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Sea country, native title and the Great Barrier Reef - briefing paper

In relation to indigenous rights and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) RAP, environment groups acknowledge the "inherent rights and custodial responsibilities and aspirations of indigenous people and their contribution to the region" and consider that this should be "recognised through negotiated agreements regarding co-management". Get the paper...

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Priority environmental policy Queensland 2001 - 2004

Ensure that a comprehensive framework for indigenous rights and interests in protected areas is in place covering new dedications of protected areas, previous valid dedications, conservation objectives for Aboriginal land, and areas of previous extinguishment with a significant cultural interest. Adopt a broad policy view of Native Title and other indigenous rights and interests (including cultural rights and interests) that ensures traditional owners are recognised as partners with the Government in protected areas and are materially supported in negotiations with the Government. Get the paper...

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Natural and indigenous cultural protection policy paper

ENGO policy reference document - a working paper for discussion and negotiation purposes. The draft document constitutes a position arrived at through detailed discussion with and surveying of all participating ENGOs and will form the basis of Schedule of Interests to be attached to the Policy. It represents, as a minimum, the majority-supported position of the ENGOs and in many aspects represents a consensus of those groups. It should not be taken as representing the final position of the State’s ENGOs or the policy of any particular participant group in their individual capacity. Get the paper...

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National Parks in Queensland draft policy

National parks and other protected areas are a vital means for safeguarding Queensland’s natural heritage. Protected areas will provide for the continued expression of indigenous traditions and customs, where the rights and interests of indigenous people coexist with the protection of natural values, and are expressions of nature unscarred by human interference, as landscapes free of the signs of modern society and commercial exploitation, where the elements of nature are free to function and evolve in the most secure environment possible. Get the paper...

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Provisional position

This is a statement of principle based upon the legal reality of native title and its application by environment groups with an interest in the creation and maintenance of Protected Areas. It is about correct conduct by public interest groups, such as ENGOs, when dealing with the rights and title of a group of people. It is about the increasing recognition that there are important linkages between ecological values and indigenous cultural values. The application of customary management processes may be important in maintaining long established ecological relationships. Get the paper...

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Briefing paper

The aim of the Native Title and Protected Areas project is to build a policy agreement across the state environment movement, delivering a public policy position on "native title rights, interests and issues in relation to indigenous involvement in the management of protected areas". The policy document will serve the purpose of further negotiation between the State’s environment groups, indigenous representative organisations and traditional owners, and the Government. Get the paper...

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