Managing Kakadu's Natural Heritage

The following are the aims of Natural Heritage Management in Kakadu:

to protect and maintain the natural land and water systems of the Park and to rehabilitate eroded and disturbed areas
to manage fire effectively and to
- promote traditional Aboriginal ways of burning within the Park
- protect life and property within and adjacent to the Park
- restrict fire from spreading so that it does not enter or leave the Park
- maintain biodiversity through effective fire management of species and habitats
to maintain the natural abundance and distribution of native plans and habitats while providing for the rights and needs of traditional owners
to minimise weed invasion and degradation of the environment in the Park
to conserve the natural abundance and distribution of native animals while providing for the rights and interests of traditional owners
to manage recreational fishing in the Park so that visitors can have access for recreational fishing and the impacts of this activity are kept to a minimum
to limit, as far as possible, the adverse effects of feral animals on the Kakadu environment while taking into account the views and economic interests of traditional owners

Important aspects of natural heritage management in Kakadu are

Further details can be found in:

the Managing the Natural Heritage of the Park Section of the Kakadu National Park Management Plan
the book entitled Kakadu: Natural and Cultural Heritage and Management (Press et al . 1995).

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