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Protected areas of the Northern Territory

{{Short description|Protected areas of the Northern Territory in Australia}}

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The protected areas of the Northern Territory consists of protected areas managed by the governments of the Northern Territory and Australia and private organisations with a reported total area of {{convert|335527|km2|mi2}} being 24.8% of the total area of the Northern Territory of Australia.{{cite web|title=Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/761994ab-42cc-4f24-952c-c21221861884/files/capad2016nt.xlsx|website=CAPAD 2016|publisher=Australian government|accessdate=15 January 2018|date=2016}}

Summary by type and jurisdiction

As of June 2018, the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory managed 86 ‘parks and reserves’ including 22 that have not been declared with a total reported area of {{convert|5,0603|km2|mi2}}.{{cite web|title=NT Parks and Reserves Estate|url=https://dtc.nt.gov.au/parks-and-wildlife-commission/parks-and-wildlife-statistics-and-research/nt-parks-and-reserves-estate|publisher=Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory|accessdate=21 June 2018|date=2018}}

As of 2016, the protected areas within the Australian government jurisdiction included two national parks with a total area of {{convert|20444|km2|mi2}} and 15 Indigenous Protected Areas with a total area of {{convert| 260662|km2|mi2}}.

As of August 2016, there were three private protected areas declared under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act with a total area of {{convert|1405|km2|mi2}} while in late 2016, another three private protected areas were listed under the National Reserve System with a total area of {{convert|1405|km2|mi2}} were listed by the Australian government.

Northern Territory Government

=Coastal Reserves=

  • Casuarina{{cite web|title=Parks and Reserves|url=https://dtc.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/282442/NT-Parks-and-Reserves-March-2018.pdf|publisher=Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory|access-date=21 June 2018|date=15 March 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010051108/https://dtc.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/282442/NT-Parks-and-Reserves-March-2018.pdf| archive-date= 10 October 2019}}
  • Channel Point
  • Shoal Bay

=Conservation Areas=

=Conservation Covenants=

=Conservation Reserves=

=Historical Reserves=

=Hunting Reserves=

=Management Agreement Areas=

=Marine Parks=

  • Arafura{{Cite web |title=Arafura Marine Park |url=https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/north/arafura/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks |language=en-au}}
  • Arnhem{{Cite web |title=Arnhem Marine Park |url=https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/north/arnhem/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks |language=en-au}}
  • Limmen{{cite web |title=Marine Protected Areas in coastal waters of Northern Territory |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/761994ab-42cc-4f24-952c-c21221861884/files/nt-capad-2016m.xlsx |website=CAPAD 2016 |publisher=Australian government |accessdate=10 January 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Limmen Marine Park |url=https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/north/limmen/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks |language=en-au}}
  • Wessel{{Cite web |title=Wessel Marine Park |url=https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/north/wessel/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Parks Australia: Australian Marine Parks |language=en-au}}

=National Parks=

File:West_MacDonnell_National_Park.JPG in Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park]]

=Nature Parks=

Image:Holmes Jungle Nature Park.jpg

=Protected Areas=

=Other places=

Australian government

File:Kakadu_2431.jpg escarpment]]

= Indigenous Protected Areas =

The following Indigenous Protected Areas have been established in the Northern Territory:{{cite web |title=Indigenous Protected Areas June 2024|url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ipa-national-map.pdf|access-date=2024-09-11 |publisher=Australian Government}}

=National parks=

{{Further|National parks of the Northern Territory}}

The following national parks are managed by the Director of National Parks on the behalf of the Australian government and indigenous land owners:{{cite web|title=National Parks|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/national-parks|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|accessdate=18 September 2015}}

Private protected areas

=Northern Territory jurisdiction=

See Conservation Covenants above

=Australian Wildlife Conservancy sanctuaries=

Australian Wildlife Conservancy owns and operates the following private protected areas in the Northern Territory:{{cite web|title=Sanctuaries|url=http://www.australianwildlife.org/sanctuaries.aspx|publisher=Australian Wildlife Conservancy|accessdate=18 September 2015}}

  • Fish River Station{{cite web|title=A landmark project at Fish River Station|url=http://www.natureaustralia.org.au/our-work/climate/fish-river/|website=The Nature Conservancy|publisher=THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AUSTRALIA|accessdate=Feb 17, 2018}}
  • Henbury Station (in progress){{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
  • Newhaven
  • Pungalina-Seven Emu
  • Wongalara

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://dtc.nt.gov.au/parks-and-wildlife-commission Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory]
  • [https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park-to-visit Find a park to visit webpage]

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Northern Territory

Category:Northern Territory-related lists