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1.1a.iii Forest area in Regional Forest Agreement regions (2023)

This indicator (Indicator 1.1a) uses the area for each forest type over time as a broad measure of the extent to which forest ecosystems and their diversity are being maintained. Reporting on forest tenure aids our understanding of how different land management regimes may impact on forest…

25 October 2024 - Last modified

MAA 2025-03: Egg and egg products: AMENDED All Markets: Notification of disease detection - Update 17: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H7N8) detected on poultry egg farm in Victoria - February 2025

Date of issue: 12 February 2025Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-25, 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-40, 2024-47AttentionEgg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export…

12 February 2025 - Last modified

Submissions in Response to the Draft Import Risk Analysis Report for Capsicum (Paprika) From Korea - New South Wales Deparment of Primary Industries

DGO08/565 Mr John Cahill Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Dear Mr Cahill I refer to the release by Biosecurity Australia (BA) in May 2008 of the…

04 November 2019 - Last modified

Souvenir costs cruise ship traveller $3,300 for biosecurity breach

A coconut might be a great souvenir from a Pacific cruise holiday however one traveller’s undeclared keepsake recently cost them $3,300 for breaching Australia’s biosecurity laws. Cruise ship travellers are reminded to check their bags before attempting to enter Australia and to declare all food,…

10 March 2023 - Last modified

Third party assessors

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry approves commercial, private and government sites for the purpose of holding goods subject to biosecurity control. To gain this approval, microbiological, animal, aquatic, plant, and invertebrate facilities must meet certain structural and…

19 September 2025 - Last modified

Potential distribution of the invasive marine species Potamocorbula amurensis (Amur River clam) in Australia

Author: Rupert Summerson Amur River clam (Potamocorbula amurensis)Photo credit: Evan Rees (NABS Aquatic Officer, Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy) OverviewAmur River clam is a species of bivalve mollusc that is native to the north-western Pacific Ocean…

15 August 2025 - Last modified

Criterion 4: Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources

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…

01 July 2024 - Last modified

2021-25: Egypt: Dairy, Seafood, Egg, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Implementation of the Advance Cargo Information (ACI) pre-clearance system (the Nafeza System)

Date of issue: 15 November 2021 Date of effect: Immediate Reference Number: MAA2021-44 (Dairy), MAA2021-25 (Seafood), MAA2021-19 (NPG) Attention: Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia, Dairy Export Industry Consultative Committee, Infant Nutrition Council and Seafood Export…

15 November 2021 - Last modified

2021-44: Egypt: Dairy, Seafood, Egg, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Implementation of the Advance Cargo Information (ACI) pre-clearance system (the Nafeza System)

15 November 2021 - Last modified

2021-19: Egypt: Dairy, Seafood, Egg, Honey and Other Edible Non-prescribed Goods: Implementation of the Advance Cargo Information (ACI) pre-clearance system (the Nafeza System)

15 November 2021 - Last modified