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Protecting Fragile Environments

Lesson: Investigating National Parks and Reserves

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Protecting Fragile Environments

• There are many different levels of protection given to fragile environments

• They range from the international level right down to the local level

• In Australia the Nature Conservation Act 2002 and the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 set out the legal framework for protecting these areas.

World Heritage Sites

• The United Nations lists sites of special cultural and natural significance that must be preserved

• Worldwide there are:– 704 cultural sites– 180 natural sites– 27 mixed sites

• In Australia there are 18 WH sites.

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• Identifies 8 types of location that need to be protected.

• Each one is a different type of location and has different levels of protection

• National Park• State Reserve• Nature Reserve• Game Reserve• Conservation Area• Nature Recreation Area• Regional Reserve• Historic Site

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Nature Conservation Act 2002

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Task• To fill in the linked

document with details about:

– World Heritage Sites– The Nature Conservation Act

2002– The different types of parks and

reserves that are identified in Australia.

– Task File