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Water that is allocated and managed specifically to improve the health of rivers, wetlands and floodplains is known as water for the environment.

We maintain a list of closed programs no longer open to applications for reporting and reference purposes.

Water for the environment underpins a range of activities and outcomes throughout the state.

Adaptive management, community participation, collaboration with partners and responsible trading are some of the tools used to manage water for the environment.

The NSW Environmental Trust has launched a new strategic plan to guide investment over the next 5 years.

Three major foundation programs have influenced the development of water for the environment management in New South Wales.

Water management has a unique vocabulary. Knowing the terms and definitions used in this context is a useful step towards understanding the important role of water for the environment.

Keep up with the latest from the NSW Environmental Trust and the EES Coast, Estuary and Floodplain grants programs.

The NSW Environmental Trust funds a wide range of organisations to achieve positive environmental outcomes for New South Wales through its diverse portfolio of contestable grants programs.

The Basin Plan is a major inter-government initiative to provide water for riverine and wetland environments of the Murray-Darling Basin and for other purposes. It provides directions for the management of water for the environment in New South Wales.