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Indicator 7.1a: Extent to which the legal framework supports the conservation and sustainable management of forests (2024) - Supporting information

This is Supporting information for Indicator 7.1a, published July 2024.Legal framework for forest managementThe following information supplied by each state supports the listing of key legislation on Table 7.1a-1:New South WalesThe Forestry Legislation Amendment Act 2018 updated the Forestry Act…
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Forestry contacts, agencies and organisations

​​The following external agencies and organisations can provide information about forestry in Australia.National agencies and organisations​​Australian Government AgenciesDepartment of Industry, Science and ResourcesGPO Box 2013CANBERRA ACT 2601Tel: 02 6213 6000Email (online form): …
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Submissions in Response to the Draft Import Risk Analysis Report for Capsicum (Paprika) From Korea - National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS)

433-1 Anyang6-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do 433-016, Republic of Korea TEL: +82-31-446-1926, 445-9485 FAX: +82-31-445-6934   Louis van Meurs General Manager Plant Biosecurity Biosecurity Australia Australia T) +61 2 6272 5094 F) +61…
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Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (CCEPP)

​​The CCEPP is Australia's key technical body for coordinating national responses to emergency plant pest (EPP) incursions, and assessing the technical feasibility for their eradication.The CCEPP…
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Australia's animal health laboratories

We bring together governments, CSIRO, private and university animal health laboratories to establish and maintain standards for all veterinary laboratories in Australia.Best practice animal health laboratory services are essential to ensuring the quality of pest and disease detection and management…
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Food chain resilience

​​The department​ works with industry and other government agencies to ensure the safety, security and continuity of Australia's food supply. The food supply chain is a complex and nationally distributed system. It is not organised along state and territory borders and is generally owned and…
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Biosecurity in northern Australia

Why biosecurity matters in northern AustraliaAustralia is free from many pests, diseases and weeds present in Southeast Asia and some Pacific countries. Their introduction could devastate our plant…
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Vegetable leaf miner

​​​Liriomyza sativae What to look for Leaves with long, white meandering trails (mines) on the leaf surface. What you can do Do not move plants, plant material or fresh vegetables out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity Monitoring Zone, or from…
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Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)

Scientific name: Capripoxvirus About LSD This disease causes cattle and water buffalo to become severely unwell. Milk production in animals with LSD is significantly impacted. LSD may also cause cows to abort their young. Countries with an LSD outbreak loose access to global markets. LSD is…
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Levies Explained

​​​Overview Australian farm businesses are world leaders in terms of production efficiency, sustainability, product quality, innovation and ability to supply and respond to market needs. The Australian Government and agriculture , fisheries and forestry industries recognise the importance of…
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