National Heritage Values
Towards National Heritage Report (Ian Brown)
[cover image - Lost City (Henry Gold)]
Natural values considered in the report include -
- geology
- geomorphology
- plant communities
- plant species
- endangered ecological communities
- fauna diversity
- threatened species
- landscape
- catchments
- ecosystems
- wilderness and
- ecological resilience (in relation to climate change).
Cultural values are less well documented but include -
- Aboriginal heritage
- historic heritage (recognising that Aboriginal and historic heritage are integrated)
- recreation and
- scenery/aesthetic values.
Also included are several values of national significance, if not global significance.
The 100 page report is accompanied by glorious images, maps and tables.
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the Darug and Gundungurra people
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