Learn how to keep your gear clean and our wild places free of deadly pests and diseases.

Gamba grass was declared a weed by both the Queensland and Northern Territory governments thanks to our efforts.

Our report Stopping NSW’s Creeping Peril calls for for concerted action to address the state’s growing weed problem.

Our report ‘Sowing the Seeds of Destruction’ details the environmental risks posed by weedy pasture plants being used for salinity control in southern Australia.

The majority of Australia’s weeds have been introduced deliberately, and most of them have escaped from gardens (garden escapees), doing terrible damage to our natural environment.

To combat Australia’s worsening weed problem, the most important reform for weed prevention would be new laws to create a list of safe plant species that can be sold and moved in each state and territory.

Pathogens, known to most people as germs, are viruses, bacteria and fungi that cause disease when they infect other organisms.

New plant diseases that could one day blight Australian ecosystems are incubating in overseas plantations and crops of Australian plants.

A project to develop a national priority list of potential insect invaders that could harm the natural environment and their likely arrival pathways.

Our invasion watch profiles detail some of the most frightening invasive insects we need to keep out of Australia.