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PA Business Plan Catalogue - Parks Victoria: Marine Protected Areas Program Plan 2012 - 2014

By Prudence Raine / 20 February, 2019 - 05:20

The Government of Seychelles-UNDP-GEF Protected Area Finance and Outer Islands projects hosted a Business Planning workshop for Protected Areas in Seychelles in September 2017. In preparation for this training, a database containing examples of terrestrial and marine business plans from around the world and guidelines for their development was produced. We are sharing in this post the Parks Victoria: Marine Protected Areas Program Plan 2012 - 2014 report. 

Indigenous - Government Co-Management of Protected Areas: Booderee National Park and the National Framework in Australia I IUCN

By Heena Ahmed / 1 April, 2017 - 14:55

This case study first describes and assesses co-management governance arrangements for Booderee
National Park on the south-east coast of Australia. It then goes on to set this examination in the broader
context of a range of other types of protected area co-management governance arrangements in
the country. Co-management of Booderee National Park raises and reflects issues from the ongoing
development of co-managed protected areas in Australia. The co-management arrangements for

Legal Framework for Protected Areas: Australia I IUCN

By Heena Ahmed / 1 April, 2017 - 14:26

The Australian continent, together with its islands and marine areas, manifests high levels of biodiversity.
It has a comprehensive and globally recognized legislative and policy regime for terrestrial and marine
protected areas. Despite this generally innovative scheme, Australia continues to suffer from significant
loss of its biodiversity. This case study sets out the Australian legislative framework, policy and
principles of protected areas legislation and management at the federal level. It focuses primarily on the

Using An Integrated Environmental-Economic Accounting Framework For Sustainable Management Of A World Heritage Area

By Jamison Ervin / 1 February, 2017 - 03:22

A conceptual framework based on accounting principles of stocks, flows, and investment can be applied to natural capital, social and cultural capital, human capital and financial and physical capitals. Development and application of this framework can help to reveal the environmental, social and economic impacts and interactions of prevailing land use (or other management) practices, and provide a way of assessing the effectiveness of different programmes for achieving desired management objectives.

The 2020 Vision

By Sarah Valenti / 1 February, 2017 - 03:22

We’re on a mission to create 20% more green space in Australia’s urban areas by 2020.

Seeing Our Old Peoples' Visions Come Alive For The Girringun Region, Australia

By Ellie Bock / 30 September, 2016 - 07:05

Australia has a growing national network of protected areas (PAs) known as the National Reserve System (NRS) which extends over two (of many) exceptional World Heritage Areas (WHAs) in Australia’s north east: the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the Wet Tropical Rainforests of Queensland (WT). Biodiversity conservation (under legal protections of varying strictness) and multiple uses (set out by zoning and related regulations) apply in both the GBR WHA and the WT WHA.

State of Australia's Birds

By Christina Supples / 14 January, 2016 - 20:43

The State of Australia’s Birds report series is one of Australia’s most comprehensive series tracking trends in bird populations and their health. First produced in 2003, the Reports are a go-to guide on the status of Australia’s bird populations, designed to inform decision making on land management, and direct conservation and policy that affects Australia’s birds and biodiversity. Thousands of volunteer citizen scientists around Australia make these reports possible, collecting and tracking the data that is used to identify threats and solutions.

Australia's National Landscapes: A partnership between tourism and conservation

By Christina Supples / 3 November, 2014 - 21:31
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Australia’s National Landscapes programme was inspired by the need to make Australia’s wealth of protected areas digestible for visitors, to differentiate the best natural and cultural destinations and improve the delivery of their experiences. It provides a framework for regional partners to collaborate in considering new tourism projects, infrastructure needs, conservation impacts and marketing.

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