Public comment on the Draft Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 is now closed.
To view the draft plan, visit the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions website..
The Pilbara inshore islands nature reserves and proposed additions draft management plan 2020 was prepared for 174 small islands, islets and rocks, comprising over 13,000 hectares, between Exmouth Gulf and Cape Preston (‘the Pilbara inshore islands’). Developed in accordance with the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984, the plan provides guidance for how the natural, cultural and social values of the islands will be protected and conserved over the next 10 years and into the future.
Read more: Pilbara inshore islands nature reserves and proposed additions draft management plan
Dog being walked in the Walpole Wilderness. Photo - Janine Liddelow/DBCA
The Conservation and Parks Commission and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) advise that a proposed amendment to the Walpole Wilderness and Adjacent Parks and Reserves Management Plan 2008 has been released for public comment.
Read more: Proposed amendment to the 2008 Walpole Wilderness Management Plan
Top left: Kooljaman. Photo – Michael Higgins/DBCA. Top right: Waddaddam (Coppermine Creek). Photo – Liz Vaughan/Francis Woolagoodja/DAC. Bottom left: Doongarra (Margaret Island). Photo – Roanna Goater/DBCA.Bottom right: Iwany (Sunday Island). Photo – Roanna Goater/DBCA.
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions is working with Bardi, Jawi, Mayala and Dambeemangarddee (formally spelt Dambimangari) traditional owners to create three new marine parks in the Buccaneer Archipelago; the Bardi Jawi, Mayala and Maiyalam marine parks. The proposed marine parks are being established under the Government’s Plan for Our Parks initiative to expand the conservation estate by five million hectares in five years. Once created the marine parks will contribute 660,000 hectares to Western Australia’s marine reserve network. In recognition of the significant cultural values and ongoing connections to sea country, the marine parks are proposed to be jointly managed and jointly vested with traditional owners.
Read more: Proposed marine parks in the Buccaneer Archipelago and surrounds
Aerial view over Niiwalarra Island. Photo – DBCA
The Conservation and Parks Commission, the Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation, and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions advise that the Proposed Niiwalarra Islands (Sir Graham Moore Islands) National Park and Lesueur Island Nature Reserve draft joint management plan 2019 has been released for public comment.
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