Beyond the selective regulation of wetlands: towards a rights of wetlands

Figures & data

Figure 1. Towra Point Nature Reserve Ramsar-listed Wetland Study Site Location. Map shows suburb boundaries. Ramsar boundary from Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. State suburb boundaries Administrative Boundaries © Geoscape Australia licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).

Table 1. Conventions, agreements, laws, and planning instruments directly and indirectly related to the protection and management of Towra Point Nature Reserve.

Directly Related	Indirectly Related
Conventions
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat	Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Agreements
China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA)
Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA)
Republic of Korea-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (ROKAMBA)
Legislation
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)	Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW)
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW)	Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)
	Fisheries Management Act 1994 (NSW)
Planning Instruments
Greater Metropolitan Regional Environmental Plan No 2 – Georges River Catchment
Sutherland Shire Local Environment Plan (LEP) 2015
State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) (Precincts – Central River City) 2021