Protected areas of the Northern Territory explained

The protected areas of the Northern Territory consists of protected areas managed by the governments of the Northern Territory and Australia and private organisations with a reported total area of 335527km2 being 24.8% of the total area of the Northern Territory of Australia.[1]

Summary by type and jurisdiction

As of June 2018, the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory managed 86 ‘parks and reserves’ including 22 that have not been declared with a total reported area of 50603km2.[2]

As of 2016, the protected areas within the Australian government jurisdiction included two national parks with a total area of 20444km2 and 15 Indigenous Protected Areas with a total area of 260662km2.[1]

As of August 2016, there were three private protected areas declared under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act with a total area of 1405km2 while in late 2016, another three private protected areas were listed under the National Reserve System with a total area of 1405km2 were listed by the Australian government.[1]

Northern Territory Government

Coastal Reserves

Conservation Areas

Conservation Covenants

Conservation Reserves

Historical Reserves

Hunting Reserves

Management Agreement Areas

Marine Parks

National Parks

Nature Parks

Protected Areas

Other places

Australian government

Indigenous Protected Areas

The following Indigenous Protected Areas have been established in the Northern Territory:[9]

National parks

The following national parks are managed by the Director of National Parks on the behalf of the Australian government and indigenous land owners:[10]

Private protected areas

Northern Territory jurisdiction

See Conservation Covenants above

Australian Wildlife Conservancy sanctuaries

Australian Wildlife Conservancy owns and operates the following private protected areas in the Northern Territory:[11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016). CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 15 January 2018. 2016.
  2. Web site: NT Parks and Reserves Estate. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. 21 June 2018. 2018.
  3. Web site: Parks and Reserves. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. 21 June 2018. 15 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010051108/https://dtc.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/282442/NT-Parks-and-Reserves-March-2018.pdf. 10 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Arafura Marine Park . 2022-05-03 . Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks . en-au.
  5. Web site: Arnhem Marine Park . 2022-05-03 . Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks . en-au.
  6. Web site: Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of Northern Territory . CAPAD 2016 . Australian government . 10 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Limmen Marine Park . 2022-05-03 . Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks . en-au.
  8. Web site: Wessel Marine Park . 2022-05-03 . Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks . en-au.
  9. Web site: Declared Indigenous Protected Areas in the Northern Territory . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140215190050/http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/nt.html . 2014-02-15 . 2022-05-03 . Department of the Environment.
  10. Web site: National Parks. Commonwealth of Australia. 18 September 2015.
  11. Web site: Sanctuaries. Australian Wildlife Conservancy. 18 September 2015.
  12. Web site: A landmark project at Fish River Station. The Nature Conservancy. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AUSTRALIA. Feb 17, 2018.

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