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August 18, 2009
Australia's
Biodiversity - Impacts of Climate Change (Aug
17, 2009)
Australian
Government. Department of Climate Change.
New
report released -- Australia's
Biodiversity and Climate Change: A strategic
assessment of the vulnerability of Australia's’s
biodiversity to climate change (PDF | 3
MB). The report provids more compelling
evidence of the need to protect Australia's
natural environment for future generations -- not
only from climate change, but from such other
stressors as vegetation clearing and the
impact of invasive species (see Climate
change and invasive species (PDF | 296 KB).
* See our International section for more resources.
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July 30, 2009
Extinction
Crisis Looms in Oceania: Landmark Study (Jul 29, 2009)
University of New South Wales.
The study, in Conservation Biology, is the first comprehensive review
of more than 24,000 scientific publications related to conservation in the Oceanic
region. The authors identified six major threatening processes (habitat loss
and degradation, invasive species, climate change, overexploitation, pollution,
and wildlife disease) and developed a set of conservation policies for each threat.
Kingsford, R.T., Watson, J.E.M., Lundquist,
C.J., Ventner, O., Hughes, L. Johnston, E.L.
et al. Major
conservation policy issues for biodiversity in
Oceania (PDF | 298 KB) Conservation Biology 23
(4): 834-840.
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June 29, 2009
Blacklist
bans ornamental fish species in Queensland (Jun
24, 2009)
Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries
and Rural and Regional Queensland. The Honourable
Tim Mulherin.
More than 70 species of ornamental fish will
be banned in Queensland under changes to
noxious fish legislation. Minister for Primary
Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional
Queensland Tim Mulherin announced that fish
species from 30 family groups would be added
to the banned list. This ban takes effect
on Aug 1, 2009. People owning these soon-to-be
banned fish can keep them, only if they apply
for a permit before August.
* See our International section for more resources.
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June 02, 2009
Double
Trouble: Pests and Climate Change Bulletin
Australian Invasive Species Council.
The Invasive Species
Council has launched Double Trouble, a regular
ebulletin highlighting current and future
threats posed to Australia's natural environment
by invasive species under climate change.
Double Trouble is part of ISC's new pests and climate change campaign, which
will push for better policies to deal with the deadly combination of climate
change and invasive species.
* See our International section for more resources.
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April 24, 2009
Climate
change may wake up 'sleeper' weeds
(Mar 26, 2009)
Commonwealth to the Scientific and Industrial
Reaserch Organization (CSIRO). Australia.
Climate
change will cause some of Australia’s
potential weeds to move south by up to 1000km,
according to a report by scientists at CSIRO's
Climate Adaptation Flagship. Weeds cost Australia
more than A$4 billion a year either in control
or lost production and cause serious damage
to the environment.
* See our International section for more resources.
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December 18, 2008
PIAkey: Identification Guide to Ants of the Pacific Islands
USDA. APHIS. PPQ. Center for Plant Health Science and Technology; University of California - Davis.
PIAkey (Pacific Invasive Ant key) is an electronic guide designed to assist users identify invasive ant species commonly encountered in the Pacific Island region. The guide covers four subfamilies, 20 genera and 44 species. New version released -- Edition 2.0, Lucid v. 3.4. (Dec 4, 2008).
* See our International section for more resources.
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July 08, 2008
Toads
Poisoning "Medical" Snakes (Jun
27, 2008)
National Geographic.
Milked for antivenom, Australia's king brown
snakes are eating poisonous cane toads — alien
amphibians that are overrunning the country.
* See our Australia page for more resources.
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Weedbuster
Week --Sep 1-7,
2008
Weeds Australia.
Weedbusters is an awareness program that works
with the community to achieve sustainable
land and water management, primarily through
increased public involvement in weed management,
education and awareness projects.
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May 08, 2007
Weedbuster Week -- Oct 6-13, 2007
Weedbusters is an awareness program that works with the community to achieve sustainable land and water management, primarily through increased public involvement in weed management, education and awareness projects.
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April 02, 2007
Pacific Invasives Learning Network
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