Data across all Jobs for Nature agencies is released through the Jobs for Nature Secretariat at the Ministry for the Environment.

Project achievements as of 31 March 2024

Funding

• 224 projects approved
• $277 million of funding paid to conservation projects across the country

Project status

• 186 projects in delivery
• 17 projects pending completion
• 20 projects completed
• 5 projects in contracting

Social gains

• 6,612 people employed since inception
• 1,239 people currently employed
• 6.86 million hours worked
• 843 people that have completed training

Conservation gains

Pest control

• 895,198 hectares treated for rats and/or mustelids
• 314,083 hectares treated for possums
• 104,135 hectares treated for wallabies
• 212,578 160,600 hectares treated for deer
• 150,347 hectares treated for goats
• 310,930 hectares treated for other animal pests
• 159,407 hectares treated for weeds
• 18,343 hectares treated for wilding conifers

Freshwater

• 1,457 hectares of riparian planting completed
• 2,395,040 plants planted in freshwater restoration projects
• 591 kilometres of new riparian fencing

Restoration

• 526 kilometres of tracks created
• 3,136 kilometres of tracks maintained
• 339 historic heritage assets maintained
• 633 huts maintained
• 2,227 hectares of ecosystem restored