OUR MISSION STATEMENT Lead, inspire, advise and support the Australian and global community to protect and share the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in perpetuity. OUR VISION To protect the values of the Wet Tropics through collaboration, culture, knowledge and passion”. The Wet Tropics Management Authority is established under the Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993 to ensure Australia’s obligation under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage Convention 1972 is met in relation to the Wet Tropics.