Regional Reserve (Australia)
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A Regional Reserve is a type of protected area used in the Australian states of South Australia and Tasmania that allows the use of natural resources in conjunction with the protected area's conservation function.
In South Australia, a regional reserve is used where crown land being considered for protection where following needs and desires for the land exist:[1]
the purpose of conserving any wildlife or the natural or historic features of that land while, at the same time, permitting the utilisation of the natural resources of that land.
As of 2014, the following regional reserves had been declared, with a total area of 9,340,161 hectares (23,080,040 acres), or 9.5% of the state's land area:[2][3] Chowilla, Innamincka, Lake Frome, Nullarbor, Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert, Strzelecki and Yellabinna.
In November 2021, Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert Regional Reserve became part of the new Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National Park, and Lake Frome Regional Reserve was upgraded to a national park as Lake Frome National Park.[4][5]