Aboriginal participation in management: reconciling local interests with world heritage
Dale, Allan, Lane, Marcus, Yarrow, David, and Bigelow, Amanda (2000) Aboriginal participation in management: reconciling local interests with world heritage. In: McDonald, Geoffrey, and Lane, Marcus, (eds.) Securing the Wet Tropics? The Federation Press, Annandale, NSW, Australia, pp. 187-199.
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Abstract
[Extract] Since the inception of the Wet Tropics Management Authority, the interests and concerns of Aboriginal communities throughout the Wet Tropics have been contentious issues with which it has had to grapple. It has been estimated that 15,000-20,000 Aboriginal people, from up to 16 distinct language groups, have traditional and/or historical links with land within the World Heritage Area.