NSW Government
Environment and Heritage

Topics

We work with the New South Wales community to care for and protect our environment and heritage.

The Three Sisters landmark in Blue Mountains National Park
The Three Sisters in Blue Mountains National Park.
Credit: Anton Galitch/DCCEEW
The Eyes of the Land and the Sea bronze sculpture at Kurnell, Kamay Botany Bay National Park
The Eyes of the Land and the Sea bronze sculpture at Kurnell, Kamay Botany Bay National Park.
Credit: Katherine Ashley/DPE
Heritage

Find out about our heritage, the places, objects and stories that we have inherited from the past and want to protect for future generations.

View through bush of cormorants on the water from The Haven-Alamein Track, Conjola National Park
View of cormorants from the Haven-Alamein Track, Conjola National Park.
Credit: Michael van Ewijk/DCCEEW
Animals and plants

Learn about NSW plants and animals and our programs to protect, monitor, and conserve populations and habitat.

Duffer Creek, Gibraltar Range National Park on the Gibraltar Washpool World Heritage Walk
Duffer Creek Gibraltar Range National Park on the Gibraltar Washpool World Heritage Walk.
Credit: Rob Cleary/Seen Australia
Parks, reserves and protected areas

Find out how areas protected by the National Parks and Wildlife Act play a critical role in protecting biodiversity, natural and cultural heritage.

Aerial view Sydney skyline and Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Harbour National Park
Clouds above the Sydney skyline and Royal Botanic Gardens.
Credit: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust/Simone Cottrell
Air

Find data, reports and research on NSW air quality and air pollution.

Bittangabee Bay, Beowa National Park
John Spencer/DCCEEW.
Credit: Bittangabee Bay, Beowa National Park
Water

Find out about our management and monitoring of NSW wetlands, rivers, floodplains, coasts and estuaries.

Firefighters at work in Blue Mountains National Park
John Spencer/DCCEEW.
Credit: Firefights at work in Blue Mountains National Park
Fire

Learn how we manage fire in NSW national parks to protect life and property and to conserve biodiversity and cultural heritage.
 

Aerial view of a rural landscape with patches of greenery and a winding dirt road
Property in the Central West region of NSW.
Credit: Craig Bender/Backbone Productions
Land and soil

Land and soil are essential to our wellbeing and survival. Learn about NSW soils, the challenges of land degradation and the capability of land and soil to sustain us, our heritage and the environment.

Reeds in the foreground on the edge of calm wetland water with reeds, trees and a strip of blue sky in the background reflected on the glass-like water surface.
Sydney freshwater wetlands, a threatened ecological community, in the Sydney Basin Bioregion.
Credit: Ian Brown/DCCEEW
Natural capital

Natural capital and environmental markets are essential to a sustainable future and economy.

Gullen Range Wind Farm near Goulburn, New South Wales
Gullen Range Wind Farm near Goulburn, New South Wales.
Credit: Jason Reed / DCCEEW
Energy

Discover ways to reduce your energy use that best suit how you live and work.

A vertical garden on an apartment complex in Sydney
A vertical garden at One Central Park, an apartment complex in Sydney's inner western suburb of Ultimo.
Credit: Heath Bennett/DCCEEW
Sustainability

Learn how we're helping NSW business and government improve sustainability practices and reduce emissions to net zero by 2050.