The Machair - Conflicts over Conservation

CONTENTS | RESOURCE DESCRIPTION | LAND USE | CONFLICTS AND SOLUTIONS

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CONSERVATION

CONFLICTS AND SOLUTIONS

Conflicts over conservation have centred around local control of nationally important natural and cultural heritage.

There is increasing recognition that conservation may hold one of the keys to survival for the remote communities.

The machair at Balranald is managed by the RSPB as a nature reserve

Related topics: Conservation designations