Australia State of the Environment Report

Risks

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... increase in the future. CSIRO’s report Australia’s biosecurity future ( Simpson & Srinivasan 2014 ) highlighted a number of ... change and complexity ( Table BIO9 ). Table BIO9 Summary of biosecurity megatrends and their key implications Megatrend Overview ...

Overview of effectiveness of management of land

2016

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... scale. In January 2012, an Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity came into effect between the Australian Government and all state ... partnership between governments and to improve the national biosecurity system to minimise the impact of invasive species on Australia’s ...

Management context

2016

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... place with overarching consequences for land management is biosecurity . The National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) was signed by the Australian Government, ...

Effectiveness of land management 2016

2016

At a glance

... Programme) or to addressing the pressures on land (e.g. biosecurity programs). Increased Indigenous ownership and management of land, ...

Overview of effectiveness of management of the antarctic environment

2016

Antarctic environment

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... through improved waste treatment and repatriation, greater biosecurity screening of material transported to and from Antarctica, and ... through improved waste treatment and repatriation, greater biosecurity screening of material transported to and from Antarctica, and ...

Box HER33 Indigenous heritage support through white paper on developing northern Australia

2016

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... such as savanna burning, pest and weed management, biosecurity , and tourism ( Campbell 2015 ). The white paper also raises the ... such as savanna burning, pest and weed management, biosecurity , and tourism ( Campbell 2015 ). The white paper also raises the ...

Box BIO17 FeralScan—connecting communities through citizen science to improve the management of Australia’s worst introduced pest animals

2016

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... land managers, community volunteers, Indigenous groups and biosecurity stakeholders across Australia. FeralScan has been running since ... land managers, community volunteers, Indigenous groups and biosecurity stakeholders across Australia. FeralScan has been running since ...

Management initiatives and investments

2016

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... by other government programs, including new investments in biosecurity . The Biodiversity Fund program was established in 2011 to maintain ... forward estimates Management initiatives and investments Biosecurity measures Australia’s biosecurity system is designed to manage the ...

Overview of effectiveness of management of the marine environment

2016

Marine environment

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... ( Calogeras et al. 2015 ). The marine sector applies the biosecurity principles and framework of the 2012 Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity through a suite of measures, including management of international ...

Box LAN4 Extinctions due to myrtle rust

2016

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... the first time in 2015 ( Pegg et al. 2014 , CRC for Plant Biosecurity 2016 ). Areas most at risk from myrtle rust—the eastern coast of ... question for the future is how potential (known or unknown) biosecurity incursions may affect biodiversity conservation , and the level of ...

Natural heritage

2016

Outlook

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... being addressed through the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity and allocation of additional resources, which are particularly ...

Marine environment: 2011–16 in context

2016

Marine environment

Introduction

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... has also been extended. The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB)—an agreement between the Australian and all state and ... partnership between governments; improve the national biosecurity system; and minimise the impact of pests and diseases on ...

Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Invasive species

2016

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... and changed fire regimes (see Box LAN3 ). Australia’s biosecurity system is designed to manage the risk of pests and diseases ... coordinates activities that assess and manage potential biosecurity risks before they enter Australia. Onshore and offshore, the ...

Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Bushfire

2016

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... Management Ministerial Council, Canberra. CRC for Plant Biosecurity (Cooperative Research Centre for Plant Biosecurity) (2016). Myrtle rust—a threat to the Australian landscape and ...

Land: 2011–16 in context

2016

Introduction

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... Weeds Strategy, the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity and regional forest agreements, and the release of the Australian ...

Pests and invasive species

2016

Inland water

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... Committee. The committee produced an environmental biosecurity report in 2015 that identified a focus within committee submissions ... Communications References Committee) (2015). Environmental biosecurity, SECRC, Parliament House, Canberra. ...

Box LAN15 Developing the north

2016

Outlook

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... Indigenous groups are also well placed to monitor and reduce biosecurity risks across the region—including incursions of exotic species, ... Indigenous groups are also well placed to monitor and reduce biosecurity risks across the region—including incursions of exotic species, ...

Availability of information

2016

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... clearing and habitat modification, and 49 per cent noted biosecurity in the top 5 emerging issues. Most of the responses in the ... 9 5 73 Clearing and habitat modification 11 16 23 14 18 53 Biosecurity 9 12 20 18 16 49 Governance issues 10 10 4 12 15 38 Mining and ...

Box HER45 Macquarie Island pest-eradication project—recovery of significance at a natural heritage place

2016

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... burrowing petrels) and invertebrates, and improved biosecurity measures for Macquarie Island. The project has also developed ... burrowing petrels) and invertebrates, and improved biosecurity measures for Macquarie Island. The project has also developed ...

Pressures on natural heritage

2016

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... has been substantial national government engagement with biosecurity through the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity , which came into effect in January 2012, and substantial funding ...

Overview of resilience of the marine environment

2016

Marine environment

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... Marine Region ( Fulton et al. 2011 , 2014 ) evaluate biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of the northern Pacific starfish ...

Preparedness for future pressures

2016

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... burrowing petrels) and invertebrates, and improved biosecurity measures for Macquarie Island. The project has also developed ...

Outlook for the land environment 2016

2016

Outlook

At a glance

... Indigenous groups are also well placed to monitor and reduce biosecurity risks across the region—including incursions of exotic species, ... Simpson M & Srinivasan S (2014). Australia’s biosecurity future: preparing for future biological challenges, CSIRO, ...

Invasive species are a potent, persistent and widespread threat to Australia’s environment

2016

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... damaging agricultural plant pathogens because of concerted biosecurity efforts at all levels of government, a few significant pathogens ...

Resilience of inland water environments 2016

2016

Inland water

At a glance

... Communications References Committee) (2015). Environmental biosecurity, SECRC, Parliament House, Canberra. Commonwealth Environmental ...

Regional and landscape-scale pressures: Land clearing

2016

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... Management Ministerial Council, Canberra. CRC for Plant Biosecurity (Cooperative Research Centre for Plant Biosecurity) (2016). Myrtle rust—a threat to the Australian landscape and ...

Management status

2016

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... land managers, community volunteers, Indigenous groups and biosecurity stakeholders across Australia. FeralScan has been running since ... or response requirements. The CSIRO report Australia’s biosecurity future ( Simpson & Srinivasan 2014 ) noted, after extensive ...

Effectiveness of land management

2016, 2011