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Commonwealth, state, and territory ministers with responsibility for forestry met virtually on Friday 29 November for their second Forestry Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) of 2024.Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins, chaired the meeting for the first time…
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This criterion reports on the extent to which the legal, institutional and economic frameworks in Australia support sustainable forest management, including the capacity to monitor change and to conduct and apply research and development to forest management.
Australia's State of the…
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This criterion aims to provide insights into whether Australia’s native forests and commercial plantations used to produce wood and non-wood products are managed in a way that maintains their capacity to continue to produce those products in the long term.
Australia's State of the Forests Report…
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Weeds are one of the most serious threats to Australia's environment and primary production resource base. Nationally pest plants continue to invade the land with exotic species accounting for…
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Date of issue: 20 February 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-04
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies – Australian Egg Corporation Limited
Export registered egg processing establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Central…
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Australian – European Union Free Trade Agreement: Geographical Indications public objections process
The Australian Government is running a public objections process on the list of geographical indications the EU wants Australia to protect in a free trade agreement. For more information on what…
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This criterion is concerned with two of the fundamental components of a forest ecosystem: soil and water. Forests are important for soil conservation because they contribute directly to soil production and maintenance, and prevent or reduce soil erosion. Forested catchments also provide and…
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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 (SOFR). ABARES is in the process of updating indicators for SOFR with data up to or as at 2021. This forest profile will be updated with new data in early 2024.
Australia has 3.6 million…
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The following section explains carbon markets and how they work.Carbon marketsA carbon market is a market in which carbon units, representing emissions reduced or avoided or carbon stored, are exchanged within a defined framework.Although ‘carbon market’ is a commonly used term, there is no…
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2 April 2024Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of fresh horticulture produce and brokers.What has changed?Import conditions are now published on BICON for the importation of fresh chilli fruit from Fiji (except the Island of Rotuma). Three (3) varieties of chilli fruit…
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