Protected areas of New South Wales

The Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and marine protected areas. As of June 2020 there are 225 national parks in New South Wales.[1] A number established since the late 1970s followed campaigns by local residents and environmentalists.[2]

Based on the Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) 2020 data there are 2136 separate terrestrial protected areas with a total land area of 7,696,641 hectares (19,018,810 acres) (9.61% of the state's area).[3] CAPAD data also shows 18 marine protected areas with a total area of 348,849 hectares (862,020 acres), covering 39.63% of NSW waters.[3]

  1. ^ "Home". NSW National Parks. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ McIntyre, Iain (4 November 2020). "Environmental Blockading in Australia and Around the World - Timeline 1974-1997". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "CAPAD 2020". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.