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State of Conservation (SOC)

Wet Tropics of Queensland (1992)

UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds
International Assistance granted to the property

Requests Approved: 0
Total Amount Ap proved: 0USD

Missions**

early 1992: IUCN mission

Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Lack of funds; Delayed planning process; Hydropower development project

Corrective Measures
Current conservation issues

[Oral report by IUCN and the Secretariat] 

Conclusion
Decision

  • Adopted

  • Draft Decision

16COMVIII
Link to the decision

Wet Tropics of Queensland (Australia)

The Committee noted that, as requested at the time of the inscription of this property on the World Heritage List in 1988, IUCN had undertaken a review mission to the site. The Committee learnt with satisfaction that despite a slow start, the management of the Wet Tropics area had achieved much progress, particularly with respect to:

(a) establishing a headquarters and appointment of staff;
(b) drafting legislation;
(c) preparing management plans and site plans;
(d) carrying out a number of policy-relevant studies;
(e) setting-up advisory committees and a management authority;
(f) improving budgetary allocations for site management, and
(g) rehabilitating degraded forest areas.

The Committee commended the Australian authorities for taking these steps for ensuring the adequate management of this site and requested IUCN and the World Heritage Centre to continue to monitor progress.

 

No draft Decision

Wet Tropics of Queensland
State Party:
Australia
Date of Inscription: 1988
Nomination records (Year): 1987
Category: Natural
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Exports
Word File
SOC Reports (year)
1992
1991
Threats*
  • Water infrastructure
  • Management systems/ management plan
  • Financial resources
  • Other Threats:
Documents
CLT.92/CONF.003/03
WHC.92/CONF.002/05
Other Documents:
View inscribed site documents, nomination file, reports, decisions, ...
SOC ID: 1716

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.