reafforestation of once-cleared areas, control of exotic weeds and pests, expansion of dryland salinity, and changed fire regimes.
Conservation in Australia | Conservation issues
The "Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012" identifies three main conservation objectives for the plains rat. These objectives include: 1) managing threats in order to secure or increase the plain rat's overall population size; 2) maintaining viable sub-populations where the plains rat is known to occur; and, 3) identifying and protecting drought refugia. The "2012 National Recovery Plan for the Plains Mouse" encourages collaboration between communities, governments and industries to meet these conservation objectives in order to conserve the plains rat (Figure 6).
Plains rat | Conservation
Much of Eastern Australia was subject to prolonged period of drought during the third and fourth terms of the Howard Government. In June 2004, the Council of Australian Governments agreed to a National Water Initiative and to the establishment of a seven-member National Water Commission to examine water management issues.
Howard Government | The Environment
These events laid the foundations by increasing public awareness and support for regulation. State environmental legislation was irregular and deficient until the Australian Environment Council (AEC) and Council of Nature Conservation Ministers (CONCOM) were established in 1972 and 1974, creating a forum to assist in coordinating environmental and conservation policies between states and neighbouring countries. These councils have since been replaced by the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) in 1991 and finally the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) in 2001. At a national level, the "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999" is the primary environmental protection legislation for the Commonwealth of Australia.
Environmental protection | Australia
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the department's annual reports. At its creation, the department dealt with:
Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | Scope
Conservation of the natural environment in Australia is derived from five different sources of law, namely international law, federal law, State law and local government law as well as the application of the common law.
Conservation in Australia | Legal framework
The Department represents Australia's national interests across agriculture, water and the environment. The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, Andrew Metcalfe , is responsible to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, The Hon. David Littleproud , the Minister for Resources and Water, The Hon. Keith Pitt and the Minister for the Environment, The Hon. Sussan Ley . The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries is Senator the Hon Jonathon Duniam, and the Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management is the Trevor Evans . It is sometimes referred to by the acronym DAWE.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment | Organisation, key people, functions
The aim of the Department is to provide a comprehensive program of undergraduate education, and in the near future and graduate education, monitor and respond both to international developments in this scientific area, and the needs and peculiarities of design problems of protection and management planning areas, and sustainable natural resource-integrated approach. Since 1999 the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is developing dynamically. It currently has a full program of undergraduate study recently adapted to modern requirements, needs of scientists who will be the managers of the environment in the future. Minimum required length of study: ten (10) semesters.
University of Western Greece | Environment and Natural Resources
The Water and Rivers Commission is a defunct agency of the Government of Western Australia. Established on 1 January 1996, it was set up under the Water and Rivers Commission Act 1995, to administer the Act and other legislation relevant to development and conservation of Western Australia's water resources. It was eventually amalgamated with the Department of Environmental Protection and Western Australia's Keep Australia Beautiful Council to form the Department of Environment. This was later merged with the Department of Conservation and Land Management to form the Department of Environment and Conservation. Water responsibilities were split off into a separate Department of Water and in July 2017, a new Department merging environment regulatory functions with water management was formed, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
Water and Rivers Commission | Introduction
In central New South Wales where there are large plains of grassland, problems have risen from—unusual to say—lack of land clearing.
Environmental issues in Australia | Conservation
Aside from the stated goal of eradicating all predator species by 2050, the Department of Conservation has outlined four interim 2025 goals: Former Prime Minister John Key stated in mid 2016 that current technologies and methods would be insufficient for the ultimate goal of the project, and were banking on a 'new scientific breakthrough' to allow for the eradication of possums, stoats, and rats.
Predator Free 2050 | Goals
The Department of the Environment and Energy (DEE) was an Australian government department in existence between 2016 and 2020. The Department was responsible for matters including environment protection and conservation of biodiversity as well as energy policy. It was established in July 2016 by the Turnbull Government after the 2016 federal election. Following the appointment of Scott Morrison as Prime Minister, Josh Frydenberg was elevated to Treasurer of Australia, whereby Frydenberg's previous ministerial positions were separated, with Melissa Price as Minister of the Environment and Angus Taylor as Minister for Energy. Price was reshuffled from her position in 2019, and was replaced by Sussan Ley.
Department of the Environment and Energy | Introduction
A 1998 Western Australian State of the Environment Report highlighted that the loss of biodiversity and habitats caused by habitat degradation and clearing, human interference and the introduction of pests and weeds was one of Western Australia’s most serious environmental problem. The concept of Bush Forever dates back to the year 2000, when it was introduced by the Western Australian State Government. The strategic plan, introduced by the State Government in December 2000, was to protect regionally significant bush land of the Swan Coastal Plain in 287 Bush Forever sites with a combined area of about 51,200 hectares. All up, Bush Forever sites amounted to 18 percent of the original vegetation of the Swan Coastal Plain within the metropolitan Perth area.
Bush Forever | History
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) is a tropical marine research centre located primarily at Cape Ferguson, Queensland, around outside of Townsville. Established in 1972 by the McMahon Government, the institute's primary function is research for sustainable use and protection of the marine environment. The Institute investigates topics from broad-scale ecology to microbiology. AIMS is committed to the protection and sustainable use of Australia's marine resources. Its research programs support the management of tropical marine environments around the world, with a primary focus on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, the pristine Ningaloo Marine Park in Western Australia and northwest Australia.
Australian Institute of Marine Science | Introduction
The department was established with effect from 1 July 2019 and assumed most of the functions of the former Department of Planning and Environment and the former Department of Industry that were dissolved on the same date. On the same date, the Office of Local Government and the Office of Environment and Heritage were abolished and merged into the newly-formed department. In April 2020, the Regions, Industry, Agriculture and Resources division of DPIE was spun out as the Department of Regional NSW, a separate government department.
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment | Introduction
In November 2015, the establishment of the Yellingbo Conservation Area Coordinating Committee was announced that will establish an Action Plan and co-ordinate partnerships to help achieve better environmental outcomes. The Yellingbo Conservation Area Coordinating Committee will include a representative from key stakeholders: Melbourne Water, Parks Victoria, Cardinia Shire Council, Yarra Ranges Council, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Zoos Victoria, Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority, and Trust for Nature.
Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve | Management
Each year Parks and Wildlife aimed for a satisfaction rating above 85 per cent, a figure it had achieved for more than 10 consecutive years.
Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) | Status (at dissolution, 30 June 2017)
Following the Liberal Party's victory in the 2018 state election, the department was renamed as the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) on 2 March 2018.
Department for Environment and Water (South Australia) | Recent events
The department worked to help the Government of the day achieve its policy objectives by contributing to, and reporting against four key outcomes. The 2011–12 departmental annual report (which was the only annual report released by the department during its short period of operation) identified the four outcomes as:
Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport | Intended outcomes
The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts. The department's first Minister, Peter Howson, was not keen on the job, reportedly calling the portfolio "trees, boongs and poofters." The secretary of the department was Lenox Hewitt.
Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | Structure
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports. According to the National Archives of Australia, at its creation, the Department was responsible for:
Department of Home Affairs and Environment | Scope
The Environment Protection Act 1993 is a law in the Australian state of South Australia "to provide for the protection of the environment; to establish the Environment Protection Authority and define its functions and powers; and for other purposes."
Environment Protection Act 1993 | Introduction
The department was known as the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment from 1998 until April 2002, when its planning responsibilities were transferred to the Department of Justice and its environment responsibilities handed to a newly constituted Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment. Between April 2002 and 30 June 2009 it was known as the Department of Primary Industries and Water. On 1 July 2009 it was amalgamated with the Environment, Parks and Heritage divisions of the Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts to form the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. This returned the DPIPWE to a similar size and structure as to what it was between 1998 and 2002.
Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania) | History and structure
The Department of National Development was established in March 1950, with Richard Casey, Baron Casey as its Minister. Media reported that the new Department would plan for the supply of basic commodities, promote decentralisation and regional development and plan for the development of primary and manufacturing industries and the stimulation of housing construction. By 1969, the Department consisted of five divisions: the resources policy division; the northern development division; the Bureau of Mineral Resources; the Forestry and Timber Bureau; and the division of national mapping. The Department was one of six abolished by the Whitlam Government in December 1972. It functions were split between four new departments, namely the Department of Environment and Conservation, the Department of Minerals and Energy and the Department of Northern Development, as well as two established departments—the Department of Works and the Department of Primary Industry.
Department of National Development (1950–72) | History
The Department's corporate plan was outlined in "Planning for Growing NSW: 2015-2017" that aimed to plan for growth by inspiring strong communities and by protecting the environment. In keeping with this, the Department’s priorities were:
Department of Planning and Environment (New South Wales) | Priorities
The objectives of the CDRS is to conduct scientific research and environmental education for conservation. The Station has a team of over a hundred scientists, educators, volunteers, research students, and support staff from all over the world. Scientific research and monitoring projects are conducted at the CDRS in conjunction and cooperation with its chief partner, the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS), which functions as the principal government authority in charge of conservation and natural resource issues in the Galapagos. The work of the CDRS has as its main objectives: In 2002, the Station was awarded the International Cosmos Prize.
Charles Darwin Foundation | Objectives and work
Forests provide timber, drugs, and food and should be managed to maximize the possible uses. Currently, there are a number of environmental movements and campaigners advocating for action on saving the environment, one such campaign is the Big Switch. Land management issues including clearance of native vegetation, reafforestation of once-cleared areas, control of exotic weeds and pests, expansion of dryland salinity, and changed fire regimes. Intensification of resource use in sectors such as forestry, fisheries, and agriculture are widely reported to contribute to biodiversity loss in Australia. Coastal and marine environments also have reduced biodiversity from reduced water quality caused by pollution and sediments arising from human settlements and agriculture.
Environmental issues in Australia | Conservation