2025-05-01
The Greens have committed to nominating the Takayna/Tarkine for World Heritage listing and declaring it a new National Park, delivering long-overdue protection for one of the most precious and irreplaceable landscapes on earth.
“It is time to finally protect this globally significant place for future generations,” Greens Senator for Tasmania Nick McKim said.
“Takayna is a living link to deep time. It holds stories from the age of Gondwana and 60,000 years of continuous Aboriginal connection to country.”
“Instead of being destroyed for short-term profit, Takayna deserves to be celebrated, protected and restored as a cultural and ecological treasure.”
The Greens will:
- Nominate Takayna/Tarkine for World Heritage listing through a boundary extension to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
- Declare it a National Park under Tasmanian law to provide strong protections and formal identity
- Invest $9 million to support the nomination process and establishment of the new park
“Takayna/Tarkine contains Australia’s largest remaining temperate rainforest and over 60 threatened species.”
“It’s home to ancient rock carvings, vast shell middens, and rare ecosystems that are among the last of their kind anywhere in the world.”
“World Heritage listing is about preserving nature as well as recognising country, culture and connection.”
“For decades, scientists, Traditional Owners and local communities have called for this. The old parties have ignored them. The Greens will act.”
“This is about pride in our place. It’s about building a future where Tasmania is known not for what we’ve destroyed, but for what we’ve protected.”