Editing Flinders Ranges (section)

==World Heritage bid==
A team acting on behalf of the [[Government of South Australia]] and the [[traditional owners]], the [[Adnyamathanha|Adnyamathanha people]], which includes internationally renowned American palaeontologist [[Mary L. Droser]], lodged a nomination for a tentative listing as a [[World Heritage Site]],<ref name=guard2022/> which was accepted by [[UNESCO]] in April 2021.<ref>{{cite web | title=Nomination status | website=[[Department for Environment and Water (South Australia)]] | date=19 April 2021 | url=https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/flinders-ranges-world-heritage-nomination/nomination-status | access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref><ref name=guard2022>{{cite web  | title=South Australia’s Flinders Ranges nominated for Unesco world heritage status | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=21 August 2022 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/21/south-australias-flinders-ranges-nominated-for-unesco-world-heritage-status | access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> The application was made on the basis of its unique geological and palaeontological values. It is a lengthy process, and the site needs to fulfil very specific criteria as well as showing strong evidence that its values are absolutely unique in the world.<ref name=whgeo>{{cite web | title=The Flinders Ranges World Heritage Story | website=[[Department for Environment and Water]] (South Australia) | date=19 April 2021 | url=https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/flinders-ranges-world-heritage-nomination/flinders-ranges-world-heritage-story | access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> 

The involvement of the Adnyamathanha people, particularly their [[caring for country]] and sharing knowledge of their cultural heritage, is an important part of the future management of a World Heritage site.<ref>{{cite web | title=Cultural heritage and First Nations involvement| website=[[Department for Environment and Water]] (South Australia) | date=19 April 2021 | url=https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/flinders-ranges-world-heritage-nomination/cultural-heritage-first-nations-involvement | access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> In November 2022, the state government announced an allocation of {{AUD|500,000}} over four years towards enabling the Adnyamathanha people to identify priorities for cultural heritage protection. One example is the [[rock engraving]]s that are understood to be the oldest artwork in the world, some dating back 40,000 years. Elder [[Vince Coulthard]] has been involved in the application process, and says that the [[creation stories]] also need to be included.<ref>{{cite web | last=Alderson | first=Bethanie | title=Traditional owners welcome greater engagement over World Heritage status for Flinders Ranges  | website=ABC News | date=3 November 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-03/traditional-owners-engagement-world-heritage-flinders-ranges/101611192 | access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>

Seven properties in the Flinders have been identified as possessing the technical and scientific evidence necessary to support the bid:<ref name=whgeo/>
*[[Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park]]
*[[Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park]]
*[[Nilpena Ediacara National Park]]
*[[Angorichina]] ([[pastoral lease]])
*[[Maynards Well]] (pastoral lease)
*[[Puttapa]] (pastoral lease)
*[[Arkaroola Protection Area]]