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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…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has completed its group pest risk analysis (PRA) for thrips and orthotospoviruses on fresh fruit, vegetable, cut-flower and foliage imports.
As our first group PRA, we considered the biosecurity risk posed by plant-feeding thrips insects (…
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Nymph description 8 of 15
Distribution
Nymph Description: Colour is mainly various shades of green but sometimes brown. Like the adults the texture…
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Adult description 2 of 15
Size: Females 45 to 65 mm, males 35 to 45 mm
Adult Description: Colour usually predominantly grey. In profile the head, thorax and…
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Nymph description 4 of 15
Distribution
Nymph Description: Colour can be brown to green. From above the thorax has fairly distinct 'X' mark, more…
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Last month, five new Indigenous Biosecurity Trainees embarked on a promising journey as they began a two-year traineeship with the Indigenous Ranger Biosecurity Program.This traineeship provides First Nations candidates with opportunities for roles in biosecurity or other positions within the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 15 February 2023, monsoonal troughs remained active and together with the active Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) pulse resulted in widespread rainfall and localised thunderstorms, mainly in tropical…
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The Export Meat Industry Advisory Committee (EMIAC) Finance Subcommittee, formally known as AQIS/Industry Task Force, was formed in September 1997 as a result of an agreement between the meat…
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5 July 2016
Purpose
To advise of application requirements and due dates for cherry exports to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and Korea.
Key points
Countries with protocol agreements with Australia have specific requirements for importing Australian cherries. Some protocol markets require the…
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When assessing your application for an approved arrangement, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry considers:the nature of the goods that will be managed under the approved arrangementany biosecurity risks posed by those goodsif you are a fit and proper person to carry out…
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