With 1.03 million hectares of awe-inspiring views, spectacular sandstone plateaus, sheer cliffs, gorges, and swamps teeming with life, the Greater Blue Mountains Area provides a significant representation of Australia’s biodiversity. Situated 60 to 180 kilometers (37 to 111 miles) inland of Sydney in New South Wales, this natural wonder is a unique place for the study of the evolution of Australia’s eucalypt vegetation. It also contains species of immense global significance, such as the critically endangered ancient Wollemi pine, a “living fossil”, that is one of the world’s oldest and rarest conifer trees. On November 29, 2000, the Greater Blue Mountains Area was listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to preserve its geographical and cultural importance. The name “Blue Mountains” stems from the dreamlike blue haze that seems to envelop the area. The Greater Blue Mountains Area are home to over 400 different species of animals. The Greater Blue Mountains Area is managed and protected under national legislation, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The major challenges include inappropriate tourism and recreation activities, loss of biodiversity, and the impacts of climate change. 擁有103萬頃浩氣凜然的景觀，壯觀的砂岩高原，懸崖峭壁、峽谷和充滿生命力的沼澤地，大藍山地區提供了重要且具代表性的澳洲生物多樣性。此自然奇景位於新南威爾斯州雪梨，內陸60至180公里，是研究澳洲桉樹植被演化的獨特場所。那裡更擁有極具重大意義的物種，例如瀕臨絕跡的活化石，古老瓦勒邁杉，這是世界上最古老且最稀有的針葉樹之一。2000年11月29日，大藍山地區被聯合國教育、科學和文化組織（聯合國教科文組織）列為世界遺產，保留其地理和文化的重要性。「藍山」此名稱源於該地區似乎籠罩著夢幻般的藍霧。大藍山地區是超過400種不同物種動物的家園。大藍山地區管理與保護，依據國家立法，1999年環境保護和生物多樣性保育法。主要是在防範不適當的旅遊和娛樂活動，與生物多樣性的喪失以及氣候變遷的影響。 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GB9ggqeFkg