| National Reserve System Australia | |
|---|---|
 Sample of Signage, within a Wet Tropics portion of National Reserve System | |
| Established | 1992 |
| Area | > 137 million hectares (340×106 acres) |
| Managing authorities | |
| Website | National Reserve System |
Australia's National Reserve System (NRS) is a network of more than 10,000 Commonwealth plus state and territory protected areas which,[1] in combination, on a national scale, protect more than 137 million hectares (340×106 acres), greater than 17% of the continent, of unique biodiversity and most significant ecological landscapes for future generations.[2] The aim of the NRS is protect the diversity of all native landscapes, flora and fauna across Australia through strategic habitat protection. It consists of public, indigenous and privately protected areas of land and inland freshwaters.[3]
As part of the National Reserve System Cooperative Program, the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia framework was developed as a planning tool to assist in identifying areas of priority.[4]
- ^ Tony Burke (6 July 2011). "WWF praise for Australia's natural safety net". Media Release. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts "Caring for Our Country: National Reserve System" webpage. Accessed 2 June 2010
- ^ The Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (2009), Australia's Strategy for the National Reserve System 2009-2030 (PDF), Wikidata Q107258167
- ^ Wearing, Stephen; John Neil (2012). Ecotourism. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 978-0750641371. Retrieved 3 February 2013.