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Enhancing Australia’s environmental biosecurity is the responsibility of the Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer (ACEBO).On this page, learn how the ACEBO is working to improve environmental biosecurity outcomes.Discover why environmental biosecurity is everyone’s…
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Exporters must meet our minimum animal health and welfare conditions to export livestock. These are outlined in the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL). ASEL applies to cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, deer, and camelids (including alpaca).We enforce ASEL under our regulatory…
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National Biosecurity Communication and Engagement StrategyDownload PDF - 359 KBDownload Word - 249 KBIf you have difficulty accessing these files, contact us for help.PurposeEveryone has a role in protecting Australia from pests, diseases and invasive species that can damage our agriculture…
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Based on the review presented in Sections 4.0-5.0, a set of indicators were identified which could feasibly be used to monitor social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators were developed based on (a) identification of information needs, and (b) identification of cost…
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The Environmental Biosecurity Project Fund (EBPF) was established in 2018. It provides an annual allocation of $825,000.The Environmental Biosecurity Office (EBO) administer the EBPF. We provide leadership, coordination and engagement on national environmental biosecurity issues. We play a key role…
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As identified in Section 2.0, the set of recommended indicators provide a useful but limited understanding of the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators are necessarily…
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Author: Linden Whittle
The remains of a forest in Australia's Blue Mountains after the 2020 bushfires.
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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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Once you understand your carbon farming motivations, you can consider planning and seeking advice about taking the next steps.Draw on existing plansExisting plans can help you start your carbon farming planning process. For example:a farmer might have a farm plan that identifies their farm or…
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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 (SOFR). ABARES is in the process of updating indicators for SOFR with data up to or as at 2021. This forest profile will be updated with new data in early 2024.
Acacia forest is Australia’s…
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Note: Revision published as version 2 on 26 November 2019
Publication date: 26 November 2019
Version 2 of the Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia – Commodities – Update December 2018 dataset was released on 26 November 2019. This dataset and map replaces those released on 19…
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