Rec 7 The comprehensive Tourism Support The 2016 Management Plan Master Plan details should refine includes a management action to The intent of this the balance between legitimate a Tourism Master Plan “Develop recommendation will be tourism development and the for the Tasmanian Wilderness achieved primarily through the management and conservation World Heritage Area in regulation of land use in the new of the cultural and natural values consultation with the tourism management plan for the of the TWWHA based on further industry, Tasmanian Aboriginal property. consultation and negotiation of people and other key competing interests. The Tourism Master Plan will stakeholders” (section 6 of the management plan). provide additional guidance, context and policy direction for The Tourism Master Plan will decision making under the new consider the management and management plan. In particular conservation of the cultural and the Tourism Master Plan will natural values of the property and include consideration of issues, is due to be completed by including protection and December 2019. presentation of values, sustainable use, future visitor Further information is available in trends and expectations. section 1.2.2 of this report. Further information is available in section 1.2.3 of the 2016 State Party Report. Rec 8 The term should be Support The property will remain named “wilderness” retained in the property name, the Wilderness World “Tasmanian The term will be “wilderness” while future dual naming is Heritage Area”. retained in the property’s name. strongly encouraged to reflect The 2016 Management Plan both the Aboriginal heritage and The Tasmanian Government is includes a management action in the relationship of the exploring the potential for dual section 4.6 to follow the protocols Tasmanian Aboriginal naming of the property in of the Tasmanian Government’s Community with the property. consultation with the Tasmanian Aboriginal and Dual Naming Aboriginal community. Policy and request a dual name for the property to reflect its Aboriginal heritage, and the relationship of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people to the area, to complement the existing recognition of its wilderness values. Further information is available in section 1.4 of this report.
Rec 7 The comprehensive Tourism Master Plan details should refine the balance between legitimate tourism development and the management and conservation of the cultural and natural values of the TWWHA based on further consultation and negotiation of competing interests. Support The intent of this recommendation will be achieved primarily through the regulation of land use in the new management plan for the property. The Tourism Master Plan will provide additional guidance, context and policy direction for decision making under the new management plan. In particular the Tourism Master Plan will include consideration of issues, including protection and presentation of values, sustainable use, future visitor trends and expectations. Further information is available in section 1.2.3 of the 2016 State Party Report. The 2016 Management Plan includes a management action to “Develop a Tourism Master Plan for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area in consultation with the tourism industry, Tasmanian Aboriginal people and other key stakeholders” (section 6 of the management plan). The Tourism Master Plan will consider the management and conservation of the cultural and natural values of the property and is due to be completed by December 2019. Further information is available in section 1.2.2 of this report. Rec 8 The term “wilderness” should be retained in the property name, while future dual naming is strongly encouraged to reflect both the Aboriginal heritage and the relationship of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community with the property. Support The term “wilderness” will be retained in the property’s name. The Tasmanian Government is exploring the potential for dual naming of the property in consultation with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community. The property will remain named the “Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area”. The 2016 Management Plan includes a management action in section 4.6 to follow the protocols of the Tasmanian Government’s Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy and request a dual name for the property to reflect its Aboriginal heritage, and the relationship of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people to the area, to complement the existing recognition of its wilderness values. Further information is available in section 1.4 of this report.
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