NSW State of the Environment 2021 (SoE 2021), prepared by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), provides a snapshot in time of the status of the main environmental issues facing NSW. The SoE is produced every 3 years and compiles information and data from across all NSW government agencies with responsibility for managing the state's environmental assets.

The 2021 report was completed in December 2021 and has been tabled in Parliament. Read a copy of the tabled 2021 report (PDF 11.7 MB)

The natural environment is essential to our daily lives in many ways – the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that sustains our land and agriculture.

The NSW State of the Environment 2021 (SoE 2021), prepared by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), reports on the status of the main environmental issues facing NSW.

Acknowledgement of First People In compiling this report the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) acknowledges that Aboriginal spiritual and cultural values exist in the land, waters, sky and natural resources of New South Wales.