Protected Areas
Australia's Biosphere Reserves
A biosphere reserve is a unique concept which includes one or more protected areas and surrounding lands that are managed to combine both conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
Australia's World Heritage
There are seventeen Australian properties on the World Heritage List. This site has a map of the properties and provides links to further information
Australian Alps National Parks
Overview of the Alps national parks and the cooperative arrangements for their management. All you need to know about Australia's unique alpine country. Also links to the National Parks of ACT, NSW and Victoria.
www.australianalps.environment.gov.au
Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)
The aim of the Australian National Botanic Gardens is to grow, study and promote Australia's native flora. The Australian National Botanic Gardens maintains a scientific collection of native plants from all parts of Australia. The Gardens also cultivates plants threatened in the wild.
Commonwealth National Parks, Reserves and Botanic Gardens
Links page of all Commonwealth National Parks, Reserves and Botanic Gardens.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)
This site is the gateway for information on all aspects of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and World Heritage Area.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is a subantarctic island group located in the Southern Ocean, about 4,000 kilometres south west of mainland Australia. HIMI is an amazing, but incredibly isolated, place. This website is intended to bring it a little closer by providing information about what is there.
Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park is managed jointly by its Aboriginal traditional owners and the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
Parks and Reserves
The Australian Government, through the Director of National Parks, manages Commonwealth parks and reserves including areas located on external island territories and within Australian waters beyond the State limit of three nautical miles. Each Australian State and Territory Government also has their own protected area management agencies.
Protected Area Management Agencies in Australia and New Zealand
Protected area management agencies in Australian states and territories and in New Zealand.
Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park
The Aboriginal traditional owners of Uluru -Kata Tjuta National Park have looked after, and in turn been looked after by, the land for over one thousand generations. Aboriginal use of the land over that time is reflected throughout the Uluru -Kata Tjuta landscape, which is recognised as a World Heritage area of outstanding universal value.
