National Reserve System
National Reserve System Australia | |
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Established | 1992 |
Area | > 137 million hectares (340×10 6 acres) |
Managing authorities |
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Website | National Reserve System |
Australia's National Reserve System (NRS) is a network of more than 10,000
As part of the National Reserve System Cooperative Program, the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia framework was developed as a planning tool to assist in identifying areas of priority.[4]
Protected areas on private lands
Privately protected areas consist of privately owned areas where owners have entered into "in perpetuity" covenants which are governed by the various legislative Act of the states, territories and commonwealth of Australia.[5] Consequent to these laws, states, territories and commonwealth maintain registers of the lands and their covenants. See for example the NSW register.[6]
History
The move by the Australian Government to establish this National Reserve System was triggered by the international Convention on Biological Diversity, as part of the nation's commitment to fulfilling the objectives of that convention.[7] In particular, after signing and ratifying the convention in 1992 the then Prime Minister, Paul Keating, announced [7]
The establishment of a comprehensive system of protected areas is vital if we are to retain our status as a region of megadiversity. Besides being ecologically viable these areas must represent the full range of ecosystems. The Government is committed to the development of a national comprehensive system of parks and reserves. This will be achieved in cooperation with States and Territories.
Within the first 4 years (1992–1996) $11.2 million was spent establishing the system and, with the cooperation and agreement of the Australian
Within the next 10 years (1996–2007), with further substantial investment (through a
The National Reserve System continues to be an Australian Government priority, with continuing funding "target[ing] areas with low levels of protection, including the sub-tropical savanna from Cape York to the Kimberley, the Mitchell grass country of north-west Queensland and arid central Australia;[7] continuing investment in indigenous protected areas;[7] plus a new National Reserve System strategy identifying priorities and actions to be taken over the next 20 years.[9]
Appraisal
The NRS has been praised by the WWF Australia as a successful, cost-effective conservation measure.[10] CSIRO modelling has concluded that the NRS will be an important conservation tool to combat the effects of climate change in Australia on the environment.[11]
See also
- Indigenous Protected Area
- Protected areas of Australia
- Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory
- Protected areas of New South Wales
- Protected areas of the Northern Territory
- Protected areas of Queensland
- Protected areas of South Australia
- Protected areas of Tasmania
- Protected areas of Victoria
- Protected areas of Western Australia
- Wild rivers
References
- ^ Tony Burke (6 July 2011). "WWF praise for Australia's natural safety net". Media Release. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts "Caring for Our Country: National Reserve System" webpage. Accessed 2 June 2010
- Wikidata Q107258167
- ISBN 978-0750641371. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- Wikidata Q57270770.
- ^ NSW Public register of private land conservation agreements
- ^ a b c d e f Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts "Caring for Our Country: History of the National Reserve System" webpage. Accessed 2 June 2010
- ISBN 283170779X. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts "Caring for Our Country: Strategy for Australia's National Reserve System 2009-2030" webpage. Accessed 2 June 2010
- ^ Victoria Laurie (15 July 2011). "Big success: Australia's protected areas". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Major changes needed to protect Australia's species and ecosystems". CSIRO. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.