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Parks Forum
Parks Forum is the peak industry association for park management agencies in Australia and New Zealand.
It represents agencies which have management and stewardship responsibility for the full range of parks across the parks spectrum, from smaller urban parklands and forests, through to larger national parks and protected areas.
Objectives
The objectives of Parks Forum are:
- Promoting unity of purpose in the parks industry, to ensure the protection of parks, improved management of the natural environment and increased benefits to the community;
- Improvements in the protection, understanding, appreciation and use of parks and the natural environment by providing leadership in the development of best practice and innovation in park management;
- Promoting the development of professional standards, through such means as industry wide benchmarking and peer reviews of organisations or program areas;
- Enhancing community understanding of the natural environment, enjoyment of parks and the role and importance of parks in connecting communities through improved social, economic and environmental outcomes.
Key resources
Parks Forum has developed or its members have been involved in the development of several best-practice reseources for the industry, including:
- "The Value of Parks" document - New (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- "Working Together - for excellence in park management" document (PDF, 4.2 MB)
Additionally, Parks Forum's latest Annual Report is available to download:
- Parks Forum 2006-07 Annual Report (PDF, 718 Kb)
2008 Conference: A World Without Parks
Click here to review abstracts and presentations from the Parks Forum conference in May 2008, featuring topics such as:
- Urban Parks: Key to the World's Future
- Community participation in ecological restoration
- Park values - how well are they understood?
- Environmental Challenge: The long and short of it
Further information
Visit the Parks Forum website.
