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Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property AAPRAVASI GHAT WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2020 - 2025 Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund MAURITIUS 1 Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property – Management Plan 2020 - 2025 AAPRAVASI GHAT WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2020- 2025 © 2020 - Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage, Republic of Mauritius 2 Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property – Management Plan 2020 - 2025 CONTENTS Acronyms __________________________________________________________________________ 6 Table of figures ______________________________________________________________________ 9 Executive Summary __________________________________________________________ 10 Introduction ________________________________________________________________ 22 PART 1: THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE AAPRAVASI GHAT WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTY __________________________________________________ 23 1. Function of the Management Plan ____________________________________________________ 23 What is a Management Plan? _________________________________________________________________ 23 The status of the Plan _______________________________________________________________________ 24 The purpose of the Plan _____________________________________________________________________ 25 Implementing the Vision for the future _________________________________________________________ 25 The structure of the Plan ____________________________________________________________________ 27 The process of developing the Management Plan _________________________________________________ 28 2. Description and significance of the World Heritage Property _______________________________ 29 2.1. Location and boundary of the Aapravasi Ghat WHP _________________________________________ 29 2.2. Description of the World Heritage Property ________________________________________________ 33 2.2.1. Brief description __________________________________________________________ 33 The cultural heritage of the World Heritage Property ______________________________________ 33 2.2.2. The character of the WHP and its regional context_______________________________ 37 2.3. Significance of the World Heritage Property _______________________________________________ 39 2.3.1. Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value _________________________ 39 2.3.2. Criterion ________________________________________________________________ 39 2.3.3. Integrity _________________________________________________________________ 40 2.3.4. Authenticity ______________________________________________________________ 40 2.4. Other cultural heritage and historic environment values _____________________________________ 41 2.5. Attributes of the World Heritage Property _________________________________________________ 43 3. Protecting and managing the World Heritage Property and its setting __________________ 48 3.1. Management of the WHP and its BZ ______________________________________________________ 48 3.2. Management bodies in the Management Plan _____________________________________________ 48 3.3. The role of the Management Plan Committee (MPC) ________________________________________ 50 3.4. Managing the World Heritage Property ___________________________________________________ 52 3.5. Conservation of the World Heritage Property ______________________________________________ 56 3.5.1. Conservation and maintenance policy _________________________________________ 56 3.5.2. The conservation and maintenance of the Core Zone ____________________________ 56 3.5.3. The Core Zone Management Committee ______________________________________ 57 3.5.4. Beekrumsing Ramlallah Interpretation Centre __________________________________ 58 3.6. Management and protection of the Buffer Zone ____________________________________________ 59 3.6.1. Legal framework __________________________________________________________ 59 3.6.2. Managerial framework _____________________________________________________ 60 3.6.3. The Aapravasi Ghat WHP consultative groups __________________________________ 65 4. Guiding documents ________________________________________________________________ 65 5. Funding sources for the AGWHP _____________________________________________________ 68 3 Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property – Management Plan 2020 - 2025 PART 2: KEY MANAGEMENT ISSUES _____________________________________________ 70 1. Managing the World Heritage Property and its setting ____________________________________ 70 1.1. Objectives 2020-2025 _________________________________________________________________ 71 1.2. Managing the World Heritage Property ___________________________________________________ 72 1.2.1. Adopt the Management Plan ________________________________________________ 72 1.2.2. Establish yearly planning with targets _________________________________________ 72 1.2.3. Establish AGTF office near AG WHP ___________________________________________ 72 1.2.4. Consolidate the managerial framework for the Interpretation Centre _______________ 73 1.2.4.1. Recruitment of additional staff _______________________________________________ 73 1.2.4.2. Create a Policy and a framework for the generation of funds _______________________ 74 1.2.4.3. Set up and retain a technical committee for BRIC ________________________________ 75 1.3. Managing heritage in the Buffer Zone ____________________________________________________ 75 1.4.1. Consolidate the role of the Technical Committee of the CCPL ______________________ 76 1.4.2. Consolidate the role of the Buffer Zone Management Committee ___________________ 77 1.4.3. Formalize the Technical Assistance mechanism for stakeholders ____________________ 78 1.4.4. Develop and consolidate capacity in heritage management and conservation _________ 80 1.4.5. Encourage participative conservation, management and promotion _________________ 80 1.4.6. Provide with a simplified documentation to foster integrated management ___________ 81 2. Conserving the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Property and its surroundings _ 82 2.1. Conserving the World Heritage Property ____________________________________________________ 83 2.1.1. Monitor and evaluate conservation at World Heritage Property ____________________ 83 2.1.2. Update the Risk Preparedness Plan (RPP) ______________________________________ 84 2.1.3. Continue training in risk preparedness ________________________________________ 84 2.1.4. Monitor and mitigate the impact of visitors at World Heritage Property _____________ 84 Monitor the impact of visitors at AG WHP _______________________________________________ 84 update the visitor management plan ____________________________________________________ 85 2.1.5. Maintain the policies for AGTF collections _____________________________________ 86 2.2. Conserving and enhancing the Outstanding Universal Value in the Buffer Zone ___________________ 87 2.2.1. Prepare long-term Conservation Policy and guidelines ___________________________ 90 2.2.2. Upgrade, update and disseminate the heritage inventory _________________________ 90 2.2.3. Provide an appropriate framework encouraging sustainable development ___________ 91 2.2.3.1. implement the Local Economic Development (LED) Plan___________________________ 93 2.2.3.2. Implement the Action Area Plan for the buffer zone and its extended areas ___________ 94 2.2.3.3. Coordinate large scale development projects to implement an integrated vision and sustainable development ___________________________________________________ 97 2.2.3.4. Provide assistance to property owners and users of the Buffer Zone _________________ 98 3. Interpreting the World Heritage Property and managing visitors ___________________________ 100 3.1. The Policy for Interpreting the World Heritage Property _____________________________________ 102 2.2.4. Interpretation of historic features at WHP ____________________________________ 104 2.2.5. Interpretation at Interpretation Centre _______________________________________ 105 2.2.6. Evaluate and develop further activities for the audience _________________________ 106 2.2.7. Prepare and implement a yearly Public Programme _____________________________ 108 3.1.5. Conduct regular audience surveys ___________________________________________ 108 3.1.6. Review and update pedagogical and academic documentation on a regular basis _____ 108 3.1.7. Implement BRIC phase 2 Project ____________________________________________ 109 3.1.8. Consolidate and promote the heritage trails ___________________________________ 110 4 Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property – Management Plan 2020 - 2025 3.2. Managing visitors ____________________________________________________________________ 112 3.2.1. Implement the Visitor Management Plan _____________________________________ 113 3.2.2. Improve the visitor recording system ________________________________________ 114 3.2.3. Foster collaboration with neighbouring institutions and agencies __________________ 114 4. Promoting the World Heritage Property and its surroundings _____________________________ 116 4.1. Review and implement the Tourism & Marketing Strategy ___________________________________ 118 4.2. Approve and implement the pricing policy ________________________________________________ 119 4.3. Promote heritage in the Buffer Zone ____________________________________________________ 120 5. Conducting research on the scope and extent of indenture _______________________________ 121 5.1. Scope and limitations ________________________________________________________________
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