Cibiyar Muhalli a Jami'ar Adelaide ta haɗu da ƙungiyoyin bincike a fannonin kimiyya, injiniyanci da tattalin arziki da suka shafi gudanarwa da amfani da albarkatun kasa da abubuwan more rayuwa. Kuma Binciken da aka gudanar a cikin Cibiyar yana nufin ba da gudummawa ga haɓakawa a cikin sarrafa albarkatun ƙasa da suka haɗa da ruwa, ƙasa, ƙasa da flora da fauna na asali, musamman a ƙarƙashin canjin yanayi da yanayin tattalin arziki. An kaddamar da shi a jajibirin Ranar Muhalli ta Duniya, 4 ga Yuni Shekarata 2009. Manufar Cibiyar Muhalli ita ce samar da hanyoyin magance matsaloli masu wuyar gaske ta hanyar haɗa mafi kyawun mutane daga kimiyya, gwamnati da sauran al'umma. Tun daga shekarata 2014, Cibiyar ta ƙunshi cibiyoyi biyar, dakin gwaje-gwaje da shirye-shirye guda biyu. Babban Darakta na farko na Cibiyar Muhalli shine masanin tattalin arziki Mike Young . Farfesa Bob Hill ne ya gaje shi a shekarar 2013. Farfesa Bronwyn Gillanders shine Mataimakin Darakta na Cibiyar. Farfesa Barry Brook shine Sir Hubert Wilkins Shugaban Canjin Yanayi a Jami'ar Adelaide. Sannan kuma Ya jagoranci dakin gwaje-gwajen ilimin halittu na Duniya tare da Farfesa Corey Bradshaw wanda ya gaje shi a matsayin Sir Hubert Wilkins Shugaban Canjin Yanayi .