The vision of the Department of Natural Resources and Water (NRW) is ‘managing Queensland's natural resources for today and tomorrow’.

NRW plays a critical role in the stewardship of Queensland's natural resources. The department manages and allocates the state's land and water resources, and manages native vegetation and the use and sale of native forest resources.

Within a framework of extensive legislation and policies, which have been developed through exhaustive consultative processes between key government and industry stakeholders, client groups, Indigenous people and the community, the department has discrete planning and management responsibilities for these natural resources.