Environment

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.

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

Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research

The Melbourne Strategic Assessment program mitigates and offsets the impact of Melbourne's urban development on ecological values, including matters of national environmental significance..