Gondwana Rainforests
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The '''Gondwana Rainforests of Australia''', formerly known as the '''Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves''', are a [[World Heritage Site]], encompassing 41 [[rainforest]] reserves with a total area of approximately {{convert|370,000|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in north-east [[New South Wales]] and south-east [[Queensland]]. The site was added to the World Heritage List in 1986 and was expanded in 1994. The Gondwana Rainforests are also listed on the [[Australian National Heritage List]] and the [[New South Wales Heritage Register]]. |
The '''Gondwana Rainforests of Australia''', formerly known as the '''Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves''', are a [[World Heritage Site]], encompassing 41 [[rainforest]] reserves with a total area of approximately {{convert|370,000|ha|acre|abbr=on}} in north-east [[New South Wales]] and south-east [[Queensland]]. The site was added to the World Heritage List in 1986 and was expanded in 1994. The Gondwana Rainforests are also listed on the [[Australian National Heritage List]] and the [[New South Wales Heritage Register]]. |
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The Gondwana Rainforests are home to a number of plant and animal species, some of which are only found in the region, whose lineages trace back to before the separation of the landmass [[Gondwana]]. These include early examples of [[fern]]s, [[conifers]], and flowering plants. The reserves that make up the site are among the last remaining examples of the rainforests that covered most of Australia at the time of its separation from Gondwana. The Gondwana Rainforests are the world's most significant [[Subtropics|subtropical]] rainforests and include almost all of the world's [[Nothofagus moorei|Antarctic |
The Gondwana Rainforests are home to a number of plant and animal species, some of which are only found in the region, whose lineages trace back to before the separation of the landmass [[Gondwana]]. These include early examples of [[fern]]s, [[conifers]], and flowering plants. The reserves that make up the site are among the last remaining examples of the rainforests that covered most of Australia at the time of its separation from Gondwana. The Gondwana Rainforests are the world's most significant [[Subtropics|subtropical]] rainforests and include almost all of the world's [[Nothofagus moorei|Antarctic beech]] cool [[Temperate rainforest|temperate rainforests]].{{cite web |title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/368/ |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |access-date=31 March 2026}}{{Cite journal |last=Kooyman |first=Robert M. |last2=Watson |first2=James |last3=Wilf |first3=Peter |date=2020 |title=Protect Australia's Gondwana Rainforests |url= |journal=Science |volume=367 |issue=6482 |page=1083 |pages= |issn= |jstor=26906949}} |
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==History== |
==History== |
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