Parks Australia

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government agency

Parks Australia is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing and protecting the country’s national parks and other Commonwealth terrestrial and marine protected areas.

Aliases (1)

Australian national parks system ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency →
appliesFramework	Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 →
collaboratesWith	Indigenous traditional owners → state and territory park agencies →
continent	Australia →
country	Australia →
employs	heritage specialists → park rangers → scientists →
focusesOn	cultural site protection → ecosystem protection → threatened species conservation → visitor experience and safety →
formerParentOrganization	Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment → Department of the Environment and Energy →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://parksaustralia.gov.au →
headquartersLocation	Australian Capital Territory → Canberra →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
manages	Australian National Botanic Gardens → Booderee National Park → Christmas Island National Park → Commonwealth Marine Parks network → Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve → Kakadu National Park → Norfolk Island National Park → Pulu Keeling National Park → Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park →
mission	management and protection of Commonwealth protected areas →
operatedBy	Australian Government →
oversees	development of management plans for Commonwealth parks →
parentOrganization	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water →
partOf	Australian Government environment portfolio →
regulates	activities in Commonwealth marine parks → activities in Commonwealth national parks →
responsibleFor	Commonwealth marine parks → Commonwealth marine protected areas → Commonwealth national parks → Commonwealth terrestrial protected areas →
sector	environmental management → protected area management →
task	conservation of biodiversity → protection of cultural heritage → protection of natural heritage → support for sustainable tourism →
usesManagementApproach	joint management with Traditional Owners in some parks →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Booderee National Park → Botanic Gardens → Uluru →	managedBy
Kakadu National Park → Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park →	governingBody
Coral Sea Marine Park →	managingAuthority
Australian National Botanic Gardens →	operatedBy
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ("Australian national parks system") →	partOf