The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) is globally significant and covers 1.59 million hectares. Knowledge gained from monitoring and research is important for the effective management of the TWWHA, with Government agencies, universities, research organisations, and not-for-profits all contributing through monitoring and research.
Ensuring that the monitoring that is undertaken is not only fit-for-purpose but is aligned to the management needs for the TWWHA is a key focus.
A Strategic Monitoring Plan has been developed that helps set out the principles, and the monitoring needs across the values and attributes of the TWWHA that contribute to it having Outstanding Universal Value.
TWWHA Strategic Monitoring Plan 2025-2034 (PDF 4Mb)
Likewise in maximising the return on investment from research undertaken by government or academia, we need to ensure the effort is aligned to a priority management need.
A Research and Knowledge Needs Compendium has been developed to provide a level of guidance that we hope will continue to build our knowledge base to ensure that the values of the TWWHA are effectively understood and managed into the future.