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 * Kakadu** is Australia's largest national park.

Key Links
[|Kakadu National Park]

Headlines
[] [] [|Mixed signals from Energy Resources of Australia on Ranger uranium mine future as Jabiru prepares for closure] [|Compliments fly after first Kakadu Bird Week - Parks Australia]

Management Plan 2016
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 * [|Kakadu Management Plan 2016-2026 (PDF - 5.43 MB)]

Threatened Species
[|Kakadu Threatened Species Strategy] (PDF) - [|@NERPNorthern] [|Fresh approach for Kakadu’s threatened species] (PDF) - [|@TSCommissioner] [] [|Kakadu's new approach to threatened species - Radio National Breakfast] [|Urgent need to tackle Kakadu National Park's species decline] - [|@TSCommissioner] [|@RNBushTele] [|Too good to lose: how to reverse the species declines at Kakadu]

Apps
[|visit-kakadu-national-park]

Facebook
[|Kakadu National Park]

Flickr
[|Kakadu National Park on Flickr] [|Kakadu Search]

Twitter
[|@Parks_Australia] [|@AndyRalphKakadu]

Wikipedia
[|Kakadu_National_Park]

Recommended Listening
[|Uranium mining in Australia] - The announcement last month by Energy Resources Australia that it would pull the plug on further uranium mining at its Ranger mine in the Northern Territory signals the end of the most controversial chapter in Australian mining history.

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Reports
The 5th Management Plan for Kakadu National Park, setting the direction for the next seven years (2007-2014) has been released. It was prepared by the Kakadu Board of Management and the Director of National Parks. Kakadu National Park is Aboriginal land, home to one of the oldest continuous cultures in the world. It is an internationally significant World Heritage Area, jointly managed with its Aboriginal traditional owners. Kakadu protects the entire catchment of a large tropical river, the South Alligator, with stunning wetlands, spectacular escarpment country and a remarkable array of plants and animals, especially birdlife. The new plan looks at how to conserve those natural and cultural values, whilst protecting the interests of the park's traditional owners and providing for safe and enriching experiences for visitors. This plan focuses on developing partnerships between government, the private sector and traditional owners to provide new opportunities for visitors and new business opportunities for local Aboriginal people. The new plan also focuses on the importance of weed control and traditional fire management to keep the country strong. Climate change and improving the resilience of our habitats and species are also key considerations. The plan was finalised following a public consultation period in 2006, which resulted in a number of amendments. http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/publications/kakadu/management-plan.html

[|Kakadu National Park Management Plan 2007 - 2014]
 * [|A Shared Vision for Tourism in Kakadu National Park - Summary Brochure (PDF - 1372 KB) (2005)>]
 * [|A Shared Vision for Tourism in Kakadu National Park - Full Report (PDF - 859 KB) (2005)>]

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Elsewhere on the Web
[|Environment Australia: Aboriginal Art and Culture of Kakadu] [] [|Environment Australia: Aboriginal Art and Culture of Kakadu] [|Kakadu or Don't] [|Seasons] [|Bird Watching Google Map] [] [] [|Kakadu Community Noticeboard] [] [|Kakadu in the wet season (Gudjewg)] [] [] Kakadu Lodge: [] Kakadu Crocodile Hotel: [] Kakadu Tourism: [|www.kakadutourism.com]

Kakadu National Park has some of the best examples of Aboriginal rock art in Australia. The sites of Nourlangie and Ubirr are among the most visited locations in the Park. []

Mahbilil Festival
Kakadu celebrates the annual Mahbilil Festival held at Lake Jabiru. In the Kakadu region, the year is divided into six seasons and the Mahbilil Festival, has always been staged in early September, or Gurrung, when the afternoon breeze, Mahbilil, rises and the magpie geese fly in huge numbers across the wetlands and lay their eggs. After the previous season when the country was burned and cleansed, Gurrung is all about regeneration and re-birthing. [] []

Buzzword Bingo
Biodiversity - Fire - **Kakadu** - Quoll - Saltwater Intrusion - Turtles

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Draft Management Plan
The draft management plan is now open for public comment. The Kakadu Board of Management invites you to submit comments on the draft management plan by 30 January 2015. A copy of the draft plan is available online: http::www.environment.gov.au/resource/kakadu-draft-management-plan

A number of fact sheets have been prepared to assist the public and park users understand the management planning process and read the draft management plan.

To find out more about the process of developing a new management plan for Kakadu read our [|Planning steps fact sheet (PDF - 472.02 KB)] .

The fact sheet [|Summary of the draft plan (PDF - 626.84 KB)]  summarises some of the key information and changes in the draft management plan.

For tourism operators, a fact sheet has been prepared to assist you read and understand the draft management plan, [|Tourism in the draft plan fact sheet (PDF - 525.9 KB)] .

To find out more about Management Effectiveness and reporting in the draft management plan read our [|Management Effectiveness fact sheet (PDF - 553.12 KB)] .

A Mini Plan has also been prepared to support communication with Bininj/Mungguy, the traditional owners of Kakadu, on the draft management plan and invite their comments on it. The Mini Plan uses plain English and has also been translated into the local Gundjeihmi Aboriginal language. [|Mini Plan - Kakadu National Park (PDF - 2.61 MB)] .

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