Law Kutjaraku Ngaranyi Tjunguringkunytjaku Munu Pula Ara Tjutangka Wirura Ngaranytjaku

HAVE YOUR SAY TOWARDS THE NEXT MANAGEMENT
PLAN FOR ULURU-KATA TJUTA NATIONAL PARK

WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS TO HELP US MANAGE THE PARK FROM 2020 TO 2030.

Law Kutjaraku ngaranyi tjunguringkunytjaku munu pula ara tjutangka wirura ngaranytjaku.

Law kutjara watalpi tjunguringu munulta kuwari ngaranyi kunpuntjaku kutju. Mara Kutjara

tjunguringkula pulkara kunpungku witini.

© Tony Tjamiwa

There are two laws to be joined and both sets of law need to be properly respected. The two laws havebeen brought together already and now only the bond needs to be strengthened - like two interlockinghands really strongly held together. ©

The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management is about tocommence the preparation of a new management plan for the park.

The new plan will guide management of the park from 2020 to 2030. This is your chance to tell us what you think, to help us manage this iconic living cultural landscape.

The planwill set the direction for the future to conserve this special place, provide fulfilling visitor experiencesand build livelihoods and other benefits forAnangu, the park’s traditional Aboriginal owners.

The Director of National Parks has set aside twomonths for you to email or send in written comments for the preparation of a new management plan for the park. All comments will be considered in preparing the new plan.

ABOUT THE PARK

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park protects an approximate area of 1,325 square kilometres within the Great Sandy Desert bioregion.
The park is Aboriginal land, leased to the Australian Government to be jointly managed between the Aboriginal traditional owners and the Director of National Parks as a National Park. Management of the park is undertaken using a combination of traditional cultural practices, blended with scientific understanding and contemporary protected area management practices.

The park is established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) and is managed in accordance with that Act and the prescriptions of the management plan for the park.

Together with Anangu, staff from Parks Australia, a division of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, carry out the day-to-day management of the park in accordance with the management plan and decisions of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management. The Board of Management has a majority of membership of Anangu, with representatives nominated by the traditional owners of the park.

The Board of Management and the Director of National Parks make decisions about the management of the park.

The Board is also responsible for preparing management plans for the park. The development of the next plan will be guided by the Board’s Vision and Goals for the park:

ULURU-KATA TJUTA

A LIVING CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Rising out of the surrounding Central Australian desert, the iconic Uluru and Kata Tjuta rock formations dominate the park’s spectacular landscape.

The park is home to one of the oldest living cultures in the world. Tjukurpais the basis for Anangu cultural practices, land management, knowledge, law and moral principles and is used to guide the management of the park. The park also contains a rich and diverse range of plant and animal species along with significantsites of geological, cultural and scenic importance.

The park is also one of the world’s iconic tourist destinations, with around 350,000 visitors travelling to the park each year. Visitors come from all over Australia and the world to see and experience the landscape and learn about Anangu culture. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is a key destination in Australia's ‘Red Centre’ and visitors to the region make a significant contribution to the Australian tourism economy.

The park is surrounded by the Katiti Petermann Indigenous Protected Area, which faces similar challenges in relation to threats to natural and cultural values and integration of traditional land management practices.

The park is internationally significant because it is one of the few places in the world to be dual-listed by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Area, for its outstanding natural values and cultural values.