Department for Environment and Water

About biodiversity

Learn about biodiversity and the important role it plays in our lives.

Biodiversity Act

South Australia’s first Biodiversity Act better protects native plants, animals and ecosystems — while also helping to address the impacts of climate change.

What are we doing to improve biodiversity?

There are a range of programs underway in South Australia to conserve and restore ecosystems.

Threatened species & ecological communities

Learn about threatened species and threatened ecological communities.

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Bioregional planning

Explore South Australia’s pilot bioregional planning project and how it can guide sustainable development.

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.