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This is the first corporate plan for our new organisation, established on 1 July 2006 by bringing together the Department of Environment (DoE) and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). By combining the strengths of the former DoE and CALM, the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is well positioned to face the challenges we have in Western Australia to protect our environment and conserve our native plants and animals, and the ecosystems that sustain them. Our visionA healthy, diverse and well-managed Western Australian environment. Our missionWorking with the community, we will ensure that Western Australia’s environment is valued, protected and conserved, for its intrinsic value, and for the appreciation and benefit of present and future generations. Our responsibilitiesThe Department of Environment and Conservation is in the portfolio of the Minister for the Environment and Climate Change. The department is also part of a greater environmental community and has distinct responsibilities for implementing Government policy within that community. Protection and conservation of the environment is a collective role. The department has the lead responsibility for protecting and conserving the State’s environment on behalf of the people of Western Australia. This includes managing the State’s national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, State forests and timber reserves, nature reserves, marine nature reserves and marine management areas. Its key responsibilities include broad roles in conserving biodiversity and protecting, managing, regulating and assessing many aspects of the use of the State’s natural resources. The department contributes to the development of environmental protection policies, managing the environmental impact assessment process and carrying out regulatory functions to achieve improved environmental outcomes. It is also responsible for the management of contaminated sites and responding to pollution incidents. The department is also responsible for fire preparedness and pest animal and weed control on 89 million hectares of unallocated Crown land and unmanaged reserves. The department provides support or assists the following portfolio authorities and boards to carry out their functions, which are integral to the department achieving its vision and mission:
The department contributes to national and international programs through national Ministerial Councils, the Natural Heritage Trust and other national programs, the work of organisations such as the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and to the implementation of international environmental and conservation treaties in WA. It employs people with world-class scientific, regulatory, evaluation, policy, land and marine management, visitor services and educational skills. |
Click here to download the DEC Corporate Plan 2007-2009
