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5 March 2025The Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC) met on 5 March 2025 in Sydney, New South Wales.EIC reviewed the ongoing operation of National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA), current expenditure, and the upcoming 5-year review, supporting the involvement of Animal…
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Feral deer are an emerging pest animal problem in Australia, with rising numbers causing damage to the environment and Australian agriculture.Current population numbers are not exact, but decades of farm escapes and deliberate relocations have helped deer populations expand exponentially. Recent…
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Social impact assessment research is part of ABARES’ applied social research and analysis. Reports have been prepared for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, other government agencies, research and development corporations, and industry bodies.
Social Assessment Handbook: A…
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Australia is home to about 400 shark and ray species out of the 1,100 or so species found worldwide. Around 160 of these species are believed to be only found in Australian waters.Australia has joined with other states in committing to ensure the conservation and management of sharks and their long…
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This indicator assesses the extent to which the risk of soil erosion has been explicitly identified and addressed in forest management. The avoidance of soil erosion reflects the extent to which associated values, including soil fertility and water quality, are protected.This is the Key information…
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Accelerate the adoption of land use and management practices that protect soil and improve soil state and trends.Priority 3 links to goals 2 (Empower soil innovation and stewards) and 3 (Strengthen soil knowledge and capability) of the National Soil Strategy.Focus of activitiesPriority 3 activities…
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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 health…
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OverviewAustralia’s State of the Forests Report presents comprehensive information describing the many social, economic and environmental values of Australia’s forests to government and industry stakeholders and the broader community. It meets Australia’s formal national reporting requirements for…
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Eighteen grants totalling $13 million will help farmers adopt proven practices and technologies that will make them more productive, resilient, and sustainable as conditions dry.
Successful projects will run over a 24-month activity period starting June 2023.
Grant recipients…
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Preventing and controlling emergency animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, and dog-mediated rabies requires collaborative efforts. Australia has been strengthening pre-border biosecurity efforts to control dog-mediated rabies through assistance to our near northern…
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