The Protected areas of the Northern Territory contains 95 separate protected areas with a total area of 53,505 km² (land area: 51,269 km² – 3.81% of the territory’s area). Ten of these are National parks, totalling 19,622 km² (1.46% of the territory’s area). Four are Aboriginal National Parks, totalling 5,315 km² (0.39% of the territory’s area). Another four are Commonwealth National Parks (managed by the Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service – Commonwealth Government), totalling 21,143 km² (1.57% of the territory’s area).
Contents
- Coastal Reserves
- Conservation Covenants
- Conservation Reserves
- Historical Reserves
- Historical Shipwrecks
- Hunting Reserves
- Management Agreement Areas
- Marine Parks
- Marine Reserves
- National Parks
- Nature Parks
- Protected Areas
- Other Conservation Areas
- Indigenous Protected Areas
- National parks
- Australian Wildlife Conservancy sanctuaries
- References
Coastal Reserves
Conservation Covenants
Conservation Reserves
Historical Reserves
Historical Shipwrecks
Hunting Reserves
Management Agreement Areas
Marine Parks
Marine Reserves
National Parks
Nature Parks
Protected Areas
Other Conservation Areas
Indigenous Protected Areas
The following Indigenous Protected Areas have been established in the Northern Territory:
National parks
The following national parks are managed by the Director of National Parks on the behalf of the Australian government and indigenous land owners:
Australian Wildlife Conservancy sanctuaries
Australian Wildlife Conservancy owns and operates the following private protected areas in the Northern Territory: