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  • Environmental biosecurity
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      • How we engage
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Working together for environmental biosecurity

Environmental biosecurity requires collaboration between governments, industry, and the community. We work with a wide variety of people across Australia for good environmental biosecurity outcomes.

We aim to develop strong, vibrant environmental biosecurity networks. The Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer (ACEBO) leads this collaboration.

International engagement

The ACEBO supports Australia’s membership of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). This international engagement allows us to understand and respond to global pressures, like climate change, that impact our biosecurity system.

First Nations engagement

The Environmental Biosecurity Office establishes strong partnerships with First Nations organisations. These strong partnerships ensure effective delivery of our programs and better outcomes for First Nations people. Read more about our First Nations environmental biosecurity.

National engagement

The ACEBO works closely with Australian government colleagues, including the Threatened Species Commissioner. The ACEBO is a member of the Environment and Invasives Committee which provides policy leadership on environmental biosecurity.

The ACEBO also works across all areas of biosecurity, liaising with operational as well as policy areas for better environmental outcomes.

Environmental Biosecurity Advisory Group

We work with national environmental biosecurity leaders through the Environmental Biosecurity Advisory Group (EBAG). This is a sub-group of the Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC).

EBAG provides an opportunity for non-government and community representatives to discuss environmental biosecurity issues. It provides advice to the EIC on environmental biosecurity policy and strategy.

Member organisations include the Invasive Species Council, National Farmers’ Federation and Wildlife Health Australia.

Terms of Reference

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Environmental Biosecurity Advisory Group (EBAG) - Terms of reference (PDF 171 KB)
Environmental Biosecurity Advisory Group (EBAG) - Terms of reference (DOCX 36 KB)

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A summary of each EBAG meeting is found in the Communiqués listed below.

EBAG Communiqué – 10 November 2023

Environmental Biosecurity Interdepartmental Group

The Environmental Biosecurity Interdepartmental Group (EBIG) supports ongoing collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. This ensures a unified federal government approach to environmental biosecurity.

EBIG helps strengthen the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity.

Terms of Reference

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Environmental Biosecurity Interdepartmental Group (EBIG) - Terms of reference (PDF 198 KB)
Environmental Biosecurity Interdepartmental Group (EBIG) - Terms of reference (DOCX 251 KB)

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Environmental biosecurity webinars

The Environmental Biosecurity Webinar series supports knowledge sharing and networking. Webinars cover a variety of topics. They attract a wide variety of participants from:

  • all levels of government
  • land and natural resources organisations
  • researcher organisations
  • community conservation groups
  • plant and animal health bodies.

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