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Environmental and Heritage Assessments

​​2.1 Introduction2.2 Objectives2.3 Environment and Heritage assessment report2.4 Commonwealth responsibilities2.4.1 Obligations and assessments2.4.2 Impact assessment2.4.3 National Forest Policy Statement strategy to protect old-growth and wilderness values2.5 Managing environmental and heritage…
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Final risk analysis report for the release of Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata

​​​5 March 2014 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that a policy recommendation has been made to allow release of the geometrid moth Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata. Release of Eueupithecia sp.2 may be permitted, subject to standard…
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Draft Risk Analysis Report for the release of Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata

​​​​19 December 2013 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of a draft risk analysis report to consider a proposal for the release of the geometrid moth Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata. The draft report is being issued for 30…
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Report for the release of Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata

​ ​ The following documents relate to the risk analysis report for the release of Eueupithecia sp.2 ​Number Date Description 2014/05 5…
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Conservation of Australia's Forests

​The protection of forest ecosystems and environmental and heritage values is fundamental to Australia’s approach to forest conservation as contained in national forest policy.Forest conservation was a…
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National Management Group Communiqué: Euwallacea fornicatus/Fusarium sp. AF-18 complex - 21 October 2022

On 21 October 2022, the National Management Group (NMG) met to consider the response to the Emergency Plant Pest (EPP) Euwallacea fornicatus (Polyphagous shot-hole borer, PSHB)/Fusarium sp. AF-18 complex in Western Australia. Earlier, on 18 October 2022, E. fornicatus and the associated symbiotic…
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Commonwealth Environment and Heritage Obligations and Assessments

​​Preface This attachment details Commonwealth environmental and heritage obligations in relation to forests. The procedures and requirements outlined should be read in conjunction with the model…
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Department response to ANAO Performance Audit: Referrals, Assessments and Approvals of Controlled Actions under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Australian Government, 2020 Download Letter from Secretary to Auditor-General [PDF 178.75 KB] Letter from Secretary to Auditor-General [DOCX 78.23 KB] Department response to ANAO Performance Audit: Referrals, Assessments and Approvals of Controlled Actions under the Environment Protection and…
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Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity

This criterion addresses aspects of the conservation of the biological diversity of forests, which is a key part of sustainable forest management​. Biodiversity refers to the full range of plants, animals and microorganisms occurring in a given area, the genes they contain and the ecosystems they…
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Biosecurity Advice 2021-P13 - Draft risk analysis report for the release of Stomphastis sp. nov. for the biological control of Jatropha gossypiifolia

19 November 2021 Download Document Pages File size Biosecurity Advice 2021-P13 - Draft risk analysis report for the release of Stomphastis sp. nov. for the biological control of Jatropha gossypiifolia PDF 2 182 MB If you have difficulty accessing these…
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