Selection and prioritisation of new protected areas
The Department of Environment and Science has continued to develop and refine contemporary decision-support tools to prioritise and guide conservation decisions, including investment in new protected areas and management of existing protected areas. These tools allow a strategic, evidence-based approach to:
- expanding Queensland’s Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative protected area system through the establishment of new public protected areas and privately protected areas
- identifying key values on national parks to guide priorities for investment in park management under the Values Based Management Framework
- identifying priorities for threatened species interventions
- assisting landholders of privately protected areas to implement effective management.
These tools provide a quantitative basis for improving biodiversity conservation in Queensland by prioritising investment and direct action to maximise biodiversity outcomes.
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