Soils and vegetation at risk from weeds, pests and disease

Effective biosecurity is critically important to Tasmania’s natural environment and production landscapes. Tasmania’s apparent “clean and green” image is a product of the island’s natural capital and the relative absence of pests and diseases that are present in other parts of Australia, permitting access to domestic and international markets unavailable to other states and territories. As biosecurity pressures and threats increase, due to increased movement of goods and people, so does the potential for weed, pest and disease incursion. Partnerships and capacity building are vital to maintaining and improving biosecurity management, as the complexity of biosecurity systems increases and effectiveness of maintaining a biosecure environment increasingly relies on stakeholder capabilities, in particular land managers, and their approaches to biosecurity activities.