World heritage areas

Queensland First Nations World Heritage Strategy

The Queensland First Nations World Heritage Strategy was co-designed and developed with First Nations people and seeks to centre Country and people across all aspects of World Heritage.

Limestone outcrop at Riversleigh. Photo credit: Mark Nemeth © Queensland Government

Fraser Island rainforest. Photo credit: © Lauren Bath

Lizard Island Photo credit: © Tourism and Events Queensland

About World Heritage

World Heritage listing is the international recognition of ‘Outstanding Universal Values’ of natural and cultural sites around the world.
Queensland’s World Heritage areas
Potential new World Heritage areas
Queensland First Nations World Heritage Strategy

The Queensland First Nations World Heritage Strategy demonstrates how the Queensland Government will empower First Nations peoples and local communities to better identify, protect, conserve, present and transmit to future generations the irreplaceable values of World Heritage areas.
World Heritage List process

Information about the process for nominating a place to the world heritage list.
Management of areas

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service is responsible for day-to-day management of these areas.
The World Heritage Convention

Information about the United Nations World Heritage Convention which defines the kind of natural or cultural sites that can be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List.