Category Archive: Natural Resource Management

Proposed amendments to the Vegetation Management Act put Queensland biodiversity at risk

April 2013 The Newman Government is proposing amendments to the Vegetation Management Act 1999 that will mean: Clearing applications could now be made for ‘additional relevant purposes’ of high value agricultural clearing and irrigated high value agricultural clearing. This would mean that north Queensland would be exposed to extensive clearing for agricultural purposes, with adverse …

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Weeds of Northern Australia: a Field Guide

A book by Nicholas Smith Environment Centre NT has recently published this informative field guide, featuring 150 species. The guide aims to help identify high priority weeds threatening Northern Australia, and is written to be accessible to all, including pastoralists, park managers and Aboriginal land managers. To order a copy – contact the Environment Centre NT via their website (www.ecnt.org) or calling …

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