Queensland Government Adds 140 Islands to Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Published on April 4, 2024

The Queensland government has significantly expanded the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park before election season to enhance the protection of endangered ecosystems and vital habitats, with a total of 140 islands or island parts added to the state’s protected areas estate. This acquisition has a combined total land size of 1,390 hectares and will help protect endangered and of-concern ecosystems and vital habitats for important species such as green and flatback turtles, seabirds, and shorebirds. These expansions are secured through the purchase of leasehold properties, including non-operational leases, and land reserves adjacent to national parks, along with the transfer of ecologically valuable unallocated state land to protected area estate....

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