Tasmania’s Tarkine region will become the 98th area protected under the National Heritage List following the Federal Government’s final ruling.

The Tasmanian Government has hailed the Federal Government’s decision on the heritage listing of the Tarkine, describing it as a ‘victory for jobs and the future economic prosperity’.

Premier Lara Giddings said that Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke’s ruling would not impact on current or future mining activities in the North-West region.

The State Government has long lobbied against a blanket heritage listing of the Tarkine region.

"The decision takes into account the strong representations made by the Tasmanian Government about the potential adverse socio-economic impacts of listing the entire region," Ms Giddings said.

"We made it very clear to the Federal Government that we strongly opposed any listing decision that would impact on jobs on the North-West Coast and the prospects for mining in the highly-mineralised Tarkine region.”

The region is home to what the Federal Government describes as some of the best evidence of the lifestyle of Aboriginal people in the area, with some findings dating as far back as 2,000 years.

“Aboriginal hut depressions and middens on the west coast are exceptional, as they represent an unusual, specialised and more sedentary Aboriginal way of life based on the hunting of seals and land mammals and the gathering of shellfish,” Mr Burke said.

“This is a little known part of part of Australia’s Aboriginal heritage and the listing will help tell it to the wider public.”