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May brings some good news for nature!
May saw some good news headlines for nature in Queensland – from the Palaszczuk Government expanding Tewantin National Park to providing funding for Traditional Owners to care for Country. More than 2,400 […] Read more
$38.5m for Cape York Tenure Resolution Program a welcome injection for conservation and First Nations
We welcome the announcement over the weekend by the Queensland Environment Minister that the state government will fund the continuation of the Cape York Tenure Resolution Program. On Saturday, Meaghan Scanlon committed […] Read more
Significant land purchase in Cape York provides huge boost to conservation estate and First Nations management
We welcome the Palaszczuk Government’s purchase of Bramwell Station and Richardson Stations, equalling over 131,900 hectares – announced today as the latest acquisition under the Cape York Tenure Resolution Program. The purchase […] Read more
New national park to protect nationally important wetlands in North Queensland
We welcome the Palaszczuk Government’s acquisition of The Lakes, a 35,300 hectare property west of Townsville for a proposed national park. The pastoral station is in the Einasleigh Uplands and Gulf Plains, […] Read more
Queensland parks strategy will take 1,000 years to deliver at current rate
Queensland conservation groups today released a progress report on the growth of the state’s national parks and private reserves. The report reviews the implementation of the Queensland Government’s Protected Areas Strategy 2020-30 […] Read more
Delivery of Queensland’s Protected Area Strategy One year on.
In October 2020, the Palaszczuk Government released the long-awaited Queensland Protected Area Strategy 2020 – 2030 (the Strategy) as part of its commitment to deliver a ‘world leading protected area network’ across […] Read more
Conservationists welcome handback of World Heritage-listed national parks to Daintree traditional owners
We welcome the handback of the Daintree, Ngalba-bulal, Kalkajaka and Hope Island National Park to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Peoples as well as the commitment to dedicate Eastern Yalanjiwarra Nature Refuge. Hannah […] Read more
Queensland’s leading conservation organisations call for increased funding to Cape York Tenure Resolution Program
Queensland’s top environmental organisations have joined forces to echo the call on the Palaszczuk Government to increase funding for protected areas in the June 2021 Budget, including $10 million a year over […] Read more
New plan for nature a ‘solid foundation’ for national parks and nature refuges, say FNQ landholders
Far North Queensland landholders with nature refuges have joined environmental organisations in welcoming the release of a Protected Area Strategy by the Queensland Government today. The Protected Area Strategy identifies priorities for […] Read more
Lost Opportunities for new national parks in Queensland
Five Queensland conservation groups have identified 175 properties with very high biodiversity value that could have been bought and protected since 2015, but were not, because the Queensland government has not budgeted […] Read more
