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Author: Linden Whittle
The remains of a forest in Australia's Blue Mountains after the 2020 bushfires.
Introduction
For the Australian forest and wood processing sectors, 2019–20 has been a tumultuous year. Beginning in September 2019, bushfires burnt across eastern and southern Australia,…
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Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) and Honiara Herbarium staff together with departmental staff have recently returned from a plant health survey in the Solomon Islands. These joint plant health surveys are a key part of a collaborative partnership that has been running for over a decade which has…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 31 July 2024, cold fronts and a series of troughs brought rainfall to south-west, southern and eastern Australia, while a high-pressure system kept remaining areas largely dry.Across cropping regions, rainfall…
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The US Department of Agriculture's recent report on chickpeas has highlighted Australia as the world’s largest exporter. What else can the data show for Australia’s chickpea trade, and how do Australia’s other pulse crops measure up?
Pulses are an important and multi-purpose crop. They can be…
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As populations in Australia and around the world grow, so too does the demand for sustainable sources of seafood.Seafood demand in Australia has increased considerably over the last 3 decades. Currently, Australia’s consumer demand for seafood exceeds the supply from domestic production and…
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The Office of the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer’s One Health program aims to support One Health approaches to better prevent, detect and respond to diseases impacting animals, humans and the environment.
This includes global advocacy for future pandemic prevention by addressing the risk of…
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This profile has been superseded by the 2019 version, which is available here.
View the complete Australian forest profiles series.
Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013.
The Mangrove forest type occurs in many of Australia’s coastal regions…
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Australian thematic contexts, themes and sub-themes of outstanding universal value identified by the Panel are summarised below:
Thematic Context: `An Ancient Land'
The `Ancient Land' thematic context…
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Dr Michelle WilleDr Michelle Wille has made an exceptional contribution to reducing the risks posed to the environment and social amenity by ensuring key stakeholders in government and non-government agencies are aware and prepared for high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1.High pathogenicity…
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The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) is an inter-governmental organisation committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of non-highly migratory fishery resources in the South Pacific Ocean.SPRFMOs objective is, through the application of the…
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