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The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organisation for promoting the sustainable management, restoration and conservation of tropical forests and trade in tropical forest resources including improved market intelligence. It began operations in 1987 and its…
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The Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) was officially launched on 25th September 2008 in Beijing. The establishment of the APFNet, proposed by China and co-…
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), is a forum for Asia-Pacific economies to facilitate economic growth and prosperity, cooperation, trade and investment in the region and to strengthen the…
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The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has overall responsibility for representing Australia's interests in international and regional forums and processes where forestry matters are discussed. These include:
United Nations Forum on Forests…
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The Forest and Wood Products Council (FWPC) is a forest industry advisory body established under section 11 of the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 (RFA Act). FWPC is now operating as the Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership. It was previously operating as the Forest…
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The Australian Government committed $9 million to the Forest Industries Development Fund, a competitive grants program to boost the international competitiveness of Australia’s forest products.
The…
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"Australian Forest Profiles" is a series of brochures covering Australia's main forest types. They provide information on a wide range of economic uses and other values that forests hold for all Australians.
October 2019 Series
Australia's forests – overview
Acacia forest…
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You must comply with import conditions for cut flowers and foliage. Do this before you ship them to Australia.
Import conditions help to prevent the entry of exotic insects, plant diseases and other biosecurity risk material into Australia.
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage for…
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Food is one of Australia’s most important exports. We export about 70 per cent of the food we produce.
International food standards support the trade of safe food. We need to be involved with developing these standards.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) is an intergovernmental body that…
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Climate change poses challenges for all sectors of the Australian economy but particularly for those sectors dependent on natural resources, like agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
Australia’s climate is changing and the impacts of climate change can be seen in the differences we are…
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