Environmental searches
Report issue
Online services
- Environmental authoritySuitable operatorEnvironmental Authority annual returnsMacropod permitsRecreational wildlife licenceNative animal keeping licencesWildlife movement adviceQueensland Waste Data System (QWDS)Waste transport certificates
- View all our fees and services View all Queensland Government online services
Have your say
![]()
DES COVID-19 response
Featured
Find out more about the department’s response to COVID-19.
![]()
Queensland threatened species listing
Featured
View a full list of Queensland threatened species by wildlife class and year.
![]()
Turtle atlas is cause for global shellebration
Featured
New online Marine Turtle Breeding and Migration Atlas shows nesting, courtship, feeding and migration routes of our marine turtles, bringing together decades of Australian and global data.
![]()
Migration season for our humpback whales has begun
Featured
Remember to follow the simple rules to share the water with these marine animals. Special regulations and restrictions apply.
![]()
Public Register Portal
Featured
The Public Register Portal provides improved access to environmental licences and permits information in Queensland.
![]()
Releasing balloons is littering
Featured
Balloons have been identified as one of the most harmful waste items to wildlife, and detrimental to our environment… releasing balloons is also classed as littering and penalties apply.
Queensland Environment Department![]()
2021-08-05T16:55:18.000Z
Together with project partners, we have been working on an innovative project that uses loose coral fragments to build new stable areas of live coral...
Queensland Environment Department![]()
2021-08-04T07:55:20.000Z
Since 2014 the Nest to Ocean Turtle protection program has been supporting projects that help reduce the threat of predation on marine turtle nests. Check...
Queensland Environment Department![]()
2021-07-31T09:06:12.000Z
Today we acknowledge World Ranger Day – a day to commemorate Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate the work...
Queensland Environment Department![]()
2021-07-30T15:10:04.000Z
Global climate action is accelerating and here in #Queensland we are taking strong action and investing in projects that are delivering results for Queenslanders. The...