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Public hearing on Special Wildlife Reserves clarifies flora is included
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Public hearing on Special Wildlife Reserves clarifies flora is included
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Discussion on a Bill to establish Special Wildlife Reserves (a new class of privately-owned protected area) at an Agriculture & Environment Committee hearing has cleared up some confusion around the name and produced many interesting perspectives, including AgForce's fears over “locking up land”.

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Cape York spaceport land returned to Traditional Owners under landmark agreement
National Parks, Indigenous Conservation Andrew Picone, Australian Conservation Foundation, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Cape York Peninsula, Cape York Space Agency, Queensland Government, Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya'u, Northern Kaanju, indigenous conservation, Koori Mail, Traditional Owners, Cape York Spaceport, Great Barrier Reef, Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land, World Heritage, Daintree National Park, Bromley (Ampulin) National Park, Bromley (Kungkaychi) National Park NPAQ Communications Comment
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Cape York spaceport land returned to Traditional Owners under landmark agreement
National Parks, Indigenous Conservation Andrew Picone, Australian Conservation Foundation, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Cape York Peninsula, Cape York Space Agency, Queensland Government, Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya'u, Northern Kaanju, indigenous conservation, Koori Mail, Traditional Owners, Cape York Spaceport, Great Barrier Reef, Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land, World Heritage, Daintree National Park, Bromley (Ampulin) National Park, Bromley (Kungkaychi) National Park NPAQ Communications Comment
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Land once slated for the world’s first commercially-operated international spaceport has this year been given back to Traditional Owners. Two months after the handback ceremony in Cairns in May, Andrew Picone from the Australian Conservation Foundation looks at the importance of the landmark decision and the benefits of Aboriginal ownership and joint management of national parks.

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National Parks, Indigenous Conservation Andrew Picone, Australian Conservation Foundation, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Cape York Peninsula, Cape York Space Agency, Queensland Government, Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya'u, Northern Kaanju, indigenous conservation, Koori Mail, Traditional Owners, Cape York Spaceport, Great Barrier Reef, Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land, World Heritage, Daintree National Park, Bromley (Ampulin) National Park, Bromley (Kungkaychi) National Park NPAQ Communications Comment
Tourism-centric national parks allocation as a Budget for jobs forgets about conservation
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Tourism-centric national parks allocation as a Budget for jobs forgets about conservation
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The State Budget has allocated an extra $40 million over two years for national parks, however only $5 million of that will potentially go towards operational funding and conservation planning. The rest is essentially a tourism spend disguised as environmental dollars. Learn why the Queensland Government's boast of a record environmental spend isn't all it's made out to be.

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Swift action of QPWS helps to mitigate Cyclone Debbie's widespread impact on parks
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Swift action of QPWS helps to mitigate Cyclone Debbie's widespread impact on parks
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Many Queensland national parks were heavily impacted as Cyclone Debbie cut a path of destruction centred on the Whitsunday and Mackay regions, before tracking south and creating widespread flooding. NPAQ Conservation Officer Laura Hahn assesses the damage and turns the spotlight on the mammoth clean-up effort.

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The benefits of citizen science
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The benefits of citizen science
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Citizen science initiatives provide an opportunity for nature lovers to get involved directly with conservation and through doing so gain a greater understanding and respect for it. NPAQ industry placement student Lucy Hollingsworth, from the University of Queensland, looks at some of the benefits - for scientists and the individuals volunteering to support their research.
 

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National Parks, Marine Protected Areas connecting with nature, citizen science, national parks, marine protected areas, wildlife, The Great Koala Count, Australian Conservation Foundation, Eye on the Reef, GBRMPA, Great Barrier Reef, reef, ecosystem, climate change, Fraser Island, Fraser Island Defenders Organisation, World Heritage, Bio-blitz, protected area estate NPAQ Communications Comment
State of the Park 2017: developments of note for Queensland's protected area estate
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State of the Park 2017: developments of note for Queensland's protected area estate
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State of the Park 2017, authored by NPAQ member Wade Lewis, highlights positive developments over the past year including advances made by the State Government in its approach to national park acquisition, planning and management.

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Five minutes to view and traffic jams: is this what the future holds?
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National Parks Northern Territory, Larapinta Trail, Uluru, World Heritage, contemplative recreation, consumptive recreation, Professor John Lemons, US national parks, national parks, nature conservation, protected area estate, ecosystem, Michelle Prior NPAQ Communications Comment
Five minutes to view and traffic jams: is this what the future holds?
National Parks Northern Territory, Larapinta Trail, Uluru, World Heritage, contemplative recreation, consumptive recreation, Professor John Lemons, US national parks, national parks, nature conservation, protected area estate, ecosystem, Michelle Prior NPAQ Communications Comment
National Parks Northern Territory, Larapinta Trail, Uluru, World Heritage, contemplative recreation, consumptive recreation, Professor John Lemons, US national parks, national parks, nature conservation, protected area estate, ecosystem, Michelle Prior NPAQ Communications Comment

After being confronted by hordes of tourists jostling for position and blaring music at Uluru, NPAQ President Michelle Prior ponders whether the futureof Australia's national parks may be heading the same way as America where there has been a loss of the spirit of wilderness preservation.

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National Parks Northern Territory, Larapinta Trail, Uluru, World Heritage, contemplative recreation, consumptive recreation, Professor John Lemons, US national parks, national parks, nature conservation, protected area estate, ecosystem, Michelle Prior NPAQ Communications Comment
The benefits of national parks
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National Parks national parks, natural heritage, nature-based tourism, ecosystem, nature conservation, biodiversity, threatened species NPAQ Communications Comment
The benefits of national parks
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Australia's national parks famous worldwide and form part of our national identity. NPAQ President Michelle Prior looks at the abundance of benefits they provide.

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