Section 3
of Forest Maliau Basin Conservation Area Rules 1998
Section 3
The role of the Management Committee shall be to plan, co-ordinate, facilitate, monitor and evaluate the following management objectives for the Reserve:
(i)
the protection in perpetuity of as much as possible of the biological diversity, expressed at genetic, individual, sub-species, species, habitat and ecosystem levels of organisation;
(ii)
the promotion of research into all aspects of the composition and functioning of the Reserve's ecosystem including comparative studies of disturbance and recovery processes following logging of nearby areas;
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(iii)
the promotion of education and training in conservation, natural history, ecology, forestry and related sciences;
(iv)
the promotion of the Reserve for appropriate recreation and nature tourism, provided such activities do not significantly compromise the management objectives stated above; and
(v)
the integration of the objectives for the Reserve with other planned development in surrounding areas so as to create a model forest management area that combines conservation, forestry and nature tourism activities on a sustainable long-term basis.
Powers and functions of the Management Committee.