Target: Protect 50 per cent more land for nature conservation and public recreation
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Current performance
National park estate
This chart shows the increase in hectares of national park required to achieve the target by 2020.
Source: Based on Department of Environment and Resource Management data at 30 June each year. The baseline represents available data when Q2 was released on 8 September 2008.
As at 30 December 2009, there were 8.06 million hectares of national park in Queensland. This is an increase of 100,000 hectares since June 2009.
Land for public recreation
This chart shows the increase in land for public recreation in South East Queensland required to achieve the target by 2020.
Source: Based on Department of Infrastructure and Planning data.
The first land for public recreation register has been established to centrally and consistently, measure and report on the amount of land for public recreation across Queensland.
As at 30 September 2009, 81,000 hectares of land for public recreation across 11 Local Government areas in South East Queensland (SEQ) had been identified using this register. This represents the SEQ baseline. Work will continue on collecting and validating the vast range of information on land for public recreation across each of Queensland’s 73 Local Government areas. A Queensland-wide baseline will be developed by 30 June 2010, which will include privately owned land for public recreation.
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Progress toward the target
Reports
Media releases
Case studies
Conway National Park – A Whitsunday Wonder
The recent addition of 4540 hectares to the Conway National Park now guarantees that the ‘green backdrop’ to the south of Airlie Beach will be protected forever, ensuring this ‘jewel’ of the Whitsunday Coast will continue to shine for visitors and locals. At 26,460 hectares it is the 49th largest national park in Queensland and protects over 20 kilometres of unspoilt coastline and beaches.
Come out and play! Targeting more land for public recreation
For the first time, information about ‘land for public recreation’ is to be integrated statewide. The Department of Infrastructure and Planning is developing novel methods to provide a baseline value (in hectares) of land for public recreation and to enable annual reporting towards this target.
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More information
Further reading
- State of the Environment Queensland 2007 (external site) is the third report on the condition of Queensland’s environment. Released every four years, the report examines the pressures acting on the state's natural resources and capital, the state or condition of the environment, and responses by society to reduce pressures and protect and conserve the state's natural and cultural heritage.
- South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 (external site) is the government’s long-term plan that will shape South East Queensland over the next 20 years. It’s a plan for smart growth, to manage our expanding population and tackle the issues of today like housing affordability, congestion and climate change.
- Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031 (external site) is the blueprint that will manage the anticipated population growth in Far North Queensland and guide development over the next 20 years. It identifies developable land to accommodate future growth while protecting the region’s environment, biodiversity and natural resources.
Useful links
Last updated Thursday, February 25, 2010
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