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National Priority Plant Pests (2024)

Our National Priority Plant Pests (NPPP) list highlights the threats Australia faces from plant pests and diseases.The NPPP guides national action and investment of public funds to address these threats. This effort often has broader benefits to the system than just in preparedness for the specific…
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4. What information is needed about social and economic impacts of forestry?

​​​​​Hundreds of social and economic impacts of forestry could potentially be monitored over time, including the impacts of the forest industry on human wellbeing, employment, local and regional…
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Pest animal and weed management survey

​​​​​​Authors: Nyree Stenekes, Jenifer Ticehurst and Tony ArthurHow to use this dashboard*Scroll left and right across the numbered topics in the banner at the top of the dashboard, then select a topic of interest.Then down the page, on the map, hover over a region to see information pop up about…
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Benefit-cost analysis of locust control operations for 2010-11

​​[expand all]​ForewordThe Australian plague locust has the potential to damage and severely impact a number of rural industries. The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) is required to monitor and…
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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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Arrival of goods in Australia

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry uses a range of scientific, intelligence and evidence-based information to set the measures for managing risks associated with arriving goods and cargo. This includes targeting containers that:pose greater biosecurity risksare from known high-…
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1.5. Reducing emissions

Agricultural production, including livestock and crops, contributed 17.9% of Australia's total GHG emissions in 2021-22 in Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts. This does not include emissions associated with electricity, energy and fuel use in agriculture.Emissions and sequestration associated…
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Engaging Private Veterinarians in an Emergency Animal Disease Response

​Private vets have an important role to play in emergency animal disease responses in Australia.In 2011 an independent review into Australia’s preparedness for foot-and-mouth disease found that employment conditions in state and territory jurisdictions were not consistent. This could act as a…
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Part 3: Record of the Panel's work in implementing Step B of the Methodology for Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland

     3.1 Natural Heritage Themes, Sub-themes and Potential Forested Places      3.2 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Themes, Sub-themes and Potential Forested Places…
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Biosecurity Matters, Edition 1, 2020

​​​​​Biosecurity Matters To receive an email notification of future editions, subscribe to Biosecurity Matters.Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human health, the…
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