Conserving Australia: Australia’s national parks, conservation reserves and marine protected areas

12 April 2007

© Commonwealth of Australia 2007
ISBN 978-0-642-71785-6

Terms of reference
Conduct of the inquiry
Terminology used in this report
Acknowledgements

Introduction
History
Contemporary conservation values
Diverse values, diverse conservation objectives?
Indigenous people and the conservation estate
Discussion about objectives
Conclusion

Introduction
Commonwealth reserves
State and territory reserves
World Heritage Areas
National Heritage List
Conservation objectives beyond the public conservation estate
Planning for the future of the reserve system
Conclusion

Managing the marine environment
Marine protected areas
A National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
Issues
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Conclusion

Fire
Conclusion

Invasive species
Conclusion

Climate change
Land clearing
Neighbours’ management practices
Mining

Fishing
Invasive marine pests
Natural events
Conclusion

A whole of landscape approach
Management plans and planning processes
Co-ordination between stakeholders and conservation across tenures
Public consultation
Indigenous Protected Areas
Conclusion

Managing for a range of uses
Development of tourist infrastructure
Staffing - the over-arching issue
Maintaining public support for parks
Pastoralists and management practices

Introduction
The role of private conservation
Where private and public conservation meet
Government programs for encouraging private conservation

Funding - terrestrial
Funding - marine
Funding - states and territories
Comparison between jurisdictions
Adequacy of resourcing levels
NRS funding - issues
Funding of World Heritage Areas
Delineation of funding roles between governments
User pays

The Terrestrial Reserve System
Protecting the Marine Environment
Threats to the Reserve System
Threats to the marine reserve system
Private conservation
National Reserve System

Tabled Documents
Additional Information
Answers to Questions taken on Notice