Protected areas of Australia

The Protected areas of Australia are maintained by Parks Australia within Environment Australia, with the exception of the Great Barrier Reef, which is managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

NOTE - this is only a small portion of the quote of protected areas in Australia. Each state is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the areas within its boundaries. Environment Australia is responsible only for the Commonwealth and off-shore parks in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, the Christmas Island Territory, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory, the Norfolk Island Territory and the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Table of contents

1 Protected areas of Australia 1.1 Botanical Gardens 1.2 Historic Shipwrecks 1.3 Marine National Nature Reserves 1.4 Marine Parks 1.5 Marine Reserves 1.6 National Parks 1.7 Specially Protected Areas 1.8 Special Scientific Interest Sites 2 External Links

Protected areas of Australia

Botanical Gardens

• Australian National
• Booderee
• Norfolk Island
• Royal

Historic Shipwrecks

• Aarhus
• Cato
• Clonmel
• Emden
• Foam
• Gothenburg
• HMS Pandora
• HMS Porpoise
• I-24
• Lady Darling
• Llewellyn
• SS Dunkenfeld
• SS Yongala
• Zuytdorp

Marine National Nature Reserves

• Ashmore Reef
• Coringa-Herald
• Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs
• Lihou Reef (Coral Sea and Island territory)
• Mermaid Reef

Marine Parks

• Great Australian Bight
• Great Barrier Reef
• Lord Howe Island
• Macquarie Island
• Ningaloo

Marine Reserves

• Cartier Island
• Solitary Islands
• Tasmanian Seamounts

National Parks

• Booderee
• Christmas Island
• Kakadu
• Norfolk Island
• Pulu Keeling
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta

Specially Protected Areas

(part of the Antarctic Treaty Areas)

• No. 1
• No. 2
• No. 3
• Heard and McDonald Islands

Special Scientific Interest Sites

(part of the Antarctic Treaty Areas)

• No. 7
• No. 16
• No. 17
• No. 25

For areas managed on state/territory level see:

• Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory
• Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)
• Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)
• Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)
• Protected areas of South Australia
• Protected areas of Tasmania (Australia)
• Protected areas of Victoria (Australia)
• Protected areas of Western Australia

See also:

• Protected area

External Links

• Environment Australia
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
• NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service