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Indicator 1.2b: The status of forest dwelling species at risk of not maintaining viable breeding populations, as determined by legislation or scientific assessment (2024)

This indicator measures the conservation status of nationally listed threatened forest dwelling species. Documentation of this information over time allows analysis of changes to species’ conservation status indicating the extent to which forest species biodiversity is being maintained.This is the…
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Indicator 1.3b: Native forest and plantations of indigenous timber species which have genetic resource conservation mechanisms in place (2024)

This indicator uses the coverage and implementation of formal genetic resource conservation mechanisms as a measure of the degree to which timber species genetic resources are managed and conserved.This is Key information for Indicator 1.3b, published October 2024.Key pointsThere are 129 tree…
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Three Chiefs Newsletter

Our newsletter provides regular updates from the Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer, the Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer and the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer and their teams. More about the Three Chiefs Chief Plant Protection Officer Chief Environmental…
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Honey bee and pollination continuity strategy

​​Publication details May 2011 The objective of the strategy is to have arrangements in place that allow the honey bee industry, crop industries responsive to honey bee pollination and governments to prepare for, and respond quickly and efficiently to, the establishment of varroa in Australia…
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Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy and Guidelines

The Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy is currently under review. We are seeking your feedback on the draft review report until 5 December 2024. Visit our Have Your Say page here.​​The Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy policy and associated implementation guidelines aim to ensure…
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Indicator 1.3a: Forest associated species at risk from isolation and the loss of genetic variation, and conservation efforts for those species (2024) - Supporting information

This is Supporting information for Indicator 1.3a, published October 2024.Assessment of genetic-related threatsGenetic-related threats were assessed for all 244 listed threatened forest-dwelling vertebrate fauna and 983 listed threatened forest-dwelling vascular flora described in Indicator 1.2b…
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Exotic invasive species with environmental impacts

Authors: Jessica Evans, Alexander Brazenor, Bertie Hennecke and Sandra Parsons Overview This report provides details of the method used to develop a database of exotic invasive species that have the potential to have environmental impacts in Australia. The report also provides an overview of…
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Research Strategy (July 2012 to June 2017)

Objectives of this research strategy The objective of this research strategy is to guide the investments in climate change research for agriculture under Filling the Research Gap in order to:…
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National Aquaculture Strategy

Period: 2017 to 2027 Applies to: Australia The National Aquaculture Strategy sets out how we will achieve the goal to double the current value of our aquaculture industry to $2 billion a year by 2027. Achieving an aquaculture growth target of $2 billion a year by 2027 will require…
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Celebrating 30 years of co-operative biosecurity in northern Australia

In 2019 the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and its partners marked 30 years of continuous operations under the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS). The NAQS initiative commenced in July 1989, initially as a 3-year trial focussed on early detection of incursions of…
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