Australia's Clearing-House Mechanism

Cross-cutting issue 14: Protected areas

The Australian Government, through the Director of National Parks, manages Australian Government parks and reserves, including areas located on external island territories and within Australian waters. Currently, 21 Australian Government reserves are declared under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). These include national parks managed jointly with their Aboriginal traditional owners, marine protected areas, botanic gardens and island ecosystems. In addition, each State and the Northern Territory government manages its own protected area estate. Australia welcomed adoption of a new CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas in 2004.

Australian Government

• Australian Heritage
• Parks and Reserves - includes link to National Reserve System
• Marine Protected Areas
• Marine Protected Areas and Biodiversity
• Protected Area Management Agencies in Australia and New Zealand
• Australian Government, Protected Areas
• Protected Areas
• Protected Areas in the Australian Antarctic Territory
• Great Barrier Reef
• Register of Critical Habitat

State and territory governments

• South Australia, Marine Protected Areas
• South Australia, Parks
• Queensland, Conserving Biodiversity/Protected Areas
• Queensland, Parks and Forests
• New South Wales National Parks and Reserves
• Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Reserves
• West Australia National Parks
• Northern Territory National Parks
• Australian Capital Territory National Parks

Research organisations

• Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management
• Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research

Non-government organisations

• The Rainforest Information Centre
• Australian Marine Conservation Society
• National Parks Association of NSW
• Victorian National Parks Association
• National Parks Association of Queensland
• Tasmania National Parks Association

Industry organisations

• Earthtrends