State of the Environment Report 2024

The Tasmanian 2024 State of the Environment Report (2024 SoE Report) is the first the Commission has prepared since 2009.

As an independent statutory authority, the Commission has prepared the 2024 SoE Report at arm’s length from government.

The views expressed within the Report, are the Commission’s which have drawn on the independent expert advice of those persons and parties that the Commission engaged to assist with the preparation of the Report.

The Commission acknowledges that the 2024 SoE Report does not necessarily represent the views of the Tasmanian Government or its agencies.

The 2024 SoE Report comprises two volumes produced in an accessible, electronic format. Volume 2 is available as two separate documents for ease of downloading. Volume 1, Volume 2 Part A and Volume 2 Part B are available below for download.

Volume 1

Volume 1 is the main report containing the recommendations, framework and approach, analysis of achievement of resource management objectives and theme summaries. It contains all indicator reports with condition and trend results for that indicator as well as key pressures and responses. Several case studies are also included that highlight key activities, innovations and emerging issues.

The indicator reports and case studies are grouped into six themes.

2024 State of the Environment Report Volume 1: Summary Report  (PDF, 8.7 MB)

Volume 2

Volume 2 provides detailed technical information to support the findings in the indicator reports in Volume 1. These technical reports contain background information about how the condition, trend and reliability results were determined, what data sources were relied on, and other important information such as references, authorship, and who was involved in the quality assurance process.

The technical reports are grouped into six themes and appear in the same order as the indicator reports in Volume 1.

Volume 2 Part A includes the themes: Coasts and Marine, Land

Volume 2 Part B includes the themes: Biodiversity, Rivers and Wetlands, Air, Waste

2024 State of the Environment Report Volume 2: Technical Reports (Part A) (PDF, 13.9 MB)

2024 State of the Environment Report Volume 2: Technical Reports (Part B) (PDF, 12.5 MB)

Erratum Notice

This Erratum Notice supplements and modifies the Tasmanian 2024 State of the Environment Report laid before both Houses of the Tasmanian Parliament on 17 September 2024.

2024 State of the Environment Report: Erratum Notice dated 21 October 2024 (PDF, 148.0 KB)

Report Submission

The Commission submitted the 2024 SoE Report to the Minister for Housing and Planning on 29 August 2024.

The Minister tabled the 2024 SoE Report in both Houses of Parliament on 17 September 2024.

The 2024 SoE Report was made available to the public on 17 September 2024 via the Parliament of Tasmania website – see the House of Assembly Tabled Papers 2024 and the Legislative Council Tabled Papers 2024.

Audit

An independent audit of the Commission's quality assurance processes for the 2024 SoE Report was completed on 19 November 2024. Read more information about the audit and download the Audit Report below.

Review

An internal review of State of the Environment reporting in Tasmania (the Review) was completed in September 2025. The Review was a desktop investigation informed by a literature review and feedback from reporting partners, contributing authors, stakeholders, Commission staff, and members of the public during the 2024 SoE reporting cycle as well as previous SoE reporting cycles, where available.

Review of State of the Environment reporting in Tasmania 2025 (PDF, 1.9 MB)