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This indicator examines the institutional frameworks that support sustainable forest management. Institutional frameworks provide mechanisms for engagement of the wider community in the process of continuous improvement and sustainable forest management.This is the Key information for Indicator 7.…
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Animalplan - how research ideas become projects to strengthen production animal health and biosecurity systemsOn 28 October 2024, we hosted a webinar providing a high-level overview of the process for research ideas to be realised into projects that align with Animalplan. This included how…
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Weeds are exotic, naturalised plants that aren’t technically feasible to eradicate due to their spread and persistence. They compete with cultivated plants for resources like sunlight, water, and nutrients. They can also disrupt ecosystems and reduce crop yields. Weeds are often difficult to…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia.The department manages biosecurity controls to minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country.The…
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1 March 2017PurposeTo advise exporters that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is changing the way that the replacement document fee for plant exports is applied, in order to align with…
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All Australians can contribute to maintaining Australia’s biosecurity status. There is an increasing notion that biosecurity is a shared responsibility between government, industry and the community, as suggested in the Beale review, 2008. Australians from all walks of life can contribute to…
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The Forestry Australia Symposium 2024 opens today in Ballarat, Victoria, under a ‘healthy and resilient forests for our future’ theme.The symposium will explore concepts that underpin the science and best practice of sustaining and promoting healthy and resilient forests.The Department of…
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The Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy describes the Australian Government’s approach to enhancing the resilience of our critical infrastructure to all hazards.
The strategy recognises the importance of critical infrastructure, including those parts that provide essential services…
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Stakeholder submissions on specific issues with Australia’s current prawn import policy are published below. The department received ten submissions and eight of the stakeholders gave consent for their submission to be published. These submissions were made in response to Biosecurity Advice 2018-…
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Australia is free of the world's worst animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza H5N1. Animal pests and diseases are a major threat to Australia's livestock and poultry industries and an outbreak could impact on our access to export markets and undermine livelihoods. Exotic…
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