2017-02-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   13 FEBRUARY 2017




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                        13 FEBRUARY 2017

      Queensland Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program             Indigenous Protected Areas
      The Queensland Government’s Indigenous Land and Sea            Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) are voluntary (non-
      Ranger (ILSR) Program contributes to the protection of        statutory) agreements between the Australian Government
      Queensland’s ecosystems and Indigenous cultural heritage,     and Traditional Owners that facilitate the conservation of
      increases meaningful involvement of Indigenous people          biodiversity and cultural resources through the adoption of
      in land and sea country management, increases economic        agreed management plans. IPAs also deliver health, education
      opportunities in ranger communities, and provides positive    and economic benefits to Indigenous communities.
      outcomes for employment and capacity building.                 IPAs differ from other protected areas as they are not protected
      A number of Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger groups              under legislation and therefore can be withdrawn by the
      undertake joint on-ground management activities on public      Indigenous community without undergoing a statutory process
      protected areas through collaborative agreements with the      usually associated with the revocation of protected areas.
      Queensland Government. The government is continuing to        There are currently 12 IPAs in Queensland, totalling over
      invest in the ILSR program, and is exploring opportunities    4.4 million hectares. Much of this area overlaps with other
      for Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers to be involved in the     types of protected areas. To date, Queensland has not
      conservation management of private protected areas through —_ included IPAs in its accounting of protected areas, which is
      collaborative on-ground projects.                             currently limited to protected area classes under the Nature
                                                                    Conservation Act. However, IPAs are recognised by the
         ACTION UNDERWAY                                            Australian Government as an important part of the National
         A4.  Continue to facilitate Indigenous participation in     Reserve  oe and are am          in ame reporting on
              protected area management, including through           protects area targets under the United Nations Convention
              the Queensland Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger         on Biological Diversity.
               Program
                                                                       ACTION PROPOSED
                                                                       A5.   Recognise Indigenous Protected Areas by
                                                                             including them in Queensland’s protected area
                                                                             reporting

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