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2531 WHA Man Folder Cover Tasmanian Wilderness Tasmanian World Heritage Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area MANAGEMENT PLAN 1999 Area Wilderness MANAGEMENT World Heritage PLAN 1999 Area “To identify, protect, conserve, present and, where appropriate, rehabilitate the world heritage and other natural and cultural values of the WHA, and to transmit that heritage to future generations in as good or better condition than at present.” WHA Management Plan, Overall Objective, 1999 MANAGEMENT PLAN PARKS PARKS and WILDLIFE and WILDLIFE SERVICE 1999 SERVICE ISBN 0 7246 2058 3 Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area PARKS MANAGEMENT PLAN and WILDLIFE 1999 SERVICE TASMANIAN WILDERNESS WORLD HERITAGE AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN 1999 This management plan replaces the Tasmanian Abbreviations and General Terms Wilderness World Heritage Area Management The meanings of abbreviations and general terms Plan 1992, in accordance with Section 19(1) of the used throughout this plan are given below. National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. A glossary of technical terms and phrases is The plan covers those parts of the Tasmanian provided on page 206. Wilderness World Heritage Area and 21 adjacent the Director areas (see table 2, page 15) reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 and has been The term ‘Director’ refers to the Director of prepared in accordance with the requirements of National Parks and Wildlife, a statutory position Part IV of that Act. held by the Director of the Parks and Wildlife Service. The draft of this plan (Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Management Plan 1997 the Minister Draft) was available for public comment from 14 The ‘Minister’ refers to the Minister administering November 1997 until 16 January 1998. This plan is the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. a modified version of that draft, having been the Service varied to take account of public input during that period and the views of the Tasmanian The ‘Service’ refers to the Parks and Wildlife Wilderness World Heritage Area Consultative Service, a part of the Department of Primary Committee and National Parks and Wildlife Industries, Water and Environment and the agency Advisory Council. It was endorsed on 11 responsible for managing areas declared under the December 1998 by the Tasmanian Wilderness National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, or such other World Heritage Area Ministerial Council under agency of the Government of Tasmania that may in the joint management arrangement between the future be responsible for managing these areas. Tasmanian and Commonwealth Governments. the WHA In accordance with Section 23(2) of the National The ‘WHA’ refers to the Tasmanian Wilderness Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, the managing World Heritage Area (as detailed in table 1, page authorities for the reserves covered by this plan 14) and 21 additional areas of National Park and shall carry out their duties in relation to the State Reserve that are contiguous with the reserves for the purpose of giving effect to and in Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, but do accordance with the provisions of this not have world heritage status. These additional management plan. areas are noted in table 2, page 15. See also map 2, page 215. Approval the Tasmanian Wilderness WHA This management plan was approved by His The ‘WHA’ less the 21 additional areas, ie only Excellency the Governor-in-Council on 8 March the area specifically listed as world heritage. 1999 and, subject to the following paragraph, took See Plan Area, page 17. effect on 17 March 1999 being seven days after IUCN publication of that approval in the Government ‘IUCN’ stands for the International Union for the Gazette. Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Those provisions which authorise the exercise of now known as the World Conservation Union. other statutory powers (Chapter 8 — Statutory Powers in State Reserves) are of no effect until ICOMOS their inclusion is approved by both Houses of The International Council on Monuments and Sites. Parliament. World Heritage Convention The UNESCO convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. ISBN 0 7246 2058 3 © 1999 Parks and Wildlife Service. Part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Published by: Parks and Wildlife Service, GPO Box 44A Hobart TAS 7001. Printed on recycled paper. Photographs: cover and page 3 – Rob Blakers; pages 23 to 26 – Steve Johnson; Steve Robertson; Nick Sawyer; Ted Mead; Nicki Chilcott. Illustrations: Petra Meer. 2 Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Management Plan, 1999 “ This must be a National Park for the people for all time. It is magnificent and people must know about it and enjoy it.” Gustav Weindorfer, 1910 Weindorfer was an Austrian who fell in love with Cradle Mountain and built Waldheim chalet. He was an ardent campaigner for the declaration of Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park. " To identify, protect, conserve, present and, where appropriate, rehabilitate the world heritage and other natural and cultural values of the WHA, and to transmit that heritage to future generations in as good or better condition than at present." WHA Management Plan, Overall Objectives, 1999 Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area 3 Management Plan, 1999 CONTENTS Abbreviations and General Terms............................................................................................ 2 Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Basis for Management ........................................................................................................................... 11 2. Summary of Values .................................................................................................................................. 21 3. Framework of Management: Plan Objectives and Key Desired Outcomes ................................................................................... 27 Background ................................................................................................................................ 28 Guiding Documents and Principles ....................................................................................... 28 Overarching Management Objectives ................................................................................... 30 Objectives and Key Desired Outcomes – how they will be achieved and evaluated ..... 31 4. General Management Strategies ......................................................................................................... 43 Plan Implementation and Review .......................................................................................... 44 Evaluation of WHA Management .......................................................................................... 49 Key Focus Areas ........................................................................................................................ 51 Zoning ........................................................................................................................................ 54 Community Engagement......................................................................................................... 63 New Proposals and Impact Assessment................................................................................ 66 5. Identification, Protection, Conservation and Rehabilitation .................................................. 73 Natural Diversity and Processes ............................................................................................ 76 Geodiversity and Geoconservation ........................................................................................ 78 Vegetation .................................................................................................................................. 82 Animals ...................................................................................................................................... 84 Feeding Wildlife ........................................................................................................................ 87 Introduced Animals .................................................................................................................. 87 Landscape .................................................................................................................................. 89 Wilderness.................................................................................................................................. 91 Cultural Heritage ...................................................................................................................... 95 Aboriginal Management ........................................................................................................ 100 Established Practices .............................................................................................................. 103 Fire Management .................................................................................................................... 106 Environmental Quality (air, water and noise) .................................................................... 110 Rehabilitation .......................................................................................................................... 114 Scientific Research and Monitoring ..................................................................................... 116 6. 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