Organisations

WA Department of Environment & Conservation

Government

About

The Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) was established on 1 July 2006, bringing together the Department of Environment and the Department of Conservation and Land Management.

The department has distinct Government responsibilities for implementing Government policy within that community.

DEC WA has statutory responsibility for managing land, including State forest, timber reserves and formal conservation reserves, and is the lead biodiversity conservation agency in the State.

Programs

DEC WA undertakes management of, and research into, ecosystems including wetlands, revegetation including broadscale revegetation such as using oil mallees, and threatened species and threatening processes. The website has many reports on these issues - search for 'vegetation'.

DEC provides advice on tree planting for enhancement of nature conservation values and for farm enhancement,and also has information on fire management, off-reserve conservation, and forest management. Details of DEC's parks and reserves management plans are available on the website.

Other DEC projects include habitat for nature conservation, tackling salinity, managing dieback, and aboriginal involvement in nature conservation and land management. See the website for further information.

Contacts

Phone		08 9334 0333
Fax		08 9334 0466
E-mail		info@dec.wa.gov.au
Website		http://www.dec.wa.gov.au
Postal Address
Street Address

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