About us
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources was established by the Northern Territory Government on 12 September, 2016.
The government created the department to bring together many of the key functions that foster and protect the environment and natural resources in the Northern Territory (NT).
This includes water, land resource management and environmental issues.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has the following divisions:
The department has one minister, one CEO and operates in various locations in the NT.
Strategic plan
Department’s Strategic Plan 2017-2020 PDF (2.1 MB)
Annual reports
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Annual Report
Our Minister
Our management
CEO Jo Townsend
Our boards and committees
View a listing of the departments boards and committees.
Last updated: 19 November 2020
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