Although surrounded by the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, the
Coastal Lowland Tropical Rainforests of Daintree River to Cape
Tribulation remain unprotected and endangered.
The Daintree Coastal Lowland Tropical Rainforests are of international
conservation importance as one of the most significant regional
ecosystems in the World. They record the eight major stages of
the evolution of land plants and in particular the origin, evolution
and dispersal of the flowering plants (angiosperms).