Bob Brown’s bush blocks nominated for World Heritage status
2013-02-21T08:40:47+11:00
Former Greens leader Bob Brown bought this land to conserve it, and it may be about to get the ultimate protection, SIMON WEBSTER reports.
A reserve founded by former Greens leader Bob Brown has been nominated for World Heritage status.
The Liffey River Reserve, along with the Coalmine Creek Reserve, both managed by Bush Heritage Australia, are part of a 170,000-hectare extension to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area proposed by the Federal Government. The World Heritage area currently covers 1.4 million hectares.
Brown formed Bush Heritage, a nonprofit conservation organisation, in 1991, after he bought two bush blocks near his Liffey River property. Bush Heritage now manages 35 reserves across Australia. These are its first reserves to be nominated for World Heritage status.
UNESCO will decide whether to accept the proposal at its annual meeting in June.
A reserve founded by former Greens leader Bob Brown has been nominated for World Heritage status.
The Liffey River Reserve, along with the Coalmine Creek Reserve, both managed by Bush Heritage Australia, are part of a 170,000-hectare extension to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area proposed by the Federal Government. The World Heritage area currently covers 1.4 million hectares.
Brown formed Bush Heritage, a nonprofit conservation organisation, in 1991, after he bought two bush blocks near his Liffey River property. Bush Heritage now manages 35 reserves across Australia. These are its first reserves to be nominated for World Heritage status.
UNESCO will decide whether to accept the proposal at its annual meeting in June.
