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Global treaty on pandemic prevention, preparedness & response

The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) is contributing to Australia’s negotiating position on the development of a global treaty on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. OCVO is advocating strongly to include One Health as a foundational and guiding principle of the treaty,…

24 March 2023 - Last modified

201-2022: Understanding the Biosecurity Status Document (BSD)

18 October 2022 Who does this notice affect? All vessel owners, operators, masters, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance. State and territory port operators and port authority entities…

09 August 2023 - Last modified

2017-29 - Horticulture Exports Program – Export of table grapes to China, Japan, Korea and Thailand

10 August 2017 Purpose The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the table grape industry that the online export registration system will be open from 21 August until 2 October 2017 for growers and packers to apply for export to China, Japan, Korea and Thailand in 2018.…

21 April 2021 - Last modified

2017-58 - Horticulture Exports Program – New and amended protocols for the export of cherries, nectarines, apricots, plums, peaches, table grapes and citrus to China

5 December 2017PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the horticulture industry that China has agreed to new and improved protocol conditions for Australian cherries,…

04 November 2019 - Last modified

1.4. How carbon farming responds to climate change

Carbon farming helps reduce your carbon footprintCarbon farming, as we have seen, reduces GHG emissions and stores carbon, which are essential to Australia’s response to climate change.A ‘carbon footprint’ or ‘greenhouse gas footprint’ is the amount of GHGs emitted minus the amount of carbon stored…