Conservation of the Lagoon to protect and preserve all significant tangible and intangible attributes of the LMCL and its cultural and natural setting; Compliance with relevant policies, legislation, regulations and plans; Equitable use of the Lagoon that reduces user conflicts, enhances the attributes of the cultural landscape and benefits the local economic development in the area; Informed decision-making that draws on professional input, specialised knowledge, skills, equipment and technical capacity and incorporates local knowledge systems and promotes participatory management; Sustainable financial management that seeks and allocates funding based on greatest benefit; Good working relationships with users of the Lagoon that promotes the best interests of the Lagoon and the broader cultural landscape; An integrated approach to management of the area that acknowledges the essential linkages between the land and seascape; and Safe and equitable access to the Lagoon. Management actions have been developed around these guiding principles and are outlined in Section 4 below. Purpose of the Le Morne Lagoon Management Plan This Plan has as a point of departure, namely the Management Plan for the LMCL (2008). A number of other important documents, tools and mechanisms are already in place to safeguard the LMCL, following UNESCO requirements for World Heritage Properties, including the Policy Planning Guidance 2 (PPG2), a Cultural Landscape Map (CLM), a draft Local Economic Development (LED) Plan for the village of Le Morne, and a draft Spatial Development Framework (SDF) for the LMCL. The development of a Lagoon Management Plan (LMP) for the LMCL is one key gap that was identified when the original management plan was submitted to UNESCO in 2008. The current document seeks to remedy that gap. Area to which this Plan Applies The Cultural Landscape of Le lies approximately between Longitudes 51° 17' 57” and 57° 21' 28” and between Latitudes 20° 25’ 22” and 20° 229' 31” (see Map 1). The Core Zone of the site covers a total of 3.48 km2. While the Buffer Zone of the Le Morne Cultural landscape covers a total of 29.65 km2 and comprises both land and Lagoon areas, the LMCL Management Plan only covers the land areas of the Buffer Zone. This Plan pertains to the
Conservation of the Lagoon to protect and preserve all significant tangible and intangible attributes of the LMCL and its cultural and natural setting; Compliance with relevant policies, legislation, regulations and plans; Equitable use of the Lagoon that reduces user conflicts, enhances the attributes of the cultural landscape and benefits the local economic development in the area; Informed decision-making that draws on professional input, specialised knowledge, skills, equipment and technical capacity and incorporates local knowledge systems and promotes participatory management; Sustainable financial management that seeks and allocates funding based on greatest benefit; Good working relationships with users of the Lagoon that promotes the best interests of the Lagoon and the broader cultural landscape; An integrated approach to management of the area that acknowledges the essential linkages between the land and seascape; and Safe and equitable access to the Lagoon. Management actions have been developed around these guiding principles and are outlined in Section 4 below. Purpose of the Le Morne Lagoon Management Plan This Plan has as a point of departure, namely the Management Plan for the LMCL (2008). A number of other important documents, tools and mechanisms are already in place to safeguard the LMCL, following UNESCO requirements for World Heritage Properties, including the Policy Planning Guidance 2 (PPG2), a Cultural Landscape Map (CLM), a draft Local Economic Development (LED) Plan for the village of Le Morne, and a draft Spatial Development Framework (SDF) for the LMCL. The development of a Lagoon Management Plan (LMP) for the LMCL is one key gap that was identified when the original management plan was submitted to UNESCO in 2008. The current document seeks to remedy that gap. Area to which this Plan Applies The Cultural Landscape of Le lies approximately between Longitudes 51° 17' 57” and 57° 21' 28” and between Latitudes 20° 25’ 22” and 20° 229' 31” (see Map 1). The Core Zone of the site covers a total of 3.48 km2. While the Buffer Zone of the Le Morne Cultural landscape covers a total of 29.65 km2 and comprises both land and Lagoon areas, the LMCL Management Plan only covers the land areas of the Buffer Zone. This Plan pertains to the