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REPORT 15 DEC 2021

State of the Environment Biodiversity Update 2021 Report

Given the severity and impact of the 2019-20 black summer bushfires on Victoria’s ecosystems, this report has been prepared ahead of the next Victorian State of the Environment Report due in 2023.

REPORT 11 DEC 2020

Government Response: State of the Environment 2018 Report

As required by the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003, the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability (the Commissioner) submitted the State of the Environment 2018 Report (the…

REPORT 10 DEC 2020

Government Response: State of the Forests 2018 Report

The Victorian Government represents its commitment to the process and principles of sustainable forest management through the delivery of the State of the Forests report every five years. This…

REPORT 10 DEC 2020

Government Response: State of the Yarra and its Parklands 2018 Report

The State of the Yarra and its Parklands 2018 Report is the first of its kind from the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability. The Report was tabled in Parliament by the Minister for Energy,…

PUBLICATION 19 MAR 2019

State of the Yarra and Its Parklands 2018 Report

REPORT 1 DEC 2008

Government Response 2008

The report includes 289 recommendations, as diverse as salvaging fridges from landfill, soil pH benchmarking and Commonwealth tax reform. Rather than respond to each recommendation, the Government’s…

NEWS 6 JUN 2022

Leaders discuss biodiversity conservation and recovery at the Parliament of Victoria

On Sunday 5 June, World Environment Day, leaders from government, industry, community and academia came together for a discussion in the Victorian Legislative Council, on protecting and reclaiming…

NEWS 1 APR 2022

New Trustees of The Royal Society of Victoria announced

The Royal Society of Victoria have announced that two new Trustees of the Royal Society of Victoria have been appointed by Governor-in-Council (the Governor and Premier of Victoria) as of 1 March…

NEWS 11 NOV 2021

EIANZ international conference discusses 'How good is science!?'

Dr Gillian Sparkes AM, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability joined The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change to deliver keynote presentations for the…

NEWS 3 JUN 2021

Getting down to the nitty gritty of implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals locally

As part of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability’s leading work applying the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to environmental reporting in Victoria, we have a project underway…