Environment
Alternative labels
Natural environment
Report
The risks of oil and gas development for human health and wellbeing: a synthesis of evidence and implications for Australia
The purpose of this report is to provide the Australian community and decision-makers with a synthesis of the now extensive evidence demonstrating multiple direct and indirect health and wellbeing risks from oil and gas developments.
Discussion paper
Governing Country: a literature review of Indigenous governance principles in Indigenous Ranger groups and Indigenous Protected Areas
This paper reports on a literature review of Indigenous governance principles and practices in Indigenous Ranger groups and Indigenous Protected Areas.
Report
Independent Review of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016: final report
An independent panel undertook a review of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. The purpose of the review was to determine whether the policy objectives of the Act remain valid and whether the terms remain appropriate for securing those objectives.
Report
Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's delivery of the Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program.
Report
Climate of distress: responding to the youth mental health impacts of climate change
Nationally and internationally, young people have expressed high levels of concern about climate change, which has been consistently associated with psychological distress. To inform this report, Orygen commissioned a YouGov survey of young Australians (16–25 years old) to understand how climate distress is impacting the mental health and wellbeing of young people.