A healthy, resilient environment

What success looks like

South Australia’s biodiversity, ecosystems and wildlife are conserved, restored and resilient to climate change. We run world-class national parks and botanic gardens to protect our iconic places and recognise the intrinsic value of nature.

Priorities

Deliver conservation programs with our partners to protect existing habitat and recover threatened and declining species, ecosystems and landscapes
Enable access to environmental water and undertake environmental watering in the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin
Acquire strategic land parcels to add to the reserve system
Manage our national parks, marine parks and other protected areas for biodiversity conservation outcomes
Administer appropriate Crown land tenure and manage pastoral leases
Undertake fire management for biodiversity outcomes
Manage invasive and impact-causing native species in our national parks
Support landholders to manage impact causing native species and protect native vegetation
Regulate and mitigate the impact of development to native vegetation and biodiversity
Protect, rehabilitate and restore our coastline
Respect Aboriginal knowledge and incorporate it into planning and management approaches
Maintain and improve our knowledge of species distribution and abundance across land and seascapes
Understand the current state and future outlook for biodiversity across the state and prioritise action accordingly
Engage in strategic research partnerships and provide credible scientific advice to enhance the effectiveness of conservation activity
Implement Murray-Darling Basin Plan policy
Deliver state based Basin Plans commitments