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Indicator 6.4a: Area of forest to which Indigenous people have use and rights that protect their special values and are recognised through formal and informal management regimes (2024)

This indicator monitors the degree to which land is placed under appropriate tenure classifications or management regimes to protect Indigenous peoples’ values in forests. An acceptable level of accountability for the protection of Indigenous peoples’ cultural, religious, social and spiritual needs…
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Avian influenza (bird flu)

Report any unusual bird deaths immediately and call the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.Bird flu is a viral disease of birds and is found across the globe. Bird flu virus strains are described as low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) or high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI).…
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2016 Award Recipients

​[expand all]From the Chief ScientistOn the 7th December 2015 the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, announced the Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda. Through this Agenda, the Government will invest $1.1…
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Response to the Australian Marine Conservation Society save our sharks campaign

The Australian Marine Conservation Society has laun​ched the ‘save our sharks’ campaign. Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources responded with a letter…
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Animal pests and diseases

Australia is free of the world's worst animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza H5N1. Animal pests and diseases are a major threat to Australia's livestock and poultry industries and an outbreak could impact on our access to export markets and undermine livelihoods. Exotic…
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Plant product monitoring datasets 2013–14

​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2014The plant residue testing datasets 2013-14 outline testing that was carried out on plant products in the 2013-14 financial year, under the National…
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What we do

Our vision is a more sustainable and prosperous Australia through biosecurity, agricultural production and trade.We maintain and create agricultural export opportunities, to provide gains for Australian agriculture, fishing and forestry. We manage biosecurity risks to Australia to protect our multi…
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Highlights and challenges for sustainable fisheries

The annual assessment of Commonwealth fish stocks by ABARES has found that the majority of stocks assessed were not overfished or subject to overfishing.The ABARES Fishery status reports 2024 provides an annual, independent assessment of the biological and economic status of Commonwealth-managed…
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BA2012-05 Draft report for mangosteens from Indonesia

​09 March 2012 This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the non regulated analysis of existing policy for fresh mangosteen fruit from Indonesia. The…
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The National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases dataset

Overview The National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases (abbreviated to Exotic Environmental Pest List (EEPL) ) is comprised of 168 species from eight thematic groups of pests, weeds or diseases. The primary purpose of the EEPL is to facilitate activities that help…
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