Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

Topic: environment

Michelle Smith and Tim Faulkner
published - 22 January 2020
By Michelle Smith & Ruth Luckner (NSW DPI)
Everyone can help protect our environment, just ask Tim Faulkner

The Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) was recently launched with support from Tim Faulkner from the Australian Reptile Park and Aussie Ark, a world leading conservation program for Australia’s threatened wildlife.
As Tim Faulkner says “everyone can participate, especially kids, to help protect our communities and our environments.”
Michelle Smith, Leader Peri-urban …
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Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment

lizard on tree stump
published - 1 December 2019
By Michelle Smith, NSW Department of Primary Industries
Welcome to the Peri-Urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

The Peri-Urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) connects experts in environmental biosecurity with peri-urban communities in NSW so they can work together to protect their environment from the impact of exotic pests and diseases.
Many small landholders in peri-urban regions either have a native patch on their land or adjoin national parks …
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Protect Your Environment

Ian Thompson, Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer (CEBO)
published - 30 November 2019
By Environmental Biosecurity Office, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture
An Introduction to the Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer

Ian Thompson, Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer (CEBO)Source: Australian Government Department of Agriculture

Australia is known for its pristine natural environment and unique plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Our geographic isolation has led to the evolution of many iconic Australian species and has also kept …
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Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment