Environment Tasmania

Environment Tasmania Environment Tasmania is a leading environmental organisation in Tasmania.

Environment Tasmania is a non-for-profit and works with the Tasmanian community to care for our unique environment, keeping us connected to some of the most spectacular wildlife, forests and oceans on earth. We work alongside communities in taking care of Tasmania’s unique natural environment, so that future generations can remain connected to some of the most spectacular wildlife, forests and oceans on earth.

Tasmania is at a turning point. The choices we make now will shape the future of our oceans, rivers, forests, wildlife a...
31/05/2026

Tasmania is at a turning point. The choices we make now will shape the future of our oceans, rivers, forests, wildlife and climate.

At Environment Tasmania, we’re working to protect Tasmania’s unique landscapes and species through community-driven campaigns, advocacy and action.

From fighting to save the critically endangered Maugean skate, to protecting Tasmania’s freshwater future, advocating for healthy oceans, and pushing for a fair go for nature, our work is powered by people who care deeply about this special place.

Swipe through to learn more about our campaigns and how you can get involved →

🩵 Rise Up for Tasmania’s Oceans
🧡 Save the Maugean Skate
💜 Protect our Freshwater Future
❤️ Support a just transition for safer climate
💚 Push for stronger nature laws and funding

Want to take action?
• Join our mailing list
• Volunteer with us
• Become part of our Conservation Club
• Follow along

Together, we can build a healthy and resilient Tasmania for generations to come.

In an opinion piece published in the Mercury last week, Stewart Frusher and Andrew Wright write that renewed salmon farm...
28/05/2026

In an opinion piece published in the Mercury last week, Stewart Frusher and Andrew Wright write that renewed salmon farming licenses in Macquarie Harbour would show a lack of respect for Tasmania’s unique biodiversity and the health of Tasmania’s coastal waters.

“The conservation advice, the EPA’s own data and IMAS’s scientific reports demonstrate that continued farming of salmonids in Macquarie Harbour is unsustainable and continues to be a major contributor to the threat of extinction of the Maugean skate.”

Stewart Frusher is a retired IMAS professor, and Andrew Wright is the former executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

Last week Tasmania’s state budget for the coming year was released, and it delivered some important wins for Tasmania’s ...
27/05/2026

Last week Tasmania’s state budget for the coming year was released, and it delivered some important wins for Tasmania’s marine environment!🎉

The budget includes $500,000 towards development of the proposed Marine Environment Tasmania Act (META).

It also allocates another year of funding towards Tasmania’s long-spined sea urchin subsidy program.

In the currently strained fiscal climate, it’s encouraging to see continued investment in the long-term health of Tasmania’s marine environment.

On today’s international day of Biological Diversity, we want to celebrate the unique and diverse nature that can be fou...
21/05/2026

On today’s international day of Biological Diversity, we want to celebrate the unique and diverse nature that can be found in Tasmania.

This year’s theme is about the importance of local, community-led action to fight global biodiversity loss, something we care very deeply about.

More than 680 plant and animal species are currently listed under Tasmania’s Threatened Species Act. Several of these are endemic to Tasmania, meaning they can be found nowhere else on earth. If they disappear here, they disappear forever.

Environment Tasmania is working hard to safeguard our unique species and landscapes, alongside multiple other incredible organisations across our island state.

If you want to take action for biodiversity you can:

🌿 Volunteer with your local community / bushcare group - get hands on protecting the environment closest to you

📣 Speak up for nature - raise awareness and support Environment Tasmania and all the other amazing organisations working around our island state

🎥 Watch our short film Nowhere Else on Earth on Youtube () to marvel at Tassie’s extraordinary marine life!

2026🌻

Tasmania is entering a pivotal period for the future of its oceans. We’re seeking a passionate and community-minded pers...
21/05/2026

Tasmania is entering a pivotal period for the future of its oceans. We’re seeking a passionate and community-minded person to join our team and support our growing Marine Campaign.

Working closely with Tasmania’s vibrant coastal communities and our Senior Marine Campaigner, this role will help advance marine conservation and community engagement initiatives across the state, while building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and community members.

🌊 Launceston or Hobart
🌊 Fixed term, 12 months, 0.6 FTE
🌊 $38-$42 per hour (depending on experience)
🌊 Applications close 14 June

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the long-term stewardship of Tasmania’s marine environment.

Head to EthicalJobs to apply, or share with someone you think would be perfect for the role!

https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/environmenttasmania/healthy-oceans-coordinator-hobart-launceston

In a report published earlier this year, CSIRO finds the Salmon Industry’s social license is at an all time low.Since th...
18/05/2026

In a report published earlier this year, CSIRO finds the Salmon Industry’s social license is at an all time low.

Since the last survey in 2021, both marine scientists and government/local councils have shifted in their attitude towards salmon aquaculture, from ‘strongly positive’ to ‘strongly negative’.

The report indicates overall worsening attitudes towards this industry that is one of the primary threats to the survival of the Maugean Skate.

Do you want to take action for the skate? Tell Woolworths & Coles to stop selling extinction salmon sourced from Macquarie Harbour: https://www.et.org.au/savetheskate

Big thank you to our intern Runae, who’s been with us for the past three months! Runae has been an incredible support ac...
15/05/2026

Big thank you to our intern Runae, who’s been with us for the past three months! Runae has been an incredible support across our marine and skate campaigns, as well as many other projects along the way. Your positivity and joy have been so appreciated by the team, and we wish you all the best ahead.💚

Today is international endangered species day.It’s a day to act.This week the federal budget ensured more dollars for na...
15/05/2026

Today is international endangered species day.
It’s a day to act.
This week the federal budget ensured more dollars for nature destruction than for nature protection.
It’s time to remind Federal Minister for the Environment Murray Watt that he has an obligation to prevent extinctions from happening.
His obligation is to protect the natural values of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, and one of those values is the ancient Gondwana relic, the Endangered Maugean Skate.

Last month we went to Canberra to remind him.
Now we need your help by adding your name to the open letter.
Strengthen our message to remove or significantly reduce salmon biomass in Macquarie harbour, so Macquarie Harbour once again becomes a safeguard for the future of the Maugean Skate.

Head to the link in the comments

Thank you to the 100 supporters in Melbourne who came to see our invitational screening of Love Letter to the Unseen!🎉We...
14/05/2026

Thank you to the 100 supporters in Melbourne who came to see our invitational screening of Love Letter to the Unseen!🎉

We had a roomful of families and conservationists eager to learn as much as they could about the Endangered Maugean skate, the world’s only brackish water skate, and what they can do to make sure its population is able to recover from the brink of extinction.

Learn more at savetheskatefilm.org

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