National Forest Monitoring system - EIA

Question

The budget includes $105.9 million over four years from 2026-27 for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) to modernise environmental information, data and digital systems (including through the use of artificial intelligence) to improve user experience and enable simpler, faster environmental approvals. There is no explicit mention of the National Forest Monitoring System in the Budget - can you please confirm if the NFMS is included in this funding announcement?

Answer

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Documents

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• SQ26-000706.pdf (opens in a new tab)