indicates the types and level of use Community awareness and appropriate throughout the Park; involvement Co-operation with landholders, assists in minimising existing and community groups and local government potential conflicts between uses and will be fostered to encourage the activities, or between those and the application of the Good Neighbour protection of park values; Policy to management issues on or near provides a basis for assessing the the boundary of the Park. suitability of future activities and Zoning development proposals. Three management zones apply to the Park - There is a need to ensure that management Conservation, Conservation and Recreation, aims and objectives covering resource and Recreation Development. In addition, conservation, park protection and recreation land use designations for heritage river and are compatible. A park management zoning hunting, and special protection areas for scheme has been developed for Mitchell River historic areas and rainforest, are used to National Park which: summarise requirements additional to those of provides a geographic framework in the underlying primary zones. which to manage the Park; Table 1 specifies management zone and indicates management directions have overlay characteristics, and the locations of priority in different parts of the Park; these zones are shown on figure 2.
Community awareness and involvement Co-operation with landholders, community groups and local government will be fostered to encourage the application of the Good Neighbour Policy to management issues on or near the boundary of the Park. Zoning There is a need to ensure that management aims and objectives covering resource conservation, park protection and recreation are compatible. A park management zoning scheme has been developed for Mitchell River National Park which: provides a geographic framework in which to manage the Park; indicates management directions have priority in different parts of the Park; indicates the types and level of use appropriate throughout the Park; assists in minimising existing and potential conflicts between uses and activities, or between those and the protection of park values; provides a basis for assessing the suitability of future activities and development proposals. Three management zones apply to the Park - Conservation, Conservation and Recreation, and Recreation Development. In addition, land use designations for heritage river and hunting, and special protection areas for historic areas and rainforest, are used to summarise requirements additional to those of the underlying primary zones. Table 1 specifies management zone and overlay characteristics, and the locations of these zones are shown on figure 2.
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