How current policies are shaping our forest estate and which alternative forestry systems could play a greater role in afforestation.

How do we respond to the environmental challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and water quality while looking after the economic, social and cultural life of our regions?

The biophysical services that green spaces provide, such as stormwater filtering and storage, heat mitigation and air filtration, all rely on an adequate volume and depth of healthy soil. Yet many of our new residential developments may not have enough healthy soil to support these services.

The Commissioner has released his third annual estimate of environmental expenditure, mapping the spending of 20 central government agencies against six enduring environmental outcomes.