The Department of Sustainability and Environment is responsible for the conservation and sustainable use of Victoria's natural environment, biological diversity and cultural heritage.
Land and biodiversity White Paper
  | Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change White Paper The White Paper, due for release in mid-2009, will set the direction for Victorian Government policy and investment priorities in natural resource management, land health and biodiversity for the next 20-50 years |
 | Biodiversity Strategy Renewal Parallel to the development of the White Paper, the 1997 Biodiversity Strategy is being renewed. |
 | Biodiscovery Policy Biodiscovery or 'bioprospecting' involves research into biological resources for commercial or industrial purposes. |
 | ecoMarkets Over the next four years, the ecoMarkets project will implement market based schemes to put a value on the services our ecosystems provide. |
 | Arthur Rylah Institute DSE conducts ecological and biodiversity research at ARI in Heidelberg |
 | Biodiversity and Agriculture Mechanisms and tools farmers can use to incorporate biodiversity in agriculture and assist with production and environmental sustainability. |
 | EcoTender EcoTender is aimed at improving native vegetation management or securing revegetation on private land that leads to improved environmental outcomes at both the local and catchment scale. |
 | BushBroker Native vegetation credits will provide a new source of income for landholders and a convenient source of offsets for applicants seeking planning approval to clear native vegetation. |
 | BushTender Landholders can competitively tender to improve native vegetation on their land |
 | Native Vegetation Information for Victoria This page is a link to the Simplified Native Vegetation Groups, the Ecological Vegetation Classes by Bioregion and the home page to Victorians Native Vegetation information. |
 | Victoria's Environmental Sustainability Framework Making environmental considerations a part of the way we work and live. |
 | Terms of reference of new VEAC Investigations The Minister for Environment and Climate Change will request that two new investigations be conducted by the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) |
 | River Red Gum Forests Investigation by VEAC The investigation into River Red Gum Forests is complete and was tabled in Parliament on 9 September 2008. |
River Red Gum National Parks
 | Victorian Government Response to VEAC's River Red Gum Forests Investigation On 10 March 2009, the full government response to VEAC's report was tabled in Parliament. The response addresses each of the VEAC recommendations, incorporating the Community Engagement Panel report and accompanying map. |