Big parks? Big business

Australian researchers say political decisions are increasingly favouring private tourism development inside national parks, undermining conservation, equity and public benefit.

More parks, please

New research shows that three-quarters of Australians support the establishment of new national parks to protect natural and cultural values, and only 5% are opposed to establishing new parks.

Parklife

Recent tragedies in our national parks highlight the crucial need to reevaluate visitor management strategies to protect people from the wild – and themselves.

An ecological balance sheet for the Royal National Park

Professor Richard Kingsford will lead a new ecological health assessment of Australia’s oldest national park.

The great outdoors

Australia’s national parks are worth about $145 billion a year in the improved mental health of their visitors, according to initial estimates published by a team of Griffith University researchers.

Stick to the path to stay out of trouble in our National Parks

The main risks encountered when venturing into the wilderness – from falling off cliffs and waterfalls to deadly snakebites or getting lost – can all be reduced by one crucial piece of advice: stick to the path.