Victorians acting together to ensure that our land, water and biodiversity are healthy, resilient and productive.

The Land and Biodiversity White Paper is a long-term, strategic framework to secure the health of Victoria’s land, water and biodiversity in the face of ongoing pressures and a changing climate over the next fifty years.

The Victorian Government’s agenda for land, water and biodiversity at a time of climate change is to:

• Build ecosystem resilience across Victoria
• Manage flagship areas to maintain ecosystem services
• Improve connectivity in areas identified as biolinks

White Paper contents

Additional information

Securing our natural future - Summary (PDF - 995 KB)
The following fact sheets provide an overview of key climate change issues discussed in the White Paper:

• Fact Sheet 1
• Fact Sheet 2
• Fact Sheet 3
• Fact Sheet 4
• Fact Sheet 5
• Fact Sheet 6
• Fact Sheet 7

The following documents have also been used in developing the White Paper:

Biosequestration and Biodiversity (PDF - 217 KB)
Paul Martin Discussion Paper (PDF - 420 KB)
Land and Biodiversity Green Paper

Please note: Document(s) on this page are presented in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download a copy free from the Adobe web site .