Conservation of Australia's biodiversity
Biodiversity is the variety of all life forms on earth - the different plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
Conservation of Australia's biodiversity
National framework
Conservation under the EPBC Act
Find out about our unique biodiversity
Science and research
- Australian Biological Resources Study
- Australia's biological resources
- Bird and bat banding
- National Environmental Research Program
- Supervising Scientist Division
- Threatened Species Scientific Committee
Search online
- Species - Species Profiles and Threats
- Conservation advices - By NRM region
- Wetlands - Australian Wetlands Database
- Flora - Databases and resources
- Fauna - Databases and resources
- EPBC Act - EPBC Referrals and public notices
News and events
February 2012
January 2012
- Lowland Rainforest and Landholders - January 2012
- Native vegetation laws, greenhouse gas abatement and climate change measures - Australian Government Response
On 16 January 2012, the Australian Government tabled its response to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration References Inquiry on Native vegetation laws, greenhouse gas abatement and climate change measures.
December 2011
- Biodiversity Fund - Clean Energy Future Land Sector Package
Applications for the Biodiversity Fund 2011-12 are now open. The Biodiversity Fund is a key element of the Australian Government's Clean Energy Future land Sector Package. It supports land managers to store carbon pollution, enhance biodiversity and increase resilience across the Australian landscape.
November 2011
- Draft description of the Giant Kelp Forests of South East Australia Ecological Community - comments close 18 January 2012
- The Minister has approved the listing of three new threatened ecological communities. These are:
- Draft description of the Murray Valley Natural Grasslands of the southern Riverina Bioregion - comments close 23 December 2011
October 2011
- Farming and protecting the critically endangered Peppermint Box Grassy Woodland
- Farming and protecting the critically endangered Iron-grass Natural Temperate Grassland
- Draft Conservation Management Plan for the Southern Right Whale 2011-2016
September 2011
Latest news
Land Sector Package
The Biodiversity Fund is a key element of the Australian Government's Clean Energy Future Land Sector Package.
Landscape Restoration Industry Roundtable