The Mountain Protected Area Network: Letter to Minister John Thwaites

IUCN WCPA Vice Chair (Mountains Biome)
3 Rischbieth Crescent
Gilmore ACT 2905
Australia

28/5/2005

The Hon Mr John Thwaites
Deputy Premier Minister of Sustainability and Environment
1 Treasury Place
Melbourne Victoria

Dear Minister,

On behalf of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, World Commission on Protected Areas Mountains Biome, I would like to extend our congratulations for you and your Government's decision to remove cattle grazing from the Victorian Alpine National Park. This is a very important and fundamental decision. It will directly contribute to the conservation of the natural heritage of the Victorian Alpine National Park. It is a decision which will have intergenerational benefits, and will directly benefit biodiversity conservation and catchment stability. We will be providing recognition for this historic and outstanding conservation decision globally.

Yours faithfully,

Graeme Worboys
IUCN WCPA Vice Chair (Mountains Biome)