Queensland has an important network of private conservation areas, but they're dangerously exposed to mining
- Written by: Rebecca Louise Nelson, Associate Professor in Law, The University of Melbourne
Tarcutta Hills ReserveBush Heritage Australia, Author providedAustralia has the world’s largest network of privately owned conservation areas that protect a range of rare wildlife, from bilbies to endangered fish.
There are some 6,000 non-government conservation areas across the continent, which are owned by Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
