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Conserving Nature South Australia’s Protected Area Strategy 23 Implementation and review 5 The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will implement Conserving Nature in partnership with other agencies, non-government organisations, private landholders and industry. The Department will work with stakeholders to identify and pursue opportunities to add land to the protected area system, using Conserving Nature to guide decision-making. Conserving Nature will be reviewed regularly to ensure it aligns with national priorities for establishing protected areas. The Department will also implement this strategy through its own policies to guide the establishment of protected areas on public land. It is important to emphasise that the effective management of protected areas to maintain or improve their values is a critical, but separate, process from the establishment of protected areas. Three processes are integral to the success of this Conserving Nature: (i) Building strategic partnerships: Government cannot deliver an effective protected area system on its own. The key to success will be strategic partnerships and increased collaboration between the Government, non-government organisations, private landholders, native title holders, and industry groups. All parties will need to work closely together to ensure that protected areas are established in the right places and they are managed sustainably in the long-term. In particular, promoting Aboriginal participation and building relationships, based on respect and understanding, for protected areas on public and private land is a necessary and progressive outcome. (ii) Ensuring effective governance mechanisms: Creating contemporary governance mechanisms for establishing and managing protected areas on public and private land that encompass effective legal and policy mechanisms will ensure consistency, inclusiveness and accountability. (iii) Involving the community: Involving local and Aboriginal communities, private landholders, volunteer organisations and other interest groups in setting priorities will ensure that South Australia’s protected area system continues to reflect community values. Public and private efforts will deliver these objectives in providing the core areas of land that underpin landscape-scale conservation.
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Implementation and review
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will implement Conserving Nature in partnership with other agencies, non-government organisations, private landholders and industry. The Department will work with stakeholders to identify and pursue opportunities to add land to the protected area system, using Conserving Nature to guide decision-making.
Conserving Nature will be reviewed regularly to ensure it aligns with national priorities for establishing protected areas. The Department will also implement this strategy through its own policies to guide the establishment of protected areas on public land. It is important to emphasise that the effective management of protected areas to maintain or improve their values is a critical, but separate, process from the establishment of protected areas.
Three processes are integral to the success of this Conserving Nature:
(i) Building strategic partnerships: Government cannot deliver an effective protected area system on its own. The key to success will be strategic partnerships and increased collaboration between the Government, non-government organisations, private landholders, native title holders, and industry groups. All parties will need to work closely together to ensure that protected areas are established in the right places and they are managed sustainably in the long-term. In particular, promoting Aboriginal participation and building relationships, based on respect and understanding, for protected areas on public and private land is a necessary and progressive outcome.
(ii) Ensuring effective governance mechanisms: Creating contemporary governance mechanisms for establishing and managing protected areas on public and private land that encompass effective legal and policy mechanisms will ensure consistency, inclusiveness and accountability.
(iii) Involving the community: Involving local and Aboriginal communities, private landholders, volunteer organisations and other interest groups in setting priorities will ensure that South Australia’s protected area system continues to reflect community values.
Public and private efforts will deliver these objectives in providing the core areas of land that underpin landscape-scale conservation.
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Nevill, J (2007). Climate change: challenges facing freshwater protected area planning in Australia. In Taylor M. & Figgis P. (eds) (2007).Protected Areas: Buffering nature against climate change. Proceedings of a WWF and IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Symposium, 18-19 June 2007, Canberra.WWF Australia, Sydney.
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Appendix 1. South Australia’s Protected Area SystemType Legislation Primary purpose Number Area
(hectares)
PUBL
IC
National Park National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
Land that is of national significance by reason of its wildlife or natural features
21 4,537,172
Conservation Park
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
Land that is protected or preserved for conserving wildlife or natural or historic features
256 3,679,260
Recreation Park National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
Land that is conserved and managed for public recreation and enjoyment
14 3,192
Game Reserve National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
Land that is preserved for the conservation of wildlife and management of game
10 25,890
Regional Reserve
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
Land that is protected or preserved for conserving wildlife or natural or historic features while, at the same time, permitting the utilisation of natural resources
7 9,691,707
Wilderness Protection Area
Wilderness Protection Act 1992
Land that is protected to conserve ecosystems that have not been affected, or have been affected to only a minor extent, by modern technology; and ecosystems that have not been seriously affected by modern exotic animals or plants or other exotic organisms
13 949,220
Conservation Reserve
Crown Land Management Act 2009
Crown land that is specifically managed for conservation by the Government
21 47,855
Native Forest Reserve
Forestry Act 1950 Managed for native flora and fauna conservation
61 16,050
SUB-TOTAL PUBLIC 403 18,950,346
PRIV
ATE
Vegetation Heritage Agreement
Native Vegetation Act 1991
Legally binding agreements between the Crown and individual landholders to have privately owned native vegetation of high conservation value managed to maintain or improve those values
1,450 632,368
Co-managed park on Aboriginal-owned land
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
National Park or Conservation Park established over Aboriginal-owned land
1 2,128,945
Sanctuary National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
Land that is dedicated to conserve animals or plants – note that sanctuaries currently do not meet NRS criteria for a protected area, however they are included in the protected area system
80 117,016
Indigenous Protected Area
No legislative framework. Managed under agreement between the indigenous owners and the Australian Government
An area of indigenous-owned land or sea where traditional owners have entered into an agreement with the Australian Government to promote biodiversity and cultural resource conservation
8 6,187,485
Arkaroola Protection Area
Arkaroola Protection Act 2012
A unique protected area conserving biodiversity, landforms and landscapes of significance of Arkaroola
1 58,958
SUB-TOTAL PRIVATE 1,540 9,124,772
TOTAL 1,943 28,075,118
* There is one co-managed park on Aboriginal-owned land (Mamungari Conservation Park); there are four co-managed parks on Crown-owned National Parks or Conservation Parks which are public protected areas and are part of the “public” reserve statistics above. The figures for Conservation Reserves include one property that is not “public” (Bunkers Conservation Reserve, which is under the control of the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby Preservation Association Inc).
Correct as at 1 May 2012
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Appendix 2 IBRA bioregions and subregions – conservation status and locationFigure A1 Conservation status of IBRA bioregions in South Australia
0 200
Kms
±
DEH St andar d
South Australian Protected Areas
% of IBRA Bioregion Protected
0 - 12 - 3
4 - 10
11- 15
16- 10
0
0 200
Kms
±
DEH St andar d
South Australian Protected Areas
% of IBRA Bioregion Protected
0 - 12 - 3
4 - 10
11- 15
16- 10
0
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0 150
Kms
±
South Australian Protected Areas
% of IBRA Subregion Protected
0- 12- 3
4- 10
11- 15
16- 100
0 150
Kms
±
South Australian Protected Areas
% of IBRA Subregion Protected
0 - 12 - 3
4 - 10
11- 15
16- 10
0
0 150
Kms
±
South Australian Protected Areas
% of IBRA Subregion Protected
0 - 12 - 3
4 - 10
11- 15
16- 10
00 150
Kms
±
South Australian Protected Areas
% of IBRA Subregion Protected
0 - 12 - 3
4 - 10
11- 15
16- 10
0
Figure A2 Conservation status of IBRA subregions in South Australia
0 200
Kms
±
DEH St andar d
South Australian Protected Areas
% of Subregion Protected
0 - 12 - 3
4 - 10
11- 15
16- 10
0
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FIN
STP
FLB
BHC
VVP
NCP
D E H S ta n d a rd
SA IBRA Priorities with less than 10% represented in the protected area system
South Australian Protected Areas
0 200
Kms
BHC Broken Hill ComplexFIN FinkeFLB Flinders Lofty BlockNCP Naracoorte Coastal PlainSTP Stony PlainsVVP Victorian Volcanic Plain
Figure A3 Under-represented IBRA bioregions in South Australia
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GAW5
STP2STP3
FLB4
FLB3
CHC2
MDD2
GAW2
FIN3
FLB2EYB2
BHC1
FIN4
SSD4
CHC4
GAW4
NCP3
BHC4
STP2
EYB1
NCP1
KAN2
FLB1
STP4
BHC4
CHC2
GAW4
NCP2VVP2
MDD5
GAW4
MDD5
GAW4
GAW4
GAW4
0 150
Kms
D E H S ta n d a rd
SA IBRA Subregions with less than 10% represented in the protected area system
South Australian Protected Areas
Broken Hill Com plex Kanm antooBHC1 Barrier Range KAN2 FleurieuBHC4 Barrier Range Outw ash
Naracoorte Coastal PlainChannel Country NCP1 Bridgew aterCHC2 Sturt Stony Desert NCP2 Glenelg PlainCHC4 Diamantina-Eyre NCP3 Lucindale
Eyre Yorke Block Murray Darling DepressionEYB1 Southern Yorke MDD2 Murray MalleeEYB2 St Vincent MDD5 Wimmera
Finke Sim pson Strezlecki Dunefie ldsFIN3 Tieyon, Finke P3 SSD4 WarrinerFIN4 Pedirka
Stony PlainsFlinders Lofty Block STP2 OodnadattaFLB1 Mount Lof ty Ranges STP3 Murnpeow ieFLB2 Broughton STP4 Peake-Dennison InlierFLB3 Olary SpurFLB4 Southern Flinders Victorian Volcanics
VVP2 Mount GambierGaw lerGAW2 Gaw ler VolcanicsGAW4 Arcoona PlateauGAW5 Kingoonya
CHC2
Figure A4 Under-represented IBRA subregions in South Australia
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