The Wet Tropics Library provides a comprehensive
and easy to access collection of information related to the Wet
Tropics and the Wet Tropics Management Authority.
All documents are listed in
alphabetical order.
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Annual Reports (and State of the Wet Tropics Reports)
Each year the Wet Tropics Management Authority is required by law to submit an annual report on its finances and activities to the Australian and Queensland Parliaments. The annual reports are usually presented with the annual State of the Wet Tropics Report.
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Activity Sheets for Students
These activity sheets focus on the rainforest and the plants and animals in them. They can be used in the classroom or in the field.
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Cassowary Education Kit
The Cassowary Education Kit is an outcomes based unit for students from grade 5 - 7.
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Chronology of World Heritage Listing
This chronology details the events that led to the listing of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and provides a list of important milestones in the Area's management.
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Climate Change Research report
Environmental Crisis: Climate Change and Terrestrial Biodiversity in Queensland
Edited by A.K. Krockenberger, R.L. Kitching and S.M. Turton
A SPECIAL REPORT which arose through the provision of a grant from the Queensland Premier's Department to assist the Rainforest CRC in participating in the Global Canopy Program.
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Codes of practice
Thesecodes of practicehave been developed by infrastructure agencies in cooperation with the Wet Tropics Management Authority and are sometimes used as part of thepermit conditionsto maintain roads, powerlines and water infrastructure within the World Heritage Area under section 62 of the Wet Tropics Management Plan.
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Community attitudes, knowledge, perceptions and use of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area in 2007
by Dr Julie Carmody and Professor Bruce Prideaux
The aim of this 2007 community survey was to provide detailed knowledge of the community’s use and perceptions of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area
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Conservation Strategy 2004
The Wet Tropics Conservation Strategy 2004 outlines actions to achieve the conservation, rehabilitation and transmission to future generations of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
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Daintree Futures Study
A report for the Wet Tropics Ministerial Council researched and prepared by the Rainforest CRC, Gutteridge Haskins & Davey and Far North Strategies
A Consulting Team led by the Rainforest Cooperative Research Centre (Rainforest CRC) has proposed a future for the Daintree coastal region based on protecting environmental values while building a sustainable rainforest community on freehold land north of the Daintree River.
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Electricity Supply Code of Practice
The Electricity Supply Code of Practice is a quick reference guide for field staff and contractors when electricity supply work is carried out in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. It summarises the requirements of permits to work in the Area and the Environmental Code of Practice.
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Fact Sheets
Thesefact sheetsprovide a brief introduction to the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
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Fish Stocking report
Translocated Fishes in Streams of the Wet Tropics Region, North Queensland: Distribution and Potential Impact .
Damien W. Burrows
Translocations have been occurring in the Wet Tropics for around one hundred years, mostly done by private individuals and involving low numbers of fish.
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Information Sheets
A set ofInformation
Sheetsexplain the main asplects
and common questions about the Wet Tropics Management Plan
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Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA'S)
The Authority continues to explore the potential of Indigenous Land Use Agreements as a management tool with relevant Native Title Representative Bodies and the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
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Landholder's Handbooks - Living with World Heritage
ThisLandholder's Handbookis a collection of useful information for property holders living in the Johnstone Shire. An expanded edition is now being written for the entire Wet Tropics region.
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Learn about Nature in North Queensland
Learn about Nature in North Queensland is a brochure which lists hundreds of websites where you can find out more about our Wet Tropics rainforests and their plants and animals.
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Living with World Heritage
This eight page summary highlights the the results of a 2002-2003 community survey of Wet Tropics residents. The survey included questions about the benefits and use of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and management issues.
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Managing Australia's Tropical Rainforests
Managing Australia's Tropical Rainforests is a six page colour brochure which outlines the many ways the Authority looks after the World Heritage Area.
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Nature
Based Tourism Strategy
The Nature Based Tourism Strategy (2000) provides the basis for tourism management in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
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Periodic Report
Every six years the Authority must produce aPeriodic Reportfor the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. A Periodic Report is required of all World Heritgae Areas to update knowledge about their original nominations and how they are being managed and monitored.
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Permit application form
All activities which disturb vegetation, soil, water or scenic values in the World Heritage Area will probably require a permit application.
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Phytophthora report
Patch deaths in tropical Queensland rainforests: association and impact of Phytophthora cinnamomi and other soil borne organisms
This publication was an outcome of a Phytophthora cinnamomi Workshop held at James Cook University in Cairns April 1998. The Workshop bought together experts from a range of disciplines to address concerns expressed by the ecotourism industry about the spread of pathogens in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and how this might affect their continued access to particular areas of the rainforest. |
Pond Apple Report
The Pond Apple Report describes the actual and potential distribution of pond apple in the Wet Tropics and methods for its eradication.
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Protection Through Partnerships
Protection Through Partnerships is a management principle for two-way information flow between the Authority, other government agencies, interest groups and the wider community.
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Rainforest Aboriginal News
Thisnewsletteraims to keep Rainforest Aboriginal people and the broader Wet Tropics community informed about the events, issues and people making the news in the Wet Tropics.
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Regional Agreement
The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area Regional Agreement provides for the cooperative management of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area by Rainforest Aboriginal people and the Australian and Queensland Governments.
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Repairing the Rainforest
A handy, straightforwardguideto creating your own rainforest. This72-page bookis the fruit of many years of local experience and research into revegetation of tropical rainforest. It is uniquely designed for the Wet Tropics region.
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Research And Information Needs
TheRAIN reportfor the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area has been developed by the Authority and the Scientific Advisory Committee in collaboration with other regional land management agencies.The Reportis the culmination of a detailed investigation into the major land management issues, state of current knowledge with respect to these issues, and the research needed to support management decisions within the World Heritage Area.
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Road Maintenance Code of Practice
The Road Maintenance Code of Practice outlines how to do road maintenance within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. It details practices that minimise any impacts on the Area. It was developed by the Department of Main Roads in conjunction with the Wet Tropics Management Authority, environmental experts, road engineers and roadwork crews.
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Roads and Powerlines report
Impacts of roads and powerlines on the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Stage 2, July 2000
Through the Wet Tropics Plan, a number of roads and tracks have been closed or have restricted access because of their potential impact on flora and fauna. As part of a consultancy for the Wet Tropics Management Authority, Rainforest CRC researchers have monitored these impacts on native flora and fauna and the spread of exotic weeds and other pest organisms for a number of years. |
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Tropical Topics newsletter
Tropical Topics is an educational newsletter used by the tourism industry and schools. There are 47 different Tropical Topics editions available for download.
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Tourism - Economic Values of Tourism
Economic values of tourism in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Bruce Prideaux and Fay Falco-Mammone
Over 800 visitors to the Wet Tropics were surveyed to estimate the economic contribution of tourism in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The gross economic value was estimated to be $426M - 21.8% of of all tourism expenditure in the region (about $2B). Visitors spent an average of 3.17 days in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area out of an average stay of 7.36 nights in the region.
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Tourism - Cultural Values of Tourism
Cultural Tourism in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area:
A strategic overview for Bama
Sarah Ignjic
The Rainforest CRC together with traditional owners of the Wet Tropics saw a need to undertake a project that would help Rainforest Bama with tourism development in the Wet Tropics. The goal of the project was to identify practical strategies that would assist in cultural tourism development.
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Visitor Survey report 2002
Measuring and Monitoring Impacts of Visitation and Use in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area 2001/2002:
A Site-based Bioregional Perspective
Joan M Bentrupperbäumer and Joseph P Reser
This report provides an overview of ten individual Site-Level Data Reports generated for selected sites within the Wet Tropics known to attract high visitor numbers. Individual reports including comprehensive data sets have been produced for Mossman Gorge, Lake Barrine, the Crater, Barron Falls, Marrdja, Murray Falls, Henrietta Creek, Goldsborough Valley, and Big Crystal and Davies Creek. |
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Walking Strategy
TheWalking Strategyaims to provide a network of diverse walking experiences. It outlines the management of over 150 walks in and around the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
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Water Infrastructure Code of Practice
The Water Infrastructure Code of Practice is a manual on how to operate and maintain water supply infrastructure while protecting and minimising impacts on the Wet Tropics World Heriatge Area.
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Weed
Pocket Guide
A guide toEnvironmental
and Agricultural Weeds for Far North Queensland
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Weeds - Environmental weeds report
Environmental weeds of the Wet Tropics bioregion:
risk assessment and priority ranking
Garry Werren
Rainforest CRC scientists undertook an examination of alien plant species invasions of the Wet Tropics bioregion as part of a consultancy for the Wet Tropics Management Authority.
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Weeds - Vertebrate pests
Wet Tropics Vertebrate Pest Risk Assessment Scheme
Debra A. Harrison and Bradley C. Congdon
Rainforest CRC researchers undertook a consultancy for the Wet Tropics Management Authority to design a risk assessment process which would establish the relative pest status and potential impact of exotic vertebrates within the Wet Tropic Bioregion.
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Wet Tropics in Profile
Wet Tropics in Profile (1996) outlines the special values of the World Heritage Area and how it is managed. You can view or downlad the various sections here.
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Wet Tropics World Heritage Area Magazine
TheWet Tropics World Heritage Area Magazine is produced by the Authority for the enjoyment of residents and visitors to the World Heritage Area.
It's a free magazine about the World Heritage Area and its people, current issues, facts and what to do while you are here.
There is also a map of our Wet Tropics Visitor Centres as well as other interesting landmarks to see throughout the World Heritage Area.Wet Tropics World Heritage Area Magazinereplaces the Wet Tropics Newspaper. You can pick one up at visitor information centres and QPWS offices.
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Wet Tropics Management Authority Strategic Plan (2008-2013)
TheWTMA Strategic Plansets out the Authority's directions over the next five years.
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Wet Tropics Management Plan
A copy of the Wet Tropics Management Plan 1998 can be downloaded from the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel website.
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Which Way Our Cultural Survival?
The Review of Aboriginal Involvement in the Management of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area was completed in 1998 - Which Way Our Cultural Survival?
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