The department includes the key functions that foster and protect the environment and natural resources in the Northern Territory. Find out more

Environment

Environmental regulatory reform, climate change, NT Environment Protection Authority, NT offsets, funding environment projects, Top End air quality.

Lands and planning

Development assessment services, land information, valuation service, planning, land development and aboriginal land.

Natural resource management

Development coordination. Development opportunities. Information systems, land, soil and vegetation management, weed management, Northern Territory plants and animal information.

Onshore gas

Petroleum guidance material, Onshore gas non-compliance hotline, Environment Management Plan, POINT and SREBA.

Rangelands

Land clearing, weed management, land, soil and vegetation management, application permits, committees and advisory groups, guidelines and management plans, technical notes and factsheets.

Water

Water resource management, conservation, monitoring, reporting, water licensing and water allocation plan, Darwin Harbour and rural groundwater.

Boards and committees

Advisory committees for water allocations, weeds, Rapid Creek, Darwin Harbour and Drillers qualifications.

Careers, programs and publications

Work in the Territory environment, Coastal and marine management strategy, Environmental careers, Management programs for Kakadu Plum, Mapping the Future.

Consultations, decisions and policies

Consultations and publications including annual reports, policies and decisions.

What we are doing

Priority Places initiative to benefit MacDonnell Ranges threatened species
News 31 Oct 2024

Priority Places initiative to benefit MacDonnell Ranges threatened species

The MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia are nationally significant due to the high number of threatened plants and animals that occur there.

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Sharing innovative ways to protect the Northern Territory’s water resources
News 31 Oct 2024

Sharing innovative ways to protect the Northern Territory’s water resources

Water Resources Division unveils innovative work that uses advanced satellite data and machine learning to detect groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDE) at the Advancing Earth Observation Forum 10-12 September 2024 in Adelaide.

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Compliance inspections in Ti Tree and Western Davenport
News 31 Oct 2024

Compliance inspections in Ti Tree and Western Davenport

Water Resources Division inspected over 50 bores in the Ti Tree and Western Davenport regions during annual compliance inspections in September 2024.

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Commercial building registrations
News 31 Oct 2024

Commercial building registrations

On 15 April 2024, commercial building contractor registrations (restricted and unrestricted) were introduced requiring all new buildings in the Northern Territory to have a registered building practitioner.

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The Water Resources appointment system is live!
News 28 Feb 2024

The Water Resources appointment system is live!

On 22 November 2023, the Territory Appointment System for Water Resources went live!

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Water Licensing Portal

Water licensing portal

Environment careers

Environment careers

Environment data and maps

Environment data and maps

Place Names Committee

Place Names Committee