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

Natural resource management

Information systems, land, soil and vegetation management, weed management, Northern Territory plants and animals information.

Bushfire information and management

Bushfire alerts and warnings, Bushfires Act NT, fire management, mitigation and advisory groups, bushfire resources.

Environment

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

Onshore gas

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

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.

Programs and strategies

Aboriginal Ranger Grants Program, Mapping the Future, Coastal and marine management strategy, management programs for Magpie Goose and Kakadu Plum and saltwater crocodile monitoring reports.

Consultation and publications

Consultations and publications including annual reports, policies, guidelines and legislation.

Boards and committees

Bushfires Council NT, regional bushfire committees, NT Pastoral Board and advisory committees for water allocations, weeds, Rapid Creek, Darwin Harbour and Drillers qualifications.

What we are doing

Palmerston groundwater study
News 9 Dec 2019

Palmerston groundwater study

The Water Resources Division within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to undertake groundwater sampling in Marlow Lagoon and Bellamack.

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Central Australian fire season commencement
News 4 Dec 2019

Central Australian fire season commencement

Bushfires NT today joined the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service at their Alice Springs headquarters to announce the commencement of the 2019 Central Australian Fire Danger Period, marking the official start of the fire season.

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2019 Gamba Action Program launched
News 2 Dec 2019

2019 Gamba Action Program launched

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources today launched the 2019 Gamba Action Program (GAP) in Darwin and Katherine.

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Soil and land suitability assessment for the Dunmarra area
News 30 Aug 2019

Soil and land suitability assessment for the Dunmarra area

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has investigated 59,980ha in the Dunmarra area to assist the potential development of irrigated agriculture in the vicinity.

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Geographic barriers disrupt crocodile movement and dispersal
News 30 Aug 2019

Geographic barriers disrupt crocodile movement and dispersal

Groundbreaking research has found the Cobourg Peninsula strongly influences the movement and dispersal of saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in the Top End

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