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Global responses to climate change

Opportunities for Australian agricultural producers Authors: Jared Greenville, Heather McGilvray, and Kevin Burns Introduction The challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a global one. As countries plan to meet this challenge, the emissions intensity of products will increasingly…
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Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Submissions in response to the Draft import risk analysis report for stone fruit from the USA

Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 46 KINGS MEADOWS Tasmania 7249 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6336 5414 Telephone Cindy.Hanson@dpiw.tas.gov.au Cover Letter 27 June…
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Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Response to The Issues Paper for The Import Risk Analysis for Fresh Apples from The Pacific Northwest of The USA

​[expand all] Cover Letter Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 303 Devonport Tasmania 7310 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6421 7634 Telephone Andrew.Bishop@dpiw.tas.gov.au 4 September 2008 Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 To whom it may concern,…
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Labour use in Australian agriculture: Analysis of survey results

Labour is a key input to Australian agriculture, and there is significant interest in understanding the extent to which labour markets are meeting the needs of the Australian farm sector. This interest has recently been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in a reduction in the…
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Indicator 1.3b: Native forest and plantations of indigenous timber species which have genetic resource conservation mechanisms in place (2024)

This indicator uses the coverage and implementation of formal genetic resource conservation mechanisms as a measure of the degree to which timber species genetic resources are managed and conserved.This is Key information for Indicator 1.3b, published October 2024.Key pointsThere are 129 tree…
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Indicator 5.1a: Contribution of forest ecosystems and forest industries to the global greenhouse gas balance (2024)

This indicator assesses the contribution of Australian forests to the global carbon cycle. Forest management can have a significant positive or negative impact on the global carbon cycle. This is the Key information for Indicator 5.1a, published October 2024.Key pointsThe total stock of carbon…
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Building a stronger biosecurity system to manage growing pest and disease risks

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 2 Guest: Andrew Tongue, Deputy Secretary, Biosecurity and Compliance, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Find out why biosecurity is important for Australia, the growing challenges the biosecurity system is…
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Growing a Better Australia – A Billion Trees for Jobs and Growth

Download ​ Growing a Better Australia – A Billion Trees for Jobs and Growth PDF 3.1 MB  Please note: this Plan was published in 2018 by the then government. If you have difficulty accessing these files, please visit web accessibility. Online version Foreword​ Australia has a proud…
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Part 3.3: European Cultural Heritage Themes, Sub-themes and Potential Forested Places

The Panel confirmed the view, expressed at its March 1997 meeting, that in relation to identifying Australian thematic contexts and themes of outstanding universal value for the historic environment, a…
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Biosecurity Matters, Edition 5, 2020

​​​​​Biosecurity Matters   To receive an email notification of future editions, subscribe to Biosecurity Matters. Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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