Logo of State of the Environment 2011; Photo by Andrew Griffiths, Lensaloft

State of the Environment (SoE) reporting

In Australia, State of the Environment (SoE) reporting occurs at both the national and state/territory level. Some regional-scale reporting also occurs in many areas throughout Australia.

National SoE reporting

National SoE reports provide information about environmental and heritage conditions, trends and pressures for the Australian continent, surrounding seas and Australia's external territories. More information about national State of the Environment (SoE) reporting

Further details on the current report and past reports:

State/territory SoE reporting

Most states and territories of Australia produce SoE reports. State and territory government web sites have information about their reporting processes.

12 December 2011

Australia state of the environment 2011 launched

The fourth national assessment of the state of Australia's environment was has been launched by the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Hon Tony Burke MP.

SoE 2011

28 October 2009

Minister appoints 2011 SoE Committee

Work on the next five-yearly national State of the Environment report has commenced in earnest with the formal appointment of the 2011 State of the Environment (SoE) Committee by the Minister for the Environment.