Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01354:body:0:p27
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maintain and enrich the park's cultural and natural
     values and sites

       3.3  Assessment of proposals
  The impacts of proposed actions on park values and Nguraṟitja interests are assessed and considered before decisions are made to approve them
    Goal—What we want

    To protect and maintain strong Tjukurpa, culture and country

    Performance indicators—What we will check

      •      Extent of Aṉangu participation in cultural and natural heritage management programs

      •      The number of on-country activities conducted

      •      The number of opportunities to support and document the intergenerational transfer of cultural skills, practices and knowledge
      •      Whether monitoring programs for significant flora and fauna are carried out

      •      Whether water extraction from aquifers remains sustainable and water quality is maintained

      •      The number of rock art and cultural sites monitored and managed

      •      Whether waterhole management and protection occurs

      •      The number and extent of active heavily eroded sites

      •      Whether the distribution and/or abundance of targeted invasive species is decreased

      •      Whether the frequency, extent and intensity of large-scale fires are reduced

      •      Whether proposals for new activities are assessed for their impacts in accordance with the management plan

       3.1      Knowledge for managing country

    Objective—What needs to happen

    Use Aṉangu and contemporary land management skills and knowledge for the protection, maintenance and enrichment of the park's cultural and natural values

    Background

    Nganampa maḻatja tjuṯa nyinanyi kaya uti nintiringama tjitjinguṟu, Tjukurpa winki atunmanykunytjaku. Tjitjinguṟu Tjukurpaku nintiringkunytjaku munu pala palanguṟu waaka wanungku kuṉpungku kanyintjaku. Ranger tjuṯanguṟu kuḻu nintiringkunytjaku ngaṟanyi, tjukurpa kutjara wanungku ngura kanyilkatinytjaku.
    © Nellie Patterson

    We have a lot of young people and their education in protecting law and culture needs to start from childhood. They should learn the laws from childhood and then be employed to keep them strong.They should also be learning from ranger staff so the country is held and protected through both cultural systems.
      Cultural heritage, places, material and knowledge

      Under Tjukurpa, Aṉangu have always been connected with Uluṟu. According to Aṉangu, ancestral beings created the plants, animals and features of the landscape, and Aṉangu are the descendants of these ancestors that are responsible for protecting and managing country. Knowledge associated with fulfilling these responsibilities has been passed down from generation to generation through Tjukurpa. Strong spiritual associations and interactions between Aṉangu and country continue today, and it is this ongoing relationship with the land that led to the park being included on the World Heritage List for its cultural values. Therefore, looking after country in accordance with Tjukurpa is a primary responsibility shared by the Director and Aṉangu in jointly managing the park.

      The physical aspects of Aṉangu cultural heritage, such as sacred sites, rock art and archaeological material, are all also part of the park's living cultural