National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (PH25001)
This project supports the continuation of the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (NBPSP), a coordinated, risk-based initiative to detect exotic and regionally significant bee pests.
Completed project
Wild about macadamias - conserving a national icon (MC10005)
Publication date: December 17, 2013
Delivery Partner: Australian Macadamia Society
Wild macadamias are threatened with extinction over medium to long term timeframes due to historical land clearing, invasive vine weeds, pressure from human development and climate change.
The aim of this project, which ran from 2010 to 2014, was to implement the key aims of the Southern Macadamia Species Recovery Plan, in order to protect wild macadamia populations from decline, ensure their long-term viability, and raise awareness of flora conservation issues within the community.
The work included…
The work informed conservation efforts by identifying areas of habitat that need to be preserved.
Find out more about wild macadamia nut species at the website established by the researchers.
This project was a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Macadamia Fund
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