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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as UNESCO is the international body that is involved with the establishment of World Heritage sites all over the globe. UNESCO states that they “ …seek to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity…”  Check out their website for more detailed information on what’s involved in World Heritage

The CERRA reserves are composed of a series of 8 distinct groupings of parks and reserves between
Newcastle and Brisbane, united by the common story they tell of Australia's unique and evolving rainforests. Before completing the activity below, check out these sites to learn more about World Heritage in Australia and more specifically  the CERRA sites,
 

Activity. Follow the link to the word document  MAP and list all the 8 groups of parks and reserves that belong to CERRA and then to familiarise yourself with their location, mark each site on the map provided (approximately).     Use the drawing toolbar to insert the park name.

Go the following web site , CERRA, to discover the names and location of each reserve, then you will need to refine your search to each individual park to get a location and specific details on that reserve. To do this you will need to visit the National Parks and Wildlife Service website, type in park name and go from there!

Then search the following sites to find out why the CERRA have been listed as having global significance and include this in your Word document:

• Department of Environment and Heritage
• Unesco brief
• Unesco criteria for world heritage listing

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