In partnership with Cape York Traditional Owner groups, the Australian and Queensland Governments have nominated the Cultural Landscapes of Cape York Peninsula to Australia’s UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
Cape York Peninsula is home to extremely rich, complex cultural landscapes which have been vital to a number of Traditional Owners in the north-east of Australia for tens of thousands of years. It is also home to 18.5 per cent of Australian plant species, despite only being 3 per cent of continental landmass, and over 300 threatened species including the green sawfish, Cape York rock wallaby, and southern cassowary.
" Kuuku Ya'u Elder, Gregory Pascoe, another representative Traditional Owner says that he is proud of the inclusion to the World Heritage Tentative List. "Our cultural practices are tied to our traditional Country and protecting this means that our traditions, stories, and connection to the land can remain strong for future generations.
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