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The 2022 Plantation forestry method provides opportunities for the plantation forestry industry to participate in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme. Under this method, a project will accumulate or sequester carbon as trees grow. Proponents who are considering undertaking a…
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U.S. Comments on Australia’s Draft Report for the Non-regulated Analysis of Existing Policy for Apples from New Zealand (G/SPS/N/AUS/205/Add.2)
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The United States appreciates the…
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The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) was first independently reviewed in 2017 with the current IGAB coming into effect in 2019.In July 2017, the independent panel presented the final report, Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system: an independent review of the capacity of the…
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The Australian Government welcomes the report on superannuation fund investment in Australian agriculture by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources (the Committee), tabled in December 2018. Investment in agriculture is critical for driving…
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The Australian Government is providing development funding for technical assistance and capacity building support which will further strengthen Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) sustainable forest management.Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Policy, Matt Lowe, said the PNG Forestry…
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The Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, released in 2015, included a large number of initiatives and commitments by the Australian Government to strengthen Australia’s agriculture sector that were delivered over 4 years.
The White Paper was a $4 billion investment in Australian farmers and…
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The Decade of Landcare initiative was launched in the 1989 Statement on the Environment by Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The initiative began as a joint National Farmers' Federation - Australian…
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Authors: Jared Greenville, Heather McGilvray, LY Cao and James Fell
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, so will the impacts on Australia’s agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. Initially the impact was due to slowing demand in China, however the subsequent global spread of the virus…
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The Australian Biosecurity Awards recognise significant commitment to our nation’s biosecurity system.These are the past recipients of the awards.2024Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement AwardDr Leslie SimsDr Kim Ritman Award for Science and InnovationDr Laurence MoundFirst Nations Award…
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