National+Parks


 * = ** Background ** ||
 * **Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW)**
 * [|All About National Parks]
 * Links to what they are, what the rules are, caring for them and meeting field officers and rangers
 * [|What is a national park?]
 * [|Why do we have national parks?]
 * [|Teachers' Kit]

These are areas which have been designated internationally by organisations such as UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). Examples might be biosphere reserves and world heritage sites
 * [|Parks Victoria Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries]
 * [|National Parks - Britain's Breathing Space] - information and teacher's space || ===Internationally designated areas:===


 * [|Biosphere Reserves explained- Australian Government]
 * [|UNESCO World Heritage List]
 * [|UNESCO Biosphere program]
 * [|UNESCO Biosphere program]


 * South Pacific Gyre**
 * [|Green Bags Unlimited]
 * [|The Junk wave - what is a gyre?]
 * [|Inhabitat]
 * [|Plastic Pacific Blog] ||

> [|Grampians National Park]
 * = **Victoria** ||= **Australia** ||= **International** ||=  ||
 * **Parks Victoria**
 * [|Map, snapshots and links to parks]
 * [|Great Otway National Park]
 * [|Wilsons Promontory National Park]
 * [|Little Desert National Park]


 * Visit Victoria**


 * [|Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges]
 * [|Gippsland National Parks and Reserves]
 * [|Goldfields]
 * [|Grampians]
 * [|Great Ocean Road]
 * [|High Country]
 * [|Mornington Peninsula]
 * [|The Murray]
 * [|Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Parks]


 * [|National Parks in Victoria] - list with links
 * Australian Geographic - [|Brisbane Ranges National Park]
 * [|Victorian National Parks Association]
 * [|Australian Alps National Parks]
 * [|East Gippsland National Parks and State Forests]
 * [|Australian National Parks - Victoria]
 * [|Victorian National Parks map]
 * [|Great Alpine Valleys] || * [|Australian National Parks Official Website]
 * [|National Parks of Australia] - List with links
 * [|Australian Government site]
 * [|NSW Office of Environment and Heritage] - list of parks with links
 * [|Parks Australia]
 * [|Australian National Parks]
 * [|Australian National Parks map]


 * [|Queensland Government - National Parks and Marine Forests]
 * [|NSW National Parks]
 * [|Australia's top 10 national parks]...do you agree?
 * [|RealAustraliaTravel.com]


 * [|Australian Biosphere reserves] || * [|National Parks Traveler] - the world's top 10
 * [|HotelClub Travel Blog] - another top 10
 * [|British National Parks] - links to the rest of the world
 * [|Forbes Magazine] - The World's Most Beautiful National Parks. Click the photo link.
 * [|National Parks World Map]

http://www.greenbagsunlimited.com/about_us.php?id=9 Plastic pacific blog http://plasticpacific.wordpress.com/tag/gyre/ Inhabitat http://inhabitat.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-worse-than-we-thought/ The junk wave - what is a gyre? http://thejunkwave.com/2011/07/10/what-is-a-gyre
 * [|The Living Africa] - African National Parks
 * [|The Daily Green] - 10 parks to visit
 * [|Famous National Parks]
 * [|Ocean Planet] - Marine National Parks
 * [|GORP]- World Parks ||  ||