Editing Protected areas of South Australia

{{Short description|Areas protected by legislation in South Australia}}
[[File:Cape Spencer lighthouse.JPG|thumb|right|270px|Cape Spencer Lighthouse, [[Innes National Park]]]]
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'''Protected areas of South Australia''', consisting of [[protected area]]s located within [[South Australia]] and its [[Territorial waters|immediate onshore waters]] and which are managed by [[Government of South Australia|South Australian Government]] agencies. As of 2018, South Australia contained 359 separate protected areas declared under the ''National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972'', the ''Crown Land Management Act 2009'' and the ''Wilderness Protection Act 1992''. Together, they cover a total land area of {{convert|211387.48|km2|abbr=on}} or 21.5% of the state's area.<ref name=Reserve-Area>{{cite web|title=Area Statement: Summary of Protected Areas In South Australia (as of 9 March 2018)|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/park_management/protected-area-statement-30june2016-gen.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818111703/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/park_management/protected-area-statement-30june2016-gen.pdf |archive-date=2016-08-18 |url-status=live|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>

==Jurisdiction==
The jurisdiction for legislation of protected areas within South Australia and the immediate onshore waters known officially as "the coastal waters and waters within the limits of South Australia" is that of the South Australian government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia's offshore jurisdiction: explanation of terminology in relation to petroleum exploration and development|url=http://www.ret.gov.au/resources/Documents/upstream-petroleum/Australia%C3%86s_Offshore_Jurisdiction.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312211733/http://www.ret.gov.au/resources/Documents/upstream-petroleum/Australia%C3%86s_Offshore_Jurisdiction.pdf |archive-date=2011-03-12 |url-status=live|publisher=The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism|access-date=17 March 2013|pages=11}}</ref> The ''National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972'' authorises the creation and management of protected areas, which form the majority of South Australia’s contribution to the [[National Reserve System]].<ref name=Reserve-Area/><ref>{{cite web|title=New parks and park additions (including National Reserve System (NRS) Program)|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/Park_management/New_parks_park_additions|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref>

Other South Australian legislation that may create protected areas includes the following: ''Forestry Act 1950'', ''Wilderness Protection Act 1992'', ''Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981'', ''River Murray Act 2003'', ''Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005'', ''Fisheries Management Act 2007'', ''Marine Parks Act 2007'', ''Crown Land Management Act 2009'', ''Arkaroola Protection Act 2012'' and ''Native Vegetation Act 1991''.

The [[Government of Australia|Australian Government]] does not have power under the [[Constitution of Australia|Australian constitution]] to legislate for protected areas within South Australia. However, its treaty obligations and its constitutional responsibilities permit the state to develop policies for protected areas and to enter into agreements concerning protected areas. Examples include nomination of sites under the [[Ramsar Convention|Convention on Wetlands of International Importance]] (also known as the [[Ramsar Convention]]) and establishment of agreements for [[Indigenous Protected Area]]s.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

==''National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972''==
{{also|National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia}}
The ''National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972'' (also known as the National Parks Act) is the main South Australian legislation authorising the establishment and management of protected areas.<ref name=NPWact/><ref name=ParkTypes/>{{spaces|thin}}<ref group="note">The act uses the term "reserve" in lieu of the term "protected area"; the agency which administers the act generally uses the term "park".</ref>  It is concerned with the establishment and management of reserves, establishment of sanctuaries, conservation of native plants and animals, declaration of protected animals, management of protected animals in respect to taking, [[pet|keeping]], [[farm]]ing and harvesting, and control of [[hunting]].<ref name=NPWact>{{cite journal |title= No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972) |journal= The South Australian Government Gazette |date= 27 April 1972 |page= 704 |url= http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/num_act/npawa56o1972293/ |access-date= 20 January 2017 |publisher= Government of South Australia}}</ref>

The act is administered by the [[Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)|Department for Environment and Water]] (DEW).<ref name=DEWNR2012-13>{{cite journal|title=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Annual Report 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013|journal=Annual Report|date=30 September 2013|pages=12–13|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/84de2a05-cce6-46f2-ab78-a28400f1abc5/dewnr-annual-report-2012-13-nws.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015544/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/84de2a05-cce6-46f2-ab78-a28400f1abc5/dewnr-annual-report-2012-13-nws.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=live|access-date=29 March 2014|issn=2202-6673}}</ref>

Reserves declared under this act {{As of|2014|lc=yes}} totalled 320, covering an area of {{convert| 19,226,432|ha|acres|abbr=on}} or 19.6% of South Australia's area.<ref name=Reserve-Area/> {{as of|2021}}, there were 359 parks in South Australia subject to the act and national parks Regulations.<ref>{{cite web | title=Find a Park | website=National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia | url=https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/find-a-park | access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref>

The following types of reserves are listed within the Act: [[national park]]s, [[Conservation park (Australia)|conservation parks]], [[game reserve]]s, recreation parks and [[Regional Reserve (Australia)|regional reserves]].<ref name=ParkTypes>{{cite web|title= Types of parks|url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Types_of_parks|publisher= Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date= 29 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140125233258/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Types_of_parks|archive-date= 25 January 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref>

===National parks===
National parks are "areas considered to be of national significance due to wildlife, natural features of the land, or Aboriginal or European heritage".<ref name=ParkTypes/> As of May 2020, the following national parks had been declared:<ref name="ReserveList">{{spaces|thin}}{{cite web|title=Protected Areas Information System Reserve List |url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/park_management/protected-areas-reserve-list-march2018-gen.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426214033/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/park_management/protected-areas-reserve-list-march2018-gen.pdf |archive-date=2018-04-26 |url-status=live |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=26 April 2018 |date=9 March 2018 }}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Updated in December 2021.<ref name=cpc>{{cite web | title=SA now home to Australia’s biggest national park | website=Premier of South Australia |first=David| last=Speirs| author-link=David Speirs| date=26 November 2021 | url=https://www.premier.sa.gov.au/news/media-releases/news/south-australia-now-home-to-australias-biggest-national-park | access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref>}} 
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*[[Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara|Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary—Winaityinaityi Pangkara]]<ref name=SAGG>{{cite web|title=National Parks and Wildlife (Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara—Mining Rights) Proclamation 2016 |url=http://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/2016/October/2016_069.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028154238/http://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/2016/October/2016_069.pdf |archive-date=2016-10-28 |url-status=live |work=South Australian Government Gazette|publisher=Government of South Australia|pages=4240–4243 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref>
* [[Belair National Park|Belair]]
* [[Canunda National Park|Canunda]]
* [[Cleland National Park|Cleland]] (2021)
* [[Coffin Bay National Park|Coffin Bay]]
* [[Coorong National Park|Coorong]]
* [[Deep Creek National Park|Deep Creek]] (2021)
* [[Flinders Chase National Park|Flinders Chase]]
* [[Gawler Ranges National Park|Gawler Ranges]]
* [[Glenthorne National Park–Ityamaiitpinna Yarta|Glenthorne–Ityamaiitpinna Yarta]] (2020<ref>{{cite web | title=Glenthorne  National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta | website=National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia | url=https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/glenthorne-national-park-ityamaiitpinna-yarta | access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref>)
* [[Great Australian Bight Marine National Park|Great Australian Bight Marine]]
* [[Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park|Ikara-Flinders Ranges]]
* [[Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park|Dhilba Guuranda-Innes]]
* [[Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park|Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre]]
* [[Lake Frome National Park]] (2021)
* [[Lake Gairdner National Park|Lake Gairdner]]
* [[Lake Torrens National Park|Lake Torrens]]
* [[Lincoln National Park|Lincoln]]
* [[Malkumba-Coongie Lakes National Park|Malkumba-Coongie Lakes]]
* [[Mount Remarkable National Park|Mount Remarkable]]
* [[Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National Park|Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert]] (2021)
* [[Murray River National Park|Murray River]]
* [[Naracoorte Caves National Park|Naracoorte Caves]]
* [[Nilpena Ediacara National Park]]
* [[Nullarbor National Park|Nullarbor]]
* [[Onkaparinga River National Park|Onkaparinga River]]
* [[Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park|Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges]]
* [[Wapma Thura–Southern Flinders Ranges National Park]] (2021)
* [[Witjira National Park|Witjira]]
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===Conservation parks===
{{See also|Conservation park (Australia)}}
Conservation parks are "areas protected for the purpose of conserving wildlife or the natural or historic features of the land".<ref name=ParkTypes/> As of 2021, the following conservation parks had been declared:<ref name="ReserveList"/>{{spaces|thin}}{{refn|group=note|The list was updated in 2021 after five national parks had been created, incorporating several former conservation parks.}}

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* [[Aberdour Conservation Park|Aberdour]]
* [[Acraman Creek Conservation Park|Acraman Creek]]
* [[Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park|Aldinga Scrub]]
* [[Althorpe Islands Conservation Park|Althorpe Islands]]
* [[Angove Conservation Park|Angove]]
* [[Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park|Avoid Bay Islands]]
* [[Baird Bay Islands Conservation Park|Baird Bay Islands]]
* [[Bakara Conservation Park|Bakara]]
* [[Bandon Conservation Park|Bandon]]
* [[Bangham Conservation Park|Bangham]]
* [[Barwell Conservation Park|Barwell]]
* [[Bascombe Well Conservation Park|Bascombe Well]]
* [[Baudin Conservation Park|Baudin]]
* [[Baudin Rocks Conservation Park|Baudin Rocks]]
* [[Beachport Conservation Park|Beachport]]
* [[Beatrice Islet Conservation Park|Beatrice Islet]]
* [[Belt Hill Conservation Park|Belt Hill]]
* [[Beyeria Conservation Park|Beyeria]]
* [[Big Heath Conservation Park|Big Heath]]
* [[Billiatt Conservation Park|Billiatt]]
* [[Bimbowrie Conservation Park|Bimbowrie]]
* [[Bird Islands Conservation Park|Bird Islands]]
* [[Black Hill Conservation Park|Black Hill]]
* [[Black Rock Conservation Park|Black Rock]]
* [[Boondina Conservation Park|Boondina]]
* [[Brookfield Conservation Park|Brookfield]]
* [[Bullock Hill Conservation Park|Bullock Hill]]
* [[Busby Islet Conservation Park|Busby Islet]]
* [[Butchers Gap Conservation Park|Butchers Gap]]
* [[Calectasia Conservation Park|Calectasia]]
* [[Calpatanna Waterhole Conservation Park|Calpatanna Waterhole]]
* [[Cap Island Conservation Park|Cap Island]]
* [[Cape Blanche Conservation Park|Cape Blanche]]
* [[Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park|Cape Gantheaume]]
* [[Cape Willoughby Conservation Park|Cape Willoughby]]
* [[Caralue Bluff Conservation Park|Caralue Bluff]]
* [[Carappee Hill Conservation Park|Carappee Hill]]
* [[Carcuma Conservation Park|Carcuma]]
* [[Caroona Creek Conservation Park|Caroona Creek]]
* [[Carpenter Rocks Conservation Park|Carpenter Rocks]]
* [[Carribie Conservation Park|Carribie]]
* [[Chadinga Conservation Park|Chadinga]]
* [[Charleston Conservation Park|Charleston]]
* [[Christmas Rocks Conservation Park|Christmas Rocks]]
* [[Clements Gap Conservation Park|Clements Gap]]
* [[Clinton Conservation Park|Clinton]]
* [[Cocata Conservation Park|Cocata]]
* [[Cooltong Conservation Park|Cooltong]]
* [[Corrobinnie Hill Conservation Park|Corrobinnie Hill]]
* [[Cox Scrub Conservation Park|Cox Scrub]]
* [[Cromer Conservation Park|Cromer]]
* [[Cudlee Creek Conservation Park|Cudlee Creek]]
* [[Custon Conservation Park|Custon]]
* [[Cygnet Estuary Conservation Park|Cygnet Estuary]]
* [[Danggali Conservation Park|Danggali]]
* [[Darke Range Conservation Park|Darke Range]]
* [[Desert Camp Conservation Park|Desert Camp]]
* [[Dingley Dell Conservation Park|Dingley Dell]]
* [[Douglas Point Conservation Park|Douglas Point]]
* [[Dudley Conservation Park|Dudley]]
* [[Eba Island Conservation Park|Eba Island]]
* [[Elliot Price Conservation Park|Elliot Price]]
* [[Eric Bonython Conservation Park|Eric Bonython]]
* [[Ettrick Conservation Park|Ettrick]]
* [[Ewens Ponds Conservation Park|Ewens Ponds]]
* [[Fairview Conservation Park|Fairview]]
* [[Ferguson Conservation Park|Ferguson]]
* [[Ferries-McDonald Conservation Park|Ferries-McDonald]]
* [[Finniss Conservation Park|Finniss]]
* [[Fort Glanville Conservation Park|Fort Glanville]]
* [[Fowlers Bay Conservation Park|Fowlers Bay]]
* [[Franklin Harbor Conservation Park|Franklin Harbor]]
* [[Furner Conservation Park|Furner]]
* [[Gambier Islands Conservation Park|Gambier Islands]]
* [[Gawler Ranges Conservation Park|Gawler Ranges]]
* [[Geegeela Conservation Park|Geegeela]]
* [[Giles Conservation Park|Giles]]
* [[Glen Roy Conservation Park|Glen Roy]]
* [[Goose Island Conservation Park|Goose Island]]
* [[Gower Conservation Park|Gower]]
* [[Grass Tree Conservation Park|Grass Tree]]
* [[Greenly Island Conservation Park|Greenly Island]]
* [[Guichen Bay Conservation Park|Guichen Bay]]
* [[Gum Lagoon Conservation Park|Gum Lagoon]]
* [[Gum Tree Gully Conservation Park|Gum Tree Gully]]
* [[Hacks Lagoon Conservation Park|Hacks Lagoon]]
* [[Hale Conservation Park|Hale]]
* [[Hallett Cove Conservation Park|Hallett Cove]]
* [[Hanson Scrub Conservation Park|Hanson Scrub]]
* [[Heggaton Conservation Park|Heggaton]]
* [[Hesperilla Conservation Park|Hesperilla]]
* [[Hincks Conservation Park|Hincks]]
* [[Hogwash Bend Conservation Park|Hogwash Bend]]
* [[Hopkins Creek Conservation Park|Hopkins Creek]]
* [[Horsnell Gully Conservation Park|Horsnell Gully]]
* [[Ironstone Hill Conservation Park|Ironstone Hill]]
* [[Jip Jip Conservation Park|Jip Jip]]
* [[Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park|Kaiserstuhl]]
* [[Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park|Kanku-Breakaways]]
* [[Kapunda Island Conservation Park|Kapunda Island]]
* [[Karte Conservation Park|Karte]]
* [[Kathai Conservation Park|Kathai]]
* [[Kellidie Bay Conservation Park|Kellidie Bay]]
* [[Kelly Hill Conservation Park|Kelly Hill]]
* [[Kelvin Powrie Conservation Park|Kelvin Powrie]]
* [[Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park|Kenneth Stirling]]
* [[Kinchina Conservation Park|Kinchina]]
* [[Kulliparu Conservation Park|Kulliparu]]
* [[Kungari Conservation Park|Kungari]]
* [[Kyeema Conservation Park|Kyeema]]
* [[Lake Frome Conservation Park|Lake Frome]]<ref group="note">Lake Frome Conservation Park is not to be confused with [[Lake Frome National Park]], which is in the south-east of the state near [[Southend, South Australia|Southend]].</ref>
* [[Lake Gilles Conservation Park|Lake Gilles]]
* [[Lake Hawdon South Conservation Park|Lake Hawdon South]]
* [[Lake Newland Conservation Park|Lake Newland]]
* [[Lake St Clair Conservation Park|Lake St Clair]]
* [[Lashmar Conservation Park|Lashmar]]
* [[Lathami Conservation Park|Lathami]]
* [[Laura Bay Conservation Park|Laura Bay]]
* [[Lawari Conservation Park|Lawari]]
* [[Lesueur Conservation Park|Lesueur]]
* [[Leven Beach Conservation Park|Leven Beach]]
* [[Lincoln Conservation Park|Lincoln]]
* [[Lipson Island Conservation Park|Lipson Island]]
* [[Little Dip Conservation Park|Little Dip]]
* [[Lowan Conservation Park|Lowan]]
* [[Lower Glenelg River Conservation Park|Lower Glenelg River]]
* [[Maize Island Lagoon Conservation Park|Maize Island Lagoon]]
* [[Malgra Conservation Park|Malgra]]
* [[Mamungari Conservation Park|Mamungari]]
* [[Mantung Conservation Park|Mantung]]
* [[Marino Conservation Park|Marino]]
* [[Mark Oliphant Conservation Park|Mark Oliphant]]
* [[Marne Valley Conservation Park|Marne Valley]]
* [[Martin Washpool Conservation Park|Martin Washpool]]
* [[Martindale Hall]]
* [[Mary Seymour Conservation Park|Mary Seymour]]
* [[Media Island Conservation Park|Media Island]]
* [[Messent Conservation Park|Messent]]
* [[Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park|Middlecamp Hills]]
* [[Mimbara Conservation Park|Mimbara]]
* [[Minlacowie Conservation Park|Minlacowie]]
* [[Moana Sands Conservation Park|Moana Sands]]
* [[Mokota Conservation Park|Mokota]]
* [[Monarto Conservation Park|Monarto]]
* [[Monarto Woodlands Conservation Park|Monarto Woodlands]]
* [[Montacute Conservation Park|Montacute]]
* [[Moody Tank Conservation Park|Moody Tank]]
* [[Morgan Conservation Park|Morgan]]
* [[Morialta Conservation Park|Morialta]]
* [[Mount Billy Conservation Park|Mount Billy]]
* [[Mount Boothby Conservation Park|Mount Boothby]]
* [[Mount Brown Conservation Park|Mount Brown]]
* [[Mount Dutton Bay Conservation Park|Mount Dutton Bay]]
* [[Mount George Conservation Park|Mount George]]
* [[Mount Magnificent Conservation Park|Mount Magnificent]]
* [[Mount Monster Conservation Park|Mount Monster]]
* [[Mount Scott Conservation Park|Mount Scott]]
* [[Mount Taylor Conservation Park|Mount Taylor]]
* [[Mowantjie Willauwar Conservation Park|Mowantjie Willauwar]]
* [[Mullinger Swamp Conservation Park|Mullinger Swamp]]
* [[Munyaroo Conservation Park|Munyaroo]]
* [[Murrunatta Conservation Park|Murrunatta]]
* [[Mylor Conservation Park|Mylor]]
* [[Myponga Conservation Park|Myponga]]
* [[Nene Valley Conservation Park|Nene Valley]]
* [[Nepean Bay Conservation Park|Nepean Bay]]
* [[Neptune Islands Conservation Park|Neptune Islands]]
* [[Newland Head Conservation Park|Newland Head]]
* [[Ngarkat Conservation Park|Ngarkat]]
* [[Ngaut Ngaut Conservation Park|Ngaut Ngaut]]
* [[Nicolas Baudin Island Conservation Park|Nicolas Baudin Island]]
* [[Nixon-Skinner Conservation Park|Nixon-Skinner]]
* [[Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park|Nuyts Archipelago]]
* [[Nuyts Reef Conservation Park|Nuyts Reef]]
* [[Olive Island Conservation Park|Olive Island]]
* [[Padthaway Conservation Park|Padthaway]]
* [[Pandappa Conservation Park|Pandappa]]
* [[Para Wirra Conservation Park|Para Wirra]]
* [[Paranki Lagoon Conservation Park|Paranki Lagoon]]
* [[Parndana Conservation Park|Parndana]]
* [[Peachna Conservation Park|Peachna]]
* [[Peebinga Conservation Park|Peebinga]]
* [[Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park|Pelican Lagoon]]
* [[Penambol Conservation Park|Penambol]]
* [[Penguin Island Conservation Park|Penguin Island]]
* [[Penola Conservation Park|Penola]]
* [[Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park|Piccaninnie Ponds]]
* [[Pigface Island Conservation Park|Pigface Island]]
* [[Pike River Conservation Park|Pike River]]
* [[Pine Hill Soak Conservation Park|Pine Hill Soak]]
* [[Pinkawillinie Conservation Park|Pinkawillinie]]
* [[Point Bell Conservation Park|Point Bell]]
* [[Point Davenport Conservation Park|Point Davenport]]
* [[Point Labatt Conservation Park|Point Labatt]]
* [[Pooginook Conservation Park|Pooginook]]
* [[Poonthie Ruwe Conservation Park|Poonthie Ruwe]]
* [[Porter Scrub Conservation Park|Porter Scrub]]
* [[Pualco Range Conservation Park|Pualco Range]]
* [[Pullen Island Conservation Park|Pullen Island]]
* [[Pureba Conservation Park|Pureba]]
* [[Ramco Point Conservation Park|Ramco Point]]
* [[Ramsay Conservation Park|Ramsay]]
* [[Red Banks Conservation Park|Red Banks]]
* [[Reedy Creek Conservation Park|Reedy Creek]]
* [[Ridley Conservation Park|Ridley]]
* [[Rilli Island Conservation Park|Rilli Island]]
* [[Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park|Rocky Island (North)]]
* [[Rocky Island (South) Conservation Park|Rocky Island (South)]]
* [[Roonka Conservation Park|Roonka]]
* [[Rudall Conservation Park|Rudall]]
* [[Salt Lagoon Islands Conservation Park|Salt Lagoon Islands]]
* [[Sandy Creek Conservation Park|Sandy Creek]]
* [[Sceale Bay Conservation Park|Sceale Bay]]
* [[Scott Conservation Park|Scott]]
* [[Scott Creek Conservation Park|Scott Creek]]
* [[Seal Bay Conservation Park|Seal Bay]]
* [[Searcy Bay Conservation Park|Searcy Bay]]
* [[Seddon Conservation Park|Seddon]]
* [[Shannon Conservation Park|Shannon]]
* [[Sheoak Hill Conservation Park|Sheoak Hill]]
* [[Simpson Conservation Park|Simpson]]
* [[Sinclair Island Conservation Park|Sinclair Island]]
* [[Sir Joseph Banks Group Conservation Park|Sir Joseph Banks Group]]
* [[Sleaford Mere Conservation Park|Sleaford Mere]]
* [[Spring Gully Conservation Park|Spring Gully]]
* [[Spring Mount Conservation Park|Spring Mount]]
* [[Stipiturus Conservation Park|Stipiturus]]
* [[Swan Reach Conservation Park|Swan Reach]]
* [[Talapar Conservation Park|Talapar]]
* [[Talisker Conservation Park|Talisker]]
* [[Tallaringa Conservation Park|Tallaringa]]
* [[Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park|Tantanoola Caves]]
* [[Telford Scrub Conservation Park|Telford Scrub]]
* [[The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park|The Dutchmans Stern]]
* [[The Knoll Conservation Park|The Knoll]]
* [[The Pages Conservation Park|The Pages]]
* [[The Plug Range Conservation Park|The Plug Range]]
* [[Thidna Conservation Park|Thidna]]
* [[Tilley Swamp Conservation Park|Tilley Swamp]]
* [[Torrens Island Conservation Park|Torrens Island]]
* [[Troubridge Island Conservation Park|Troubridge Island]]
* [[Tucknott Scrub Conservation Park|Tucknott Scrub]]
* [[Tumby Island Conservation Park|Tumby Island]]
* [[Venus Bay Conservation Park|Venus Bay]]
* [[Verran Tanks Conservation Park|Verran Tanks]]
* [[Vivigani Ardune Conservation Park|Vivigani Ardune]]
* [[Vivonne Bay Conservation Park|Vivonne Bay]]
* [[Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park|Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs]]
* [[Wahgunyah Conservation Park|Wahgunyah]]
* [[Waitpinga Conservation Park|Waitpinga]]
* [[Waldegrave Islands Conservation Park|Waldegrave Islands]]
* [[Wanilla Conservation Park|Wanilla]]
* [[Wanilla Land Settlement Conservation Park|Wanilla Land Settlement]]
* [[Warren Conservation Park|Warren]]
* [[Warrenben Conservation Park|Warrenben]]
* [[West Island Conservation Park|West Island]]
* [[Wharminda Conservation Park|Wharminda]]
* [[Whidbey Isles Conservation Park|Whidbey Isles]]
* [[White Dam Conservation Park|White Dam]]
* [[Whyalla Conservation Park|Whyalla]]
* [[Wiljani Conservation Park|Wiljani]]
* [[Wills Creek Conservation Park|Wills Creek]]
* [[Winninowie Conservation Park|Winninowie]]
* [[Wittelbee Conservation Park|Wittelbee]]
* [[Woakwine Conservation Park|Woakwine]]
* [[Wolseley Common Conservation Park|Wolseley Common]]
* [[Yalpara Conservation Park|Yalpara]]
* [[Yeldulknie Conservation Park|Yeldulknie]]
* [[Yulte Conservation Park|Yulte]]
* [[Yumbarra Conservation Park|Yumbarra]]
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Former conservation parks include [[Cape Hart Conservation Park|Cape Hart]], [[Cape Torrens Conservation Park|Cape Torrens]], [[Cleland Conservation Park|Cleland]], [[Ediacara Conservation Park|Ediacara]], [[Eurilla Conservation Park|Eurilla]], [[Investigator Group Conservation Park|Investigator Group]], [[Isles of St Francis Conservation Park|Isles of St Francis]], [[Mount Rescue Conservation Park|Mount Rescue]], [[Mount Shaugh Conservation Park|Mount Shaugh]], [[Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert Conservation Park]], [[Naracoorte Caves Conservation Park|Naracoorte Caves]], [[Port Gawler Conservation Park|Port Gawler]] and [[Scorpion Springs Conservation Park|Scorpion Springs]], [[Spaniards Gully Conservation Park|Spaniards Gully]], [[Telowie Gorge Conservation Park|Telowie Gorge]], [[Western River Conservation Park|Western River]], and [[Wirrabara Range Conservation Park|Wirrabara Range]].

===Game reserves===
Game reserves are "areas set aside for conservation of wildlife and the management of game for seasonal hunting".<ref name=ParkTypes/> As of 2018, the following game reserves had been declared:<ref name="ReserveList"/>
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* [[Bool Lagoon Game Reserve|Bool Lagoon]]
* [[Bucks Lake Game Reserve|Bucks Lake]]
* [[Chowilla Game Reserve|Chowilla]]
* [[Currency Creek Game Reserve|Currency Creek]]
* [[Lake Robe Game Reserve|Lake Robe]]
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* [[Loch Luna Game Reserve|Loch Luna]]
* [[Moorook Game Reserve|Moorook]]
* [[Mud Islands Game Reserve|Mud Islands]]
* [[Poocher Swamp Game Reserve|Poocher Swamp]]
* [[Tolderol Game Reserve|Tolderol]]
|}

Former game reserves include [[Coorong Game Reserve|Coorong]] and [[Katarapko Game Reserve|Katarapko]].<ref name=NPWact/>

===Recreation parks===

Recreation parks are 'areas managed for public recreation and enjoyment in a natural setting.'<ref name=ParkTypes/> As of March 2018, the following recreation parks have been declared:<ref name="ReserveList"/>
{|
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* [[Anstey Hill Recreation Park|Anstey Hill]]
*[[Blackwood Forest Recreation Park|Blackwood Forest]]
* [[Brownhill Creek Recreation Park|Brownhill Creek]]
* [[Caratoola Recreation Park|Caratoola]]
* [[Cobbler Creek Recreation Park|Cobbler Creek]]
* [[Granite Island Recreation Park|Granite Island]]
* [[Greenhill Recreation Park|Greenhill]]
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* [[Long Island Recreation Park|Long Island]]
* [[O'Halloran Hill Recreation Park|O'Halloran Hill]]
* [[Onkaparinga River Recreation Park|Onkaparinga River]]
* [[Shepherds Hill Recreation Park|Shepherds Hill]]
* [[Sturt Gorge Recreation Park|Sturt Gorge]]
* [[Totness Recreation Park|Totness]]
|}

===Regional reserves===
{{further|Regional reserves of South Australia}}
Regional reserves are "areas proclaimed for the purpose of conserving wildlife or natural or historical features while allowing responsible use of the area's natural resources".<ref name=ParkTypes/> As of 2021, the following regional reserves had been declared:<ref name="ReserveList"/>
{|
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* [[Chowilla Regional Reserve|Chowilla]]
* [[Innamincka Regional Reserve|Innamincka]]
* [[Nullarbor Regional Reserve|Nullarbor]]
|width=350 valign=top|
* [[Strzelecki Regional Reserve|Strzelecki]]
* [[Yellabinna Regional Reserve|Yellabinna]]
|}

==Other South Australian legislation==
===Conservation reserves===
{{further|Conservation reserves of South Australia}}
Conservation reserves are a parcels of "land set aside for conservation of natural and cultural features under the ''Crown Land Management Act 2009''".<ref name=ParkTypes/> As of 2018, the following conservation reserves had been declared:<ref name=ReserveList/>
{|
|width=350 valign=top|
* [[Bernouilli Conservation Reserve|Bernouilli]]
* [[Buckleboo Conservation Reserve|Buckleboo]]
* [[Bunbury Conservation Reserve|Bunbury]]
*[[Bunkers Conservation Reserve|Bunkers]]
* [[Cortlinye Conservation Reserve|Cortlinye]]
* [[Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve|Cox Scrub]]
* [[Cunyarie Conservation Reserve|Cunyarie]]
* [[Desert Camp Conservation Reserve|Desert Camp]]
|width=350 valign=top|
* [[Hardings Springs Conservation Reserve|Hardings Springs]]
* [[Lacroma Conservation Reserve|Lacroma]]
* [[Moongi Conservation Reserve|Moongi]]
*[[Mootra Conservation Reserve|Mootra]]
* [[Pinkawillinie Reservoir Conservation Reserve|Pinkawillinie Reservoir]]
* [[Poolgarra Conservation Reserve|Poolgarra]]
* [[Tola Conservation Reserve|Tola]]
|}

As of 2018, reserves declared under the ''Crown Land Management Act 2009'' totalled 15, covering a total area of {{convert| 19,471|ha|abbr=on}} or less than 0.1% of South Australia’s area.<ref name=Reserve-Area/>

===Native forest reserves===
The ''Forestry Act 1950'' allows for the declaration of forest reserves for "purposes relating to the conservation, development and management of land supporting native flora and fauna ...." Native forest reserves are administered by the [[South Australian Forestry Corporation]] (trading as ForestrySA) which is a wholly owned state government business.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forestry Act 1950|url=http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/FORESTRY%20ACT%201950/CURRENT/1950.17.UN.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903052542/http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/FORESTRY%20ACT%201950/CURRENT/1950.17.UN.PDF |archive-date=2007-09-03 |url-status=live|publisher=Government of South Australia|access-date=29 March 2014|pages=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Plantation Management – Regulation and Planning; South Australia; Legislation|url=http://www.planningplantations.com.au/assets/content/plantation_management/regulation_planning/sa.html|publisher=Australian Local Government Association|access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=NFreserves>{{cite web|title=Native forest reserves |url=http://www.forestry.sa.gov.au/Portals/0/Publications/InfoLeaflets/Native%20Forest.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324195126/http://www.forestry.sa.gov.au/Portals/0/Publications/InfoLeaflets/Native%20Forest.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-24 |url-status=live|publisher=ForestrySA|access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref> As of 2014, the following native forest reserves, located in the [[Flinders Ranges|Southern Flinders Ranges]], the [[Mount Lofty Ranges]] and the [[Limestone Coast]], had been declared:<ref name=NFreserves/><ref name=CAPAD2012SASum>{{cite web|title=CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/0f927a4e-336a-490c-a896-ec37874a5c73/files/capad2012sa.xlsx|work=CAPAD 2012|publisher=Australian Government - Department of the Environment|access-date=6 February 2014|date=6 February 2014}}</ref>

{|-
|width=250 valign=top|
*Bagdad
*Boolara
*Burr Slopes South
*Cave Range
*Christmas Hill
*Comaum
*Congeratinga
*Coralinga
*Cudlee Creek
*Deadmans Swamp
*Dry Creek
*Gillap North
*Gillap South
*Glencoe Hill
*Grundy Lane
*Hacket Hill
*Hells Hole
*Honan
*Honeysuckle
*Island Swamp
*Kalumunda
|width=250 valign=top|
*Kangaroo Flat
*Kay
*Kennion
*Kersbrook
*King Tree
*Knott Hill
*Konetta
*Laslett
*Little Mt. Crawford
*Long
*Malone Heath
*McRosties
*Mount Benson
*Mount Gawler
*Mount McIntyre
*Mount Panorama
*Mount Watch
*Muddy Flat
*Nangwarry
*Native Wells
|width=250 valign=top|
*Overland Track
*Pond Flat
*Rock Shelter
*Rocky Reserve
*Round Waterhole
*Snow Gum
*Springs Road
*The Bluff
*The Heath
*The Marshes
*The Woolwash
*Topperwein
*Tower Hill
*Wandilo
*Warreanga
*Watts Gully
*Whennen
*White Waterhole
*Windy Hill
*Wombat Flat
|}

===Wilderness protection areas===
The ''Wilderness Protection Act 1992'' was established in 1992 to provide for "the protection of wilderness and the restoration of land to its condition before European colonisation".<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilderness protection in South Australia|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/Park_management/Wilderness_protection_in_South_Australia|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> The day-to-day administration of the act is carried out by DEW.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13|journal=Annual Report|date=September 2013|pages=9, 23–24|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/5ad5624b-73b3-4284-86e0-a28900c9111c/wilderness-annual-report-2012-13-rep.pdf|access-date=17 March 2014|issn=1832-9357}}</ref> As of 2018, the following areas had been declared:<ref name=ReserveList/><ref>{{cite web|title=Wilderness in South Australia Protecting Habitat, Preserving Landscapes|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/f360e8a0-bb29-40a1-aea2-9e4b009b2fda/wilderness_sa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314115222/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/f360e8a0-bb29-40a1-aea2-9e4b009b2fda/wilderness_sa.pdf |archive-date=2011-03-14 |url-status=live|publisher=Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources|pages=10|year=2008}}</ref><ref name=2012-13report>{{cite journal|title=Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13|journal=Annual Report|date=September 2013|pages=23|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/5ad5624b-73b3-4284-86e0-a28900c9111c/wilderness-annual-report-2012-13-rep.pdf|access-date=17 March 2014|issn=1832-9357}}</ref>
{|
|width=350 valign=top|
* [[Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area|Billiatt]]
* [[Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area|Cape Bouguer]]
* [[Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area|Cape Gantheaume]]
* [[Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area|Cape Torrens]]
* [[Danggali Wilderness Protection Area|Danggali]]
*[[Hambidge Wilderness Protection Area|Hambidge]]
*[[Hincks Wilderness Protection Area|Hincks]]
|width=350 valign=top|
* [[Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area|Investigator Group]] 
* [[Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area|Memory Cove]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area Management Plan|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/0c625c92-46c3-46e0-b564-9e4f00b1bca2/PARKS_PDFS_MEMORYCOVE_WPA_MP.pdf. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002145/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/0c625c92-46c3-46e0-b564-9e4f00b1bca2/PARKS_PDFS_MEMORYCOVE_WPA_MP.pdf. |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=live|publisher=Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources|access-date=26 January 2014|pages=1|year=2005}}</ref> 
*[[Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area|Nullarbor]]
* [[Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area|Nuyts Archipelago]] 
* [[Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area|Ravine des Casoars]]
* [[Western River Wilderness Protection Area|Western River]]
*[[Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area|Yellabinna]]
|}

As of 2018, reserves declared under the ''Wilderness Protection Act 1992'' totalled 14, covering an area of {{convert| 1,843,454|ha|abbr=on}} or 1.9% of South Australia’s area.<ref name=Reserve-Area/>

===Protected zones for historic shipwreck sites===
The ''Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981'', which is administered by DEW, allows for the creation of protected zones over land and water around historic shipwrecks. The following protected zones have been declared:<ref name=DEWNR2012-13/><ref>{{cite web|title=Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981|url=http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/HISTORIC%20SHIPWRECKS%20ACT%201981/CURRENT/1981.76.UN.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902103446/http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/HISTORIC%20SHIPWRECKS%20ACT%201981/CURRENT/1981.76.UN.PDF |archive-date=2007-09-02 |url-status=live|publisher=Government of South Australia|access-date=29 March 2014|pages=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Protected zone permits |url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/Heritage/Maritime_heritage/Protecting_shipwrecks/Protected_zone_permits |publisher= Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref>
{|
|width=350 valign=top|
* [[HMAS Hobart Shipwreck Reserve]]
|width=350 valign=top|
* [[Zanoni Shipwreck Reserve]]
|}

===River Murray protection area===
The ''River Murray Act 2003'', which is administered by DEW, has provision for "the protection and enhancement of the [[Murray River|River Murray]] and related areas and ecosystems".<ref name=DEWNR2012-13/><ref>{{cite web|title= River Murray Act 2003 |url= http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/RIVER%20MURRAY%20ACT%202003/CURRENT/2003.35.UN.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909071520/http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/RIVER%20MURRAY%20ACT%202003/CURRENT/2003.35.UN.PDF |archive-date=2007-09-09 |url-status=live|publisher= Government of South Australia|access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> As of 2010, the following protection areas had been designated:

*the [[floodplain]] of the [[Murray River|River Murray]] within South Australia including [[Lake Alexandrina (South Australia)|Lake Alexandrina]], [[Lake Albert (South Australia)|Lake Albert]] and the [[Coorong National Park|Coorong]]
*the [[Drainage basin|watershed]] of the following tributaries arising from the east side of the [[Mount Lofty Ranges]] – [[Marne River (South Australia)|Marne]], [[Bremer River (South Australia)|Bremer]] and Finniss rivers.<ref>{{cite web|title= River Murray protection area |url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/4f949aef-b793-4241-b403-a1d400fe352b/river-murray-protection-area-map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014252/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/4f949aef-b793-4241-b403-a1d400fe352b/river-murray-protection-area-map.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=live|publisher= Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref>

===Aquatic reserves===
Aquatic reserves have been declared under the ''Fisheries Management Act 2007'' (SA) and are managed by [[Primary Industries and Regions SA]] (PIRSA). They were established "to protect the habitat, ecosystems and communities of the rich variety of underwater organisms found in the marine and estuarine waters of South Australia". The reserves, which are considered to be [[IUCN protected area categories#Category II — National Park|IUCN Category II]] protected areas, are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=Aquatic reserves|url=http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries/closures/aquatic_reserves|publisher=Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)|access-date=7 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Summary of SA Marine Protected Areas by Type (see 'SA Reserve List' tab)|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/59d8b000-6fc9-4470-b0ba-517ba3aeae44/files/sa-capad-2002-me.xls|publisher=Australian Government - Department of the Environment|access-date=5 October 2014|date=10 February 2003}}</ref>
{|
|width=400 valign=top|
* [[American River Aquatic Reserve|American River]]
* [[Aldinga Reef aquatic reserve|Aldinga Reef]]
* [[Bales Beach Aquatic Reserve|Bales Beach]]
* [[Barker Inlet-St Kilda Aquatic Reserve|Barker Inlet-St Kilda]]
* [[Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank Aquatic Reserve|Blanche Harbour-Douglas Bank]]
* [[Coobowie Aquatic Reserve|Coobowie]]
* [[Whyalla - Cowleds Landing Aquatic Reserve|Whyalla - Cowleds Landing]]
* [[Goose Island Aquatic Reserve|Goose Island]]
|width=400 valign=top|
*[[Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary]]<ref>{{cite book|title=National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2010 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972|date=2014|publisher=Government of South Australia (GSA), Attorney-General's Department|url=http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/R/NATIONAL%20PARKS%20AND%20WILDLIFE%20(PROTECTED%20ANIMALS%20-%20MARINE%20MAMMALS)%20REGULATIONS%202010/CURRENT/2010.263.UN.PDF|page=2|access-date=25 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117191236/https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/R/NATIONAL%20PARKS%20AND%20WILDLIFE%20(PROTECTED%20ANIMALS%20-%20MARINE%20MAMMALS)%20REGULATIONS%202010/CURRENT/2010.263.UN.PDF|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve|Point Labatt]]
* [[Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve|Port Noarlunga Reef]]
* [[Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve|Seal Bay]]
* [[St Kilda – Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve|St Kilda – Chapman Creek]]
* [[Troubridge Hill Aquatic Reserve|Troubridge Hill]]
* [[West Island Encounter Bay Aquatic Reserve|West Island Encounter Bay]]
* [[Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf Aquatic Reserve|Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf]]
|}

===Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary===
{{further|Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary}}
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (ADS) is a sanctuary area intended to protect the [[Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin]] (''Tursiops aduncus'') population residing in the [[Port River|Port Adelaide River estuary]] and [[Barker Inlet]] as well as protecting and enhancing the Port Adelaide River estuary and Barker Inlet. The sanctuary was declared under the ''Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005'' and is managed by DEW.<ref name=DEWNR2012-13/><ref>{{cite web|title=The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary|url=http://www.naturalresources.sa.gov.au/adelaidemtloftyranges/coast-and-marine/dolphin-sanctuary|publisher=Natural Resources Management Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/Conservation/Coastal_marine/adelaide-dolphin-sanctuary/the-act|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref>

===Marine parks===
[[Marine park]]s are [[marine protected areas]] located within the immediate onshore waters of SA set aside under the ''Marine Parks Act 2007'' (SA) "to preserve the biological diversity of the state's coastal, estuarine and marine environments while allowing ecologically sustainable use of the area's natural resources".<ref name=ParkTypes/> As of 2013, the following marine parks had been declared:<ref>{{cite web|title=MARINE PARKS ACT 2007: SECTION 14|url=http://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2010/november/2010_077.pdf|publisher=The South Australian Government Gazette|access-date=8 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023335/http://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2010/november/2010_077.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{{div col |colwidth=18em}}
*[[Far West Coast Marine Park]]
*[[Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park]]
*[[West Coast Bays Marine Park]]
*[[Investigator Marine Park]]
*[[Thorny Passage Marine Park]]
*[[Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park]]
*[[Neptune Islands Group (Ron and Valerie Taylor) Marine Park]]
*[[Gambier Islands Group Marine Park]]
*[[Franklin Harbor Marine Park]]
*[[Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park]]
*[[Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park]]
*[[Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park]]
*[[Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park]]
*[[Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park]]
*[[Encounter Marine Park]]
*[[Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park (state waters)|Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park]]
*[[Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park (state waters)|Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park]]
*[[Upper South East Marine Park]]
*[[Lower South East Marine Park]]
{{div col end}}

===Arkaroola protection area===
{{further|Arkaroola Protection Area}}
The ''Arkaroola Protection Act 2012'', which commenced operation on 26 April 2012, was created to "establish the Arkaroola Protection Area; to provide for the proper management and care of the area; and to prohibit mining activities in the area". The protection area, located {{convert|600|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Adelaide]], includes the [[Arkaroola|Arkaroola Pastoral Lease]] and the [[Mawson Plateau]] part of the Mount Freeling Pastoral Lease. The former lease, which has not been stocked for more than 30 years, is operated for the purpose of conservation and tourism under the name, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. The protection area is reported as satisfying the definition of a [[IUCN protected area categories#Category II — National Park|"category II National Park"]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Arkaroola|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/our-places/Arkaroola|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arkaroola|url=http://www.arkaroola.com.au/|publisher=Arkaroola Pty Ltd |access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref>

===Native vegetation heritage agreements===
A native vegetation heritage agreements, usually known as a heritage agreement, is a legally binding agreement between a landowner and the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Conservation in which the landowner agrees to protect native vegetation in perpetuity. In return, the Minister may agree to reduce statutory fees such as [[Rates (tax)|local government rates]] or offer assistance in terms of funding of works such as fencing or provision of expert advice to "protecting and improving the conservation value of the heritage agreement area".<ref>{{cite web|title=Heritage agreements FAQs|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/f50d443c-c337-4166-99c0-a2dd0115e0ca/native-vegetation-heritage-agreements-faqs-gen.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924021248/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/f50d443c-c337-4166-99c0-a2dd0115e0ca/native-vegetation-heritage-agreements-faqs-gen.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=live|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref> The enabling legislation is the ''Native Vegetation Act 1991''. Land covered by heritage agreements is considered to meet [[IUCN protected area categories#Category III — Natural Monument or Feature|IUCN Category III]]. As of 2014, 1537 agreements in respect to {{convert|634,242|ha|abbr=off}} of land within SA, equivalent to 0.64% of the area of SA, had been entered into between landowners and the minister.<ref name=CAPAD2012SASum/> A notable example is the [[Gluepot Reserve]].<ref name=bli>{{cite web|title=Important Bird Areas factsheet: Riverland Mallee|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=24572|publisher=BirdLife International|access-date=2 November 2014|date=2014}}</ref>

==Australian government==
===World heritage site===
As of 2015, [[Naracoorte Caves National Park]] was the sole [[World Heritage Site]] located in South Australia. It was co-listed under the name "Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)" together with [[Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh)|Riversleigh]], [[Queensland]], in 1994. The listing acknowledged the [[fossil]] assemblages present at both sites to be a "superb illustration of the key stages of evolution of Australia’s unique fauna".<ref>{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committee|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/698|title=Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|access-date=2015-03-26}}</ref>
{{further|List of World Heritage Sites in Oceania}}

===Ramsar sites===
As a contracting party to the [[Ramsar Convention|Convention on Wetlands of International Importance]] (known as the Ramsar Convention), Australia is encouraged "to nominate sites containing representative, rare or unique wetlands, or that are important for conserving biological diversity, to the [[List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance|List of Wetlands of International Importance]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia's Ramsar Sites|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/australias-ramsar-sites|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref>
As of 2014, the Australian Government had nominated the following Ramsar sites within South Australia:<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia's Ramsar Sites|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/0d08923b-a60d-4564-9af2-a7023b7aaf29/files/ramsar-sites_0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626135251/http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/0d08923b-a60d-4564-9af2-a7023b7aaf29/files/ramsar-sites_0.pdf |archive-date=2015-06-26 |url-status=live|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref>
* [[Banrock Station Wetlands|Banrock Station Wetland Complex]] 
* [[Bool Lagoon Game Reserve|Bool and Hacks Lagoons]] 
* [[Coongie Lakes]] 
* [[Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland]]
* [[Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park|Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands]] 
* [[Riverland]].
{{further|List of Ramsar sites in Australia}}

===Indigenous protected areas===
An Indigenous protected area encompasses a voluntary agreement between owners of indigenous-owned land (known as [[traditional owners]]) and the Australian government. It is intended to "promote biodiversity and cultural resource conservation on indigenous owned land".<ref>{{cite web|title=Indigenous Protected Areas|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/index.html|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref> As of 2014, there were six within South Australia:

*Antara-Sandy Bore<ref>{{cite web|title=Antara-Sandy Bore Indigenous Protected Area|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/sandybore.html|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> 
*Kalka-Pipalyatjara<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalka-Pipalyatjara Indigenous Protected Area|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/kalka.html|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> 
*[[Mount Willoughby Indigenous Protected Area|Mount Willoughby]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mount Willoughby Indigenous Protected Area|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/mt-willoughby.html|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> 
* [[Nantawarrina Indigenous Protected Area|Nantawarrina]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nantawarrina Indigenous Protected Area|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/nantawarrina.html|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> 
*[[Watarru Indigenous Protected Area|Watarru and Walalkara]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Walalkara and Watarru Indigenous Protected Areas|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/watarru.html|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> 
* [[Yalata Indigenous Protected Area|Yalata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Yalata Indigenous Protected Area|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/yalata.html|publisher=Department of the Environment (Australia)|access-date=26 March 2014}}</ref>

{{further|Indigenous Protected Area}}

===Biosphere reserves===
Two [[biosphere reserve]]s belonging to the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve program are located within South Australia: the [[Mamungari Conservation Park]] and the [[Riverland Biosphere Reserve]].

The Mamungari Conservation Park in western South Australia, formerly known as the Unnamed Conservation Park, is co-managed by its traditional owners and DEW.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamungari Conservation Park|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_park/Browse_by_region/Eyre_Peninsula/Mamungari_Conservation_Park|publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref>

The Riverland Biosphere Reserve is located in the [[Riverland]] near [[Renmark, South Australia|Renmark]]. Two of its components are [[Calperum Station (reserve)|Calperum]] and [[Taylorville Station (reserve)|Taylorville]] stations, which were respectively purchased by the [[Chicago Zoological Society]] in 1993 and the Australian Landscape Trust in 2000, with ownership being deeded to the [[Department of the Environment (Australia)#Agencies|Director of National Parks]]. Both properties are managed by the Australian Landscape Trust.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calperum and Taylorville Stations|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/node/20941|publisher=Australian government, Department of the Environment|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Danggali Wilderness Protection Area and Conservation Park Management Plan 2011|url=http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/826e8ae5-e7d4-40de-a324-9f8f00da4238/cons-gen-danggalimgmtplan.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015447/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/826e8ae5-e7d4-40de-a324-9f8f00da4238/cons-gen-danggalimgmtplan.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=live|publisher=Department of Environment and Natural Resources|access-date=3 November 2014|page=2}}</ref>
{{further|List of biosphere reserves in Australia}}

==See also==
{|
|width=350 valign=top|
*[[Protected areas of Australia]]
*[[Friends of Parks]]
*[[List of protected areas in Adelaide]]
|width=350 valign=top|
*[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (South Australia)]]
*[[Great Australian Bight Marine Park]]
|}

;Privately held reserves in South Australia
{|
|width=350 valign=top|
*[[Bon Bon Reserve]]
*[[Boolcoomatta Reserve]]
*[[Buckaringa Sanctuary]]
*[[Dakalanta Sanctuary]]
*[[Gluepot Reserve]]
*[[Kalamurina Sanctuary]]
|width=350 valign=top|
*[[Moorunde Wildlife Reserve]]
*[[Nurragi Conservation Reserve]]
*[[Secret Rocks Nature Reserve]]
*[[Watervalley Wetlands]]
*[[Witchelina]]
*[[Warrawong Sanctuary]]
*[[Yookamurra Sanctuary]]
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/home/ Parks SA homepage, formerly the National Parks and Wildlife Service]
*[http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries/recreational_fishing/closures/aquatic_reserves_and_marine_parks/ Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) Fisheries Aquatic reserves and marine parks]
*[http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/Heritage/Maritime_heritage DEW Maritime Heritage homepage]

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