Department of Planning, Industry and Environment engages and partners with the community and conducts a wide range of social and economic research, analysis and evaluation.
Our social research, analysis and evaluation includes:
Every three years since 1994, the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (former Office of Environment and Heritage) has conducted a survey of the NSW community and discussion groups to track trends in the public’s environmental views, priorities, knowledge and actions.
View full reports of the Who Cares about the Environment social research series.
We undertake analysis across a range of activities relating to environmental protection, natural resource management, biodiversity, pollution and waste. This analysis helps the development of better environmental policy for NSW.
Our national parks make a significant contribution to the health and spiritual wellbeing of the community, the economies of regions surrounding parks and the preservation of wildlife and habitat.
We conduct surveys, qualitative and quantitative research and analysis of:
Visit Social research.
Our research and monitoring partnerships with the community through programs such as Saving our Species and Citizen Science make an enormous contribution to the preservation of the natural, cultural and built environment and history of NSW
Visit Saving our Species and Citizen science to see how you can get involved.