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Peter Hitchcock
- May 20, 2019
- 75 years
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Peter Hitchcock, 75, Australian environmentalist.
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|Peter Phillip Hitchcock AM (1944 – May 20, 2019) was a renowned Australian champion for nature conservation who played a key role establishing some of Australia's first rainforest protected areas, also overseeing nationally and internationally significant UNESCO World Heritage nominations plus World Heritage protected area management. Hitchcock served as the first executive director of the Wet Tropics Management Authority (WTMA).
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- Marian Faa (2019) "Peter Hitchcock: World Heritage trailblazer and environmental peacekeeper dies aged 75" ABC Far Northabc.net.au
- Sydney Morning Herald 22 May 2019 Peter Hitchcock: Champion of Nature Conservationsmh.com.au
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