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.Marian Faa (2019) "Peter Hitchcock: World Heritage trailblazer and environmental peacekeeper dies aged 75" ABC Far North Accessed 26 May 2019Sydney Morning Herald 22 May 2019 Peter Hitchcock: Champion of Nature Conservation Accessed 26 May 2019 Hitchcock served as the first executive director of the Wet Tropics Management Authority (WTMA).
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