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The Dynamic Land Cover Dataset addresses the need for a single, nationally consistent and complete land cover reference for Australia. This provides the first comprehensive and consistent national land cover information dataset. It will assist portfolio stakeholders to understand and respond to…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, September 2020
If an international aircraft wishes to land at a non-first point of entry an application for permission under section 239 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 must be submitted directly to the Department of…
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Land use mapping in Australia is conducted broadly at two scales: national scale and catchment scale (see figures below). Both land use mapping methods use the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification system.National scale (1:2,500,000) uses a modelling approach to integrate…
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The land use survey is an online form that uses remote sensing (satellite imagery) to capture the location of horticulture tree crops across Australia. The surveys submitted assist in the mapping of avocado, macadamia, mango and citrus orchards; olive groves and banana plantations.
The app enables…
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Protecting Australia’s rich natural assets from pests and diseases is a shared responsibility for all Australians. Australia’s inaugural National Biosecurity Strategy (NBS) Action Plan guides the vital work of strengthening our national biosecurity by outlining activities and priorities for…
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13 September 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.
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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call theEmergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888(free call within Australia)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious animal disease that affects cloven hoofed animals, including cattle, buffalo, sheep,…
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Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson
Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Environmental Biosecurity category.
Bob Makinson has been instrumental in galvanising attention and action for the introduced plant disease myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii). He has…
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Land cover is the observed biophysical cover on the Earth's surface. This includes native vegetation, soils, exposed rocks and water bodies as well as anthropogenic elements such as plantations, crops and built environments. The capacity to measure and report change and trend in land and ground…
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Publication date: 28 October 2024The Australia's Indigenous land and forest estate (2024) is a continental spatial dataset that identifies and reports separately the individual attributes of Australia's Indigenous estate, namely the extent of land and forest over which Indigenous peoples and…
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