an area of land with to provide for exploration activities and utilisation of mineral Managed Natural Area / Regional high mineral potential resources; Reserve or prospectivity which is predominantly in a to provide for the controlled use of natural resources; natural state; and to encourage appropriate tourism, recreational use and This category is a new should be enjoyment; category will managed for mineral cover unallocated exploration and Crown lands in to conserve biological diversity; development of Tasmania which exist mineral deposits and as single parcels of to conserve geodiversity; small scale use of natural vegetation of 500 hectares or greater other natural resources and may be subject to while providing, at the to preserve the quality of water and protection of catchments; a Strategic same time, for the Prospectivity Zone. protection and to preserve sites or areas of cultural significance; maintenance of natural and cultural values to encourage education based on the reserve’s purpose and This category does not significance; cover all areas which are currently classified to encourage research, particularly that which furthers the as Crown “unallocated purpose of reservation; land” to protect the reserve against, and rehabilitate the reserve following adverse impacts of fire, introduced species, diseases and soil erosion on the reserve’s natural and cultural values and on assets within and adjacent to the reserve; to encourage cooperative management programs with Aboriginal people in areas of significance to them in a manner consistent with the reserve’s purpose and other reserve management objectives; to provide for the taking, on an ecologically sustainable basis, of designated game species for commercial and private purposes.
Managed Natural Area / Regional Reserve This category is a new category will cover unallocated Crown lands in Tasmania which exist as single parcels of natural vegetation of 500 hectares or greater and may be subject to a Strategic Prospectivity Zone. This category does not cover all areas which are currently classified as “unallocated Crown land” an area of land with high mineral potential or prospectivity which is predominantly in a natural state; and should be managed for mineral exploration and development of mineral deposits and small scale use of other natural resources while providing, at the same time, for the protection and maintenance of natural and cultural values to provide for exploration activities and utilisation of mineral resources; to provide for the controlled use of natural resources; to encourage appropriate tourism, recreational use and enjoyment; to conserve biological diversity; to conserve geodiversity; to preserve the quality of water and protection of catchments; to preserve sites or areas of cultural significance; to encourage education based on the reserve’s purpose and significance; to encourage research, particularly that which furthers the purpose of reservation; to protect the reserve against, and rehabilitate the reserve following adverse impacts of fire, introduced species, diseases and soil erosion on the reserve’s natural and cultural values and on assets within and adjacent to the reserve; to encourage cooperative management programs with Aboriginal people in areas of significance to them in a manner consistent with the reserve’s purpose and other reserve management objectives; to provide for the taking, on an ecologically sustainable basis, of designated game species for commercial and private purposes.
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