Protected areas of New South Wales

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The Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and aquatic protected areas. At 30 June 2007 there were 776 separate terrestrial protected areas with a total land area of 66,412.56 square kilometres (25,642.03 sq mi) (8.29% of the state’s area). 178 of these are national parks, totalling 49,758.69 square kilometres (19,211.94 sq mi)[1]. At the same time there were 18 aquatic protected areas with a total area of 3,471.87 square kilometres (1,340.50 sq mi)[2].

[edit] Terrestrial protected areas

[edit] National Parks

National parks are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of Environment and Climate Change of New South Wales.

[edit] Central NSW

[edit] Hunter & Mid North Coast

[edit] New England Tablelands

[edit] Northern Rivers

[edit] Outback NSW

[edit] South Coast & Highlands

[edit] Sydney & Surrounds

[edit] Nature Reserves

Nature Reserves are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of Environment and Climate Change of New South Wales.

[edit] Central NSW

[edit] Hunter & Mid North Coast

[edit] New England Tablelands

[edit] Northern Rivers

[edit] Outback NSW

[edit] South Coast & Highlands

[edit] Sydney & Surrounds

[edit] State Conservation Areas

State Conservation Areas, formerly referred to as State Recreation Areas, are managed by the Department of Environment and Climate Change.

[edit] Central NSW

[edit] Hunter & Mid North Coast

[edit] New England Tablelands

[edit] Northern Rivers

[edit] Outback NSW

[edit] South Coast & Highlands