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  Protected areas of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Protected areas of Australia are maintained by the Department of the Environment and Heritage, with the exception of the Great Barrier Reef, which is managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, a body within the department.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Protected_areas_of_Australia   (139 words)

  
 Western Australia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The (The capital city of a political subdivision of a country) state capital is the city of (The state capital of Western Australia) Perth on the south-western coastline; the centre of a metropolitan area which is home to almost three quarters of the state's residents.
Western Australia is a leading alumina extractor, producing more than 20% of the world's (A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite) aluminium.
Western Australia has only one daily newspaper, the independent tabloid (Click link for more info and facts about The West Australian) The West Australian, and one Sunday tabloid newspaper, (Click link for more info and facts about News Corporation) News Corporation's The Sunday Times.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/W/We/Western_Australia.htm   (841 words)

  
 - IUCN and protected areas
Western Australia found that a systematic approach was needed so that the right kind of protected areas are established in the places needed, and their management integrated with the economic and social needs of the human population.
This involves identifying gaps in protected area coverage; prioritising where limited resources should be invested; increasing communication between key government departments at all levels; and involving more stakeholders in the design and management of protected areas.
Given that protected areas are often islands of natural or near-natural habitat in a sea of humanity, the larger they are, the better they are buffered from outside pressures.
ces.iisc.ernet.in /hpg/envis/doc98html/biodiucn55.html   (1149 words)

  
 Protected areas of Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Western Australia is the largest state in Australia.
It contains no fewer than 1224 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 170,610 km² (land area: 159,151 km² – 6.30% of the state’s area).
63 of these are National parks, totalling 48,743 km² (1.93% of the state’s area).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Protected_areas_of_Western_Australia   (84 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Protected areas were taken from a Russian map Angola (1987) at a scale of 1:2,500,000 and from an unsourced map compiled in 1982 at a scale of 1:6,000,000.
Protected areas data were taken from a printed map, with accompanying annotations for protected areas, (no date, no title) at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
Protected areas for the Pyrennes region were taken from the 1:250,000 scale map by Le Minitere de L'Environement (1991), which shows the Grand ensembles Naturels: Zones de Types II, Secteurs d'Interet biologique remarquale: Zones de Type I, limite regional and limite departmentale.
www.wcmc.org.uk /forest/data/cdrom2/parkmeta/sources.htm   (7846 words)

  
 "Mountain Protected Areas Update - September 10, 1996" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document
Zapovedniki are the most strictly protected class of the several kinds of protected areas in Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union.
The one on Mountain Protected Area Corridors is morning of October 18, afternoon of October 20 and morning of October 21.
It is of interest to mountain protected area planners and managers who have long realized that their purview and activities cannot stop at the park boundary.
www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/hamil96c.htm   (4203 words)

  
 " Mountain Protected Areas Update: No. 26, June 2000" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document
It is the largest protected area on the island of Borneo, and among the largest in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Kayan Mentarang protects the largest contiguous center of plant diversity and endemism on the island of Borneo, which is the richest of the Sunda Islands in terms of total species richness and diversity.
Protected by the suitable climate which has varied far less over the millennia than in other areas, thriving in the mostly sandy well-drained soils and shielded by the hard and stable mountain bastions, the flora has survived and prospered.
www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/hamil00b.htm   (7090 words)

  
 Protected areas of Australia : National parks (Australia)
Protected areas of Australia : National parks (Australia)
The Protected areas of Australia are maintained by Parks Australia within Environment Australia, with the execption 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.
www.fastload.org /na/National_parks_(Australia).html   (177 words)

  
 Urban Entomology [Ebeling Chap. 9 part 3] Pests Attacking Mand and His Pets
Areas in California where rodents are periodically killed by plague extend from the northeastern part of the state through the Sierra Nevada to the Tehachapis, and also in the coastal areas between San Francisco and Ventura County.
In areas where chiggers are known to be a problem, the avoidance of their favored habitats is, of course, a way of minimizing infestation.
The percentages of mites found in the various areas of the body were: hands and wrists, 63.1; elbows (extensor aspect), 10.9; feet and ankles, 9.2; penis and scrotum, 8.4; buttocks, 4.0; axillae, 2.4; and in the remaining regions of the body, a total of 2 (Johnson and Mellanby, 1942).
www.entomology.ucr.edu /ebeling/ebel9-3.html   (19692 words)

  
 White Shark to be Protected in Western Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
House said the white shark was commercially protected from the beginning of this month and was expected to be enforced recreationally by the end of November.
Note: With this action, Western Australia joins New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania in protecting the white shark in Australian waters.
Other areas in which the white shark is protected include California, South Africa, and the Atlantic coast of the United States.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/sharks/innews/whitesharkaust.htm   (281 words)

  
 CAPAD2000 - Western Australian (WA) Listings and Statistics Home Page
Protected Areas in Western Australia by IUCN Category
Protected Areas in Western Australia by Type as a proportion of IBRA region
Protected Areas in Western Australia by IUCN Category as a proportion of IBRA region
www.deh.gov.au /parks/nrs/capad/2000/wa   (119 words)

  
 Australia Now - Indigenous Australians: Management of National Parks and Protected Areas
Kakadu, Australia's largest national park at nearly 2 million hectares, is located in the wet-dry tropics of northern Australia.
Booderee occupies 6 400 hectares of coastal landscape in south-eastern Australia.
Indigenous Protected Areas consist of Indigenous-owned land that is managed to protect its natural and associated cultural values.
www.dfat.gov.au /facts/indg_parksmgmt.html   (839 words)

  
 Millstream-Chichester National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Millstream-Chichester is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 1190 km north of Perth.
The park is made up of the old Millstream station which is on the Millstream Creek, just before it joins Fortescue River of the few permanent watercourses in the area and the Chichester Range.
The area is homeland of the Yinjibarndi people.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Millstream-Chichester_National_Park   (210 words)

  
 Australia Homeschooling - A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
HEA was formed in April 2001 to promote the practice of home education in Australia and aims to provide members with benefits which would be difficult to obtain by individuals or smaller groups.
This list is for families in Australia, New Zealand and surrounding areas, actively incorporating CM methods in their homeschools.
Unschooling, a homeschooling method based on the belief that kids learn best when allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests, is practiced by 10 to 15 percent of the estimated 1.5 million homeschoolers in the United States.
homeschooling.gomilpitas.com /regional/Australia.htm   (1924 words)

  
 Marine Protected Areas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), through convening and coordinating the North American Marine Protected Area Network (NAMPAN), is developing the capacity for a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) to span the jurisdictions of the Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The 28 priority areas and processes are outlined in the report by MCBI and the CEC, "Priority Conservation Areas: Baja California to the Bering Sea" now available in PDF (note: 14 MB file) and limited hard copies.
Knowing the source areas for these rockfish species could help to build a strong case for protecting these areas in Washington and British Columbia, and refine a method that can be used in population dispersal studies of other marine fishes.
www.mcbi.org /marineprotected/Marine.htm   (3090 words)

  
 Marine Protected Areas-Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is the first protected area in Australia which combines estuaries, beaches, headlands, islands and offshore waters.
Signs, informing divers that they are entering a protected area, are erected at either end of the reserve near the reef crest.
Marine protected areas are a vital part of our commitment to sustainable economies, viable coastal communities, and a healthy, diverse marine environment.
www-csgc.ucsd.edu /EXTENSION/CAFisheries/mpa-links.html   (810 words)

  
 Protected areas of Western Australia : National Parks (Western Australia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It contains no fewer than 1224 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 17,061,020 hectares (land area: 15,915,080 hectares — 6.30% of the state’s area).
63 of these are National parks, totalling 4,874,282 hectares (1.93% of the state’s area).
It uses material from the wikipedia article Protected areas of Western Australia : National Parks (Western Australia).
www.eurofreehost.com /na/National_Parks_(Western_Australia).html   (192 words)

  
 Advisors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His interest in taxonomy and distribution of ferns and their allies is focused on Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, and the SW Pacific regions.
A second area of research involves an analysis of long term food storage strategies by animals that cache food during periods when it is unavailable of costly to secure.
Western was formerly director of Wildlife Conservation Society's International Programs, director of Kenya Wildlife Service, Chairman of the African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Group, Chairman of the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya and founder president of the Ecotourism Society.
www.all-species.org /advisors.html   (9005 words)

  
 Protected Areas Programme - PARKS Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
PARKS magazine is the international journal for protected area managers, published three times a year.
It is the only international journal devoted to protected area issues and is designed to present material from the WCPA network to a broader audience.
If you are interested in subscribing to PARKS magazine, please fill in the subscription form and follow instructions to mail to: The Nature Conservation Bureau, Newbury, United Kingdom.
www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/archive/parks   (176 words)

  
 16/4/2002 -- WWF launches bold new action plan for the west of Australia
The newly developed programme will include: extending WWF’s work to protect and recover threatened species and woodlands in southwest Western Australia; significant marine conservation initiatives; community action to protect shorebird sites; influencing state and regional water management policies; and promoting the conservation of rivers and wetlands in the Kimberley.
The Western Region program will continue to promote community action for threatened species conservation in priority ecoregions of Western Australia as well as with traditional landowners and pastoral communities in the central deserts.
"The Western Region provides unique conservation challenges due to its remoteness, the vulnerability of its land and seascapes, small and dispersed populations, and lack of data on existing populations of native plants and wildlife.
forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=9842   (876 words)

  
 Western Australia Forest Agreement Fails to Satisfy
and the protection of 67 percent of Western Australia's old-growth
Western Australia Premier Richard Court said the agreement was
Australia and the Wilderness Society share this view.
forests.org /archive/spacific/waagrdis.htm   (760 words)

  
 AMCS - Marine Protected Areas - A Web Links Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Marine Protected Area (MPA) is a term used, in slightly different senses, throughout the world.
This site contains information about marine protected areas in Australia, including why they are one of the best ways to give protection to our marine plants, animals and their habitats.
Marine conservation is the focus of a new action plan designed to help Australia's governments establish and manage future marine protected areas.
www.amcs.org.au /links/mpa.htm   (631 words)

  
 EO Newsroom: New Images - Sterling Range, Western Australia
The Stirling Range National Park in the southwestern corner of Australia forms a rare patch of deep green, wooded hillsides and parkland in an area dominated by checkerboard plains of agricultural land.
The park runs along the east-west trending mountain range, and it is split in two by one major access road running from the coastal town of Albany up to Borden in the north.
The irregularly shaped edge on the southwestern end of the park is where the boundary is not an arbitrary straight line but instead a branch of the Kalgan River, which is fed in large part from precipitation falling in the western half of the range.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16950   (483 words)

  
 Cape Range National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cape Range is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 1105 km north of Perth.
The park is 510 square kilometers and runs down the western side of the penisnsula.
Directly off the coast is the Ningaloo Reef.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Range_National_Park   (109 words)

  
 CFP 2004 / Computer Freedom & Privacy Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He was editor-in-chief of a Belgian Journal on Data Protection and Freedom of Information, which he founded, and also a member of the editorial staff of several Belgian journals on criminal law and police law.
The First Amendment protected export of those "paperware" books resulted in the first legal international version of the PGP freeware personal encryption software and contributed to dramatic changes in US crypto export controls as well as helping to de-regulate the strong crypto that makes secure e-commerce and Internet privacy a possibility.
O'Connor Kelly helped found the company's first data protection department and was responsible for the creation of privacy and data protection policies and procedures throughout the company and for the company's clients and partners.
www.cfp2004.org /program/speakers.html   (17893 words)

  
 Banned Books Online
E for Ecstasy, a book on the drug MDMA, was seized by Australian customs in 1994, and at last check (May 2000), the official ban on the book was still in force in that country.
In August 2000, a federal judge in New York issued a ruling (available with commentary at OpenLaw and elsewhere) that probibited defendants in a movie-industry lawsuit from even linking to computer code for undoing encryption of DVDs, because of concerns that the code could be used to pirate the discs.
Judge Kaplan decided to discount testimony that computer code was protected speech from computer scientist Dave Touretzky of CMU (whose runs a web site with exhibits of various expressions of the source code.) Instead, the judge likening a possessor of the code as being infected with a disease that must be controlled.
onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu /banned-books.html   (4421 words)

  
 Herpetology References
Each of 91 species native to the Perth region of Western Australia is treated to a one or two-page account, including at least one large color photograph.
With the vast quantity of herp species in Australia, smaller regional guides like this one can really help simplify identification, and of course are much easier to carry around than complete country-wide guides like Cogger's massive tome.
For each genus inhabiting the area it provides some citation-rich habitat and behavioral information and a dichotomous key for identifying the species; for each species it provides the original reference and type locality, and a good range map.
www.wildherps.com /references.html   (11554 words)

  
 2002 World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas
Retrospective Assessment of the Effects of Marine Protected Areas on Relative Abundance and Size Structure of Populations of Harvested Reef Fish on the Great Barrier Reef
Contrasting Effects of Marine Protected Areas on the Abundance of Two Exploited Reef Fishes at the Sub-Tropical Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia
Determining Reef Fish Abundance in Marine Protected Areas in the Northern Mariana Islands
www.asfb.org.au /pubs/2002apa   (2606 words)

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