https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-58729781
"Australia's Daintree - the world's oldest tropical rainforest - has been
returned to its Aboriginal custodians in a historic deal.
The Unesco World Heritage site is over 180 million years old and has been home
to generations of Aboriginal people.
The Eastern Kuku Yalanji people will now manage the national park with
Queensland's state government.
The Daintree borders the Great Barrier Reef and is one of Australia's top
tourism drawcards.
It is famed for its ancient ecosystem and rugged, natural beauty which includes
forest vistas, wild rivers, waterfalls, gorges and white sandy beaches.
The deal also includes other Queensland national parks including Cedar Bay
(Ngalba Bulal), Black Mountain (Kalkajaka) and Hope Islands - a combined area
of over 160,000 hectares."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
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