Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area

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Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area Petermann[1], Northern Territory
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[2]
Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area
Nearest town or city	Imanpa
Coordinates	25°02′S 132°16′E / 25.033°S 132.267°E / -25.033; 132.267
Established	10 June 2009
Area	3,205 km2 (1,237.5 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Lisanote Pty Ltd
Website	Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area
See also	Protected areas of the Northern Territory

Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) is an Aboriginal Australian-owned 320,500-hectare (1,237 sq mi) pastoral lease, within the MacDonnell Shire area, 300 kilometres (190 mi) south-west of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 135 kilometres (84 mi) east from Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park (Ayers Rock), 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of Kings Canyon/Watarrka National Park and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Mount Ebenezer Roadhouse on the Lasseter Highway. The property is a pastoral lease held by the Imanpa Development Association.

It was declared and formally recognised as an Indigenous Protected Area as part of the Australian Government's Caring for Country scheme on 10 June 2009. The property forms part of Australia's National Reserve System.

Previous land management practices and other anthropogenic pressures had damaged Angas Downs, and many native species have disappeared. Preferred game and important animals are less common and feral animals and weeds pose a major challenge.

Through the support of the Australian Government's Caring for our Country, Working on Country^[3] and Indigenous Protected Areas programs, Anangu rangers and the Imanpa community are addressing these challenges, restoring the landscape and protecting its cultural sites.^[3][4] Land management is based on Kuka Kanyini, "looking after game animals" and aims to increase species which aid the environment. The Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin has also been providing support to the project.^[5]