Cape York

Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland is one of the great wild places left in the world. The Cape is home to one third of all Australian mammal species and half of our entire bird species. 

However, the Government is considering six major mines and mine expansions on the Cape. 

The Greens are backing the call to recognise Cape York's incredible environmental and cultural values by listing it as a World Heritage area with the consent of the indigenous traditional owners, before these values are destroyed with uncontrolled mining development.

The listing of Cape York alongside the neighbouring Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics would create sustainable indigenous job opportunities and create the largest network of World Heritage areas on the planet.