World Heritage Area Management

The Wet Tropics Management Authority has published numerous strategies, books and brochures about the role of the Authority and how best to manage the World Heritage Area. You can download some of these below. See also the accompanying pages for strategies, codes of practice, annual reports and research reports.

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.

Wet Tropics Management Authority Community Engagement Strategy 2011-2015

The WTMA Community Engagement Strategy establishes our guiding principles based on this objective to give the World Heritage Area a role in the life of the community.

Keep the trees, please

This brochure(838KB) provides a picture guide to cleaning up the roads in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area after a cyclone.

A guide for main roads and council is also available, click here.

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.

Wet Tropics Regional Agreement

The Wet Tropics Regional Agreement 2005 provides for the cooperative management of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area by Rainforest Aboriginal people and the Australian and Queensland Governments.

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.

• Wet Tropics in Profile - Cover and contents [1.9MB]
• Wet Tropics in Profile - Introduction [0.9MB]
• Wet Tropics in Profile - World Heritage listing [3.2MB]
• Wet Tropics in Profile - The Area and its special qualities [9.0MB]
• Wet Tropics in Profile - Maintaining the Area's heritage values [6.0MB]
• Wet Tropics in Profile - The Wet Tropics experience [3.7MB]
• Wet Tropics in Profile - Glossary [1.0MB]

Protection Through Partnerships

Protection Through Partnerships [560KB] is a management principle for two-way information flow between the Authority, other government agencies, interest groups and the wider community.