Department for Environment and Water

Protecting & enhancing

The Government of South Australia is committed to protecting native vegetation as part of a broader nature conservation strategy.

Interactive Guide for Native Vegetation

Use our guide to help answer your native vegetation query.

Clearing Native Vegetation

Everything you need to know about clearing native vegetation in South Australia.

Consultations

You’re invited to submit your views on applications to clear native vegetation.

Offsetting

Land owners and managers who want to modify native vegetation in SA are often required to produce a SEB.

Accredited consultants

Information for accredited consultants and find out if you need one.

Developers, major projects & mining

Find out what is being done to ensure minimal impacts on native vegetation for exploration and mining projects.

Legislation and administration

Information about the Native Vegetation Act 1991 and Regulations 2017 and the Native Vegetation Council.

Contact

Contact the Native Vegetation Branch for more information about native vegetation.

Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.