Department for Environment and Water

Cleared land under a powerline in native vegetation

Native vegetation including eucalyptus trees

Person cutting fallen tree branch with chainsaw

Clearing native vegetation

About clearing and how to make a clearance application

Old gum tree in a creek bed on the Fleurieu peninsula

Protecting native vegetation

Heritage Agreements, Significant Environmental Benefits (Offsetting), Native Vegetation Credit Register, information for Accredited Third Party Providers and Brokers, Funding and support

Two people walking down a hill in a landscape of native vegetation

Resources and support

Access the Clearance Application Register, legislation, maps, resources, and contact the Native Vegetation Branch

Person examining a small plant growing in dry bushland

Accredited consultants

Find an Accredited Consultant and resources for current and prospective consultants and arborists

Gum nuts of the mallee gum tree, Eucalyptus gilli, endemic to the northern Flinders Ranges

Know your native vegetation

About native vegetation, why it matters, and where to learn more about native vegetation

Person making notes on a clipboard in a bush setting

Have your say and report concerns

Have your say in consultations about native vegetation clearance applications and report suspected illegal clearing.

Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.

Native vegetation