South Australia is a state blessed with natural wonders.

We have some of the world’s most ancient landscapes, containing the earliest history of life on our planet. We have incredible deserts and wetlands rich in culture and songlines.

We are asking the parties to commit to:

A clear, legislated ban by the end of 2022 on all mining and other industrial development within South Australia's protected area estate (land and sea).

Carrying out a wilderness assessment to determine the extent of the state’s remaining large intact ecosystems and a climate refugia assessment to inform an expansion of the protected area estate and the creation of wildlife corridors that allow species to move and adapt to climate change.

Ensuring fire management strategies in wilderness areas are based on the best available science and not on vegetation mosaics and the construction of fire access tracks.

Working with First Nations communities in SA to care for country, by:

  • expanding and securing initiatives such as Indigenous Rangers, and
  • establishing a First Nations Advisory Group to provide advice directly to the Minister for Environment on matters including the protection of Aboriginal heritage and cultural sites.

Supporting World Heritage protection for the Great Australian Bight.

Investigating the possibility of World Heritage protection for the terrestrial freshwater ecosystems of the Lake Eyre Basin catchment.

Investigating the possibility of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve for Kangaroo Island.

Protecting ecologically important areas of the outback, including through proclamations under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992, such as Goyder Lagoon, the Kallakoopah Creek region and Coongie Lakes Ramsar site.

Safeguarding South Australia's biodiversity by ensuring 30% of all land ecosystems and 30% of all marine ecosystems are fully protected by 2030.

Expanding the protected area estate with active revegetation/restoration, targeting the types of ecosystems that have been most cleared in South Australia, like wetlands and woodlands.

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