This will require a balance to be struck between preservation of traditional indigenous country and development. However, at other times there may be considerable overlap between the preservation ideals of native title holders and the environmental regulations that mining companies must comply with. It will be the environmental sensitivity of each site and the disposition of the stakeholders that will ultimately affect the treatment of mining tenements and the way in which they are developed. Native Title and National Parks 30. Let me take another example.
Many national parks are currently subject to native title applications.
Recognition of these native title interests is likely to lead to an increase in the number of national parks that will be jointly managed by governments and indigenous groups. Already, a number of joint management arrangements have proved highly successful. In Kakadu and Uluru, indigenous involvement has helped preserve the environment and enhanced the cultural and heritage value of the parks. However, it must be remembered that there are differences in the way in which indigenous Australians and other Australians perceive and value the environment. For example, while non-indigenous Australians may value national parks as areas of uninhabited and pristine wilderness, indigenous Australians may value these same spaces as a traditional and spiritual homeland a living landscape where they wish to hunt and fish, practice their culture, hold ceremonies, and protect sites of cultural significance.