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NSW State of the Environment

Prepared every three years, the NSW State of the Environment (SoE) reports on the status of key environmental issues facing New South Wales.

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Themes and topics

This report is structured around six environmental themes: Drivers, Human Settlement, Climate and Air, Land, Biodiversity, Water and Marine. Each theme is divided into specific topics with status indicators and further information.

Drivers
Drivers overview
Population
Economic Activity and the Environment
View Drivers theme
Human Settlement
Human Settlement overview
Energy Consumption
Transport
Urban Water Supply
Waste and Recycling
Contaminated Sites
View Human Settlement theme
Climate and Air
Climate and Air overview
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Air Quality
Climate Change
Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020–2030
View Climate and Air theme
Land
Land overview
Soil Condition
Native Vegetation
Protected Areas and Conservation
Fire
View Land theme
Biodiversity
Biodiversity overview
Threatened Species
Native Fauna
Invasive Species
View Biodiversity theme
Water and Marine
Water and Marine overview
Water Resources
River Health
Wetlands
Groundwater
Coastal, Estuarine and Marine Ecosystems
View Water and Marine theme
In compiling this report the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) acknowledges that Aboriginal people as the first protectors have continuously cared for Country and the natural environment of NSW for thousands of generations. The EPA acknowledges the custodians and honours the ancestors, the Elders both past and present and extend that respect to other Aboriginal people in NSW.

    NSW State of the Environment 2021

    NSW State of the Environment 2021

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