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Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

• The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area Strategic Plan provides the broad management principles for the area, and establishes the framework for the integrated management, protection, interpretation and monitoring of the values of the eight reserves that comprise the GBMWHA. Land management of the area is carried out by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, which is part of the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, with additional resources provided by the Australian Government through the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
  
  The Strategic Plan was launched by the Hon. Peter Garrett, Federal Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts and the Hon. Carmel Tebbutt, NSW Minister for Climate Change and the Environment on Friday 5 June 2009 at the recently revitalised Wentworth Falls Picnic area in the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park.
  
• Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area now a National Landscape – which identifies the best of Australia's nature and culture - inspirational destinations such as Australia's Red Centre, Flinders Ranges, the Great Ocean Road, Australia's Wilderness Coast, Kakadu and the Greater Blue Mountains. National Landscapes showcase and promote the best of Australia and are sought after by the global target audience of travellers keen to experience new adventures and destinations unique to Australia.
  
• Outstanding natural values for which the GBMWHA was inscribed in the World Heritage List.
• Meeting updates of the GBMWHA advisory committee which is made up of scientific and community representatives approved by the State Minister for the Environment and the Federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources in July 2006. The advisory committee meets regulary to provide advice and updates to these Ministers regarding the protection, management and promotion of the GBMWHA.
• Greater Blue Mountains - more information
• Greater Blue Mountains - co-management

More information

• UNESCO World Heritage List
• Department of Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts
• Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute
• Greater Blue Mountains Drive
• Greater Blue Mountains – a national landscape (PDF - 841KB) - The Greater Blue Mountains is one of the eight National Landscapes that were highlighted in Perth recently as part of a joint venture between Tourism Australia and Parks Australia.
  

 

 

Page last updated: 05 June 2009