Rec 6 In line with a recent Committee Support The 2016 Management Plan request (Decision 39 COM includes a number of measures to Additional criteria will be 7B.35), the Management Plan protect the property’s Outstanding included in the new should establish strict criteria for Universal Value, including its management plan to apply to new tourism development within wilderness character and cultural the assessment of commercial the property, which would be in attributes. These include: tourism proposals in the line with the primary goal of property. These criteria will additional criteria for the • protecting the property’s ensure protection of the assessment of activities and Outstanding Universal Value, property’s Outstanding Universal proposals in the property that including its wilderness Value. require assessment under the character and cultural attributes. Reserve Activity Assessment Appropriate and sensitive process to ensure World Heritage tourism is an important way of values are considered (section presenting the property, as 3.3.1 of the management plan) required under the World Heritage Convention, and is additional strict assessment • important for the Tasmanian criteria to ensure commercial economy. tourism proposals do not impact negatively on the property’s Further information is available in Outstanding Universal Value section 1.2.3 of the 2016 State (section 6.8 of the management Party Report. plan) consideration of impacts on • wilderness values in the assessment of any activity in the property (section 8.2 of the management plan). Further information is available in section 1.2.1 of this report. Proposed activities likely to have a significant impact on the property’s World Heritage values, including the property’s wilderness character and cultural attributes, will also be subject to assessment under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Rec 6 In line with a recent Committee request (Decision 39 COM 7B.35), the Management Plan should establish strict criteria for new tourism development within the property, which would be in line with the primary goal of protecting the property’s Outstanding Universal Value, including its wilderness character and cultural attributes. Support Additional criteria will be included in the new management plan to apply to the assessment of commercial tourism proposals in the property. These criteria will ensure protection of the property’s Outstanding Universal Value. Appropriate and sensitive tourism is an important way of presenting the property, as required under the World Heritage Convention, and is important for the Tasmanian economy. Further information is available in section 1.2.3 of the 2016 State Party Report. The 2016 Management Plan includes a number of measures to protect the property’s Outstanding Universal Value, including its wilderness character and cultural attributes. These include: • additional criteria for the assessment of activities and proposals in the property that require assessment under the Reserve Activity Assessment process to ensure World Heritage values are considered (section 3.3.1 of the management plan) • additional strict assessment criteria to ensure commercial tourism proposals do not impact negatively on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (section 6.8 of the management plan) • consideration of impacts on wilderness values in the assessment of any activity in the property (section 8.2 of the management plan). Further information is available in section 1.2.1 of this report. Proposed activities likely to have a significant impact on the property’s World Heritage values, including the property’s wilderness character and cultural attributes, will also be subject to assessment under Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
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