Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 621 Executive Summary About the ‘Create Ranger Parks’ concept The ‘Create Ranger Parks’ concept is being explored and presented by Create Ranger Parks and its supporters. It identifies what would happen if the State Government committed to the creation of a five million-hectare network of A-class jointly vested national parks in Western Australia (between the State and the relevant Native Title group for the area). The solution proposed by Create Ranger Parks and its supporters is a Traditional Owner and Non-Government organisational partnership for management of these properties which involves creation of Indigenous ranger jobs in remote and regional areas to manage the land. The initiative would provide real employment opportunities and associated social and cultural outcomes for Aboriginal communities. Aims and outcomes of this analysis SVA Consulting has undertaken a cost benefit analysis (CBA) of the program to estimate the value of the expected economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits that would arise if the concept was effectively implemented and delivered. SVA Consulting’s previous Social Return on Investment (SROI) analyses of existing ranger programs have been used as a basis for many of the assumptions in this analysis. Existing research has also been used and input has been provided by experts in land management and Indigenous populations in the area being considered (the Midwest Gascoyne region).