Policy implications of the transfer of ownership of Scotia Sanctuary for the national reserve system in Australia

Environmental and Planning Law Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 325-332

  Fitzsimons, James ^a   Wescott, Geoff ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 13944271817     PISSN: 0813300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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References (23)

1. Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Guidelines for Establishing the National Reserve System (Environment Australia, Canberra, 1999), p 5.
2. Australian Guidelines for Establishing the National Reserve System, p 5.
3. Australian Guidelines for Establishing the National Reserve System, p 6.
4. Centre for Environmental Management, Mid-Term Review of the Natural Heritage Trust: National Reserve System Program (University of Ballarat, Ballarat, 1999), p VIII.
5. Mid-Term Review of the Natural Heritage Trust: National Reserve System Program, p 34.
6. G Lee and S Szabo, "The Priv ate Lives of Protected Areas: Private Land in the National Reserve System", in JL Craig, N Mitchell and DA Saunders, eds, Nature Conservation 5: Nature Conservation in Production Environments-Managing the Matrix (Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, 2000), pp 504-505. The IUCN defines a "protected area" as "an area of land/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means".
7. Minister for the Environment and Heritage, The Hon Dr David Kemp MP, Media Release, $1.766 million for biodiversity conservation in Scotia Sanctuary, 20 April 2002
8. ESL, Earth Sanctuaries-quick facts available at http://www.esl.com.au/facts.htm
9. Productivity Commission, Harnessing Private Sector Conservation of Biodiversity. Commission Research Paper (AusInfo, Canberra, 2001)
10. ESL, Shareholder Meeting Announcement-Earth Sanctuaries Ltd Public Announcement 5 July 2002, available at http://www.esl.com.au/media_egmjul4.htm
11. ESL, Earth Sanctuaries Ltd to realise $1.46 million through initial sales of surplus properties, available at http://www.esl.com.au/media_expressionsapr3.htm
12. ESL, Earth Sanctuaries Ltd to realise $1.17 million through the sale of its Blue Mountains Sanctuary, available at http://www.esl.com.au/media_expressionsmay13.htm
13. Minister for the Environment and Heritage, The Hon Dr David Kemp MP, Media Release, $1.766 million for biodiversity conservation in Scotia Sanctuary, 20 April 2002
14. J Fitzsimons and G Wescott "The Role and Contribution of Private Land in Victoria to Biodiversity Conservation and the Protected Area System" (2001) 8 Australian Journal of Environmental Management 142-157.
15. J Fitzsimons and G Wescott "The Role and Contribution of Private Land in Victoria to Biodiversity Conservation and the Protected Area System" (2001) 8 Australian Journal of Environmental Management 142-157.
16. The Australian Bush Heritage Fund believes that at least $200m is necessary for funding the NRSP over the next five years. See "Briefing Paper for the National Reserve System Programme" available at: http://www.bushheritage.asn.au/briefing
17. J Benson, The Native Vegetation of New South Wales: Setting the Scene, Background Paper No 1 (Native Vegetation Advisory Council of New South Wales, Sydney, 2001), p 11.
18. MJ Kahrimanis, S Carruthers, A Opperman and R Innes, Biodiversity Plan for the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin (Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia, 2001), p 297. Note that the authors include the pastoral leases of Bookmark Biosphere Reserve and Heritage Agreements in this figure for protection.
19. D Humann, "From the CEO" Bush Heritage News Autumn 2002, available at: http://www.bushheritage.asn.au/news/newsletter/autumn2002/ce o.html
20. B Aretino, P Holland, D Peterson and M Schuele, Creating Markets for Biodiveristy: A Case Study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd, Productivity Commission Staff Research Paper (AusInfo, Canberra, 2001), p 25. Refer also to Environment Australia's submission to this study.
21. G Lee and S Szabo, "The Priv ate Lives of Protected Areas: Private Land in the National Reserve System", in JL Craig, N Mitchell and DA Saunders, eds, Nature Conservation 5: Nature Conservation in Production Environments-Managing the Matrix (Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, 2000), pp 504-505. The IUCN defines a "protected area" as "an area of land/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means".
22. B Aretino, P Holland, D Peterson and M Schuele, Creating Markets for Biodiveristy: A Case Study of Earth Sanctuaries Ltd, Productivity Commission Staff Research Paper (AusInfo, Canberra, 2001), p 25. Refer also to Environment Australia's submission to this study.
23. AWC, Media Release, A win for Australian conservation: Australian Wildlife Conservancy to acquire sanctuaries from Earth Sanctuaries Ltd, 20 April 2002, available at http://www.australianwildlife.org/AWCmediarelease1.pdf