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produced adverse environmental impacts. It was decided in the early 1970s to remove all accommodation related tourist facilities and re-establish them outside the park. In 1975 a reservation of 104 square kilometres of land beyond the park's northern boundary, 15 kilometres from Uluṟu, was approved for the development of a tourist facility and an associated airport, to be known as Yulara. The campground within the park was closed in 1983 and the motels finally closed in late 1984, coinciding with the opening of the Yulara resort.

 Confusion about representation of Aṉangu in decision-making associated with the relocation of facilities to Yulara led to decisions being made which were adverse to Aṉangu interests. It was not until passage of the Land Rights Act and the subsequent establishment of the Central Land Council that Aṉangu began to influence the ways in which their views were represented to government.
   Appendix K
   Significance of the park

   Regional significance

   The park includes habitats not well represented in other protected areas in the Central Australian region as other reserves generally cover hill, mountain range or riverine country and are managed under relevant
   Northern Territory and state legislation. Several species in the park have conservation status in the Northern Territory – there are five Northern Territory listed vulnerable animal species, one EPBC listed endangered mammal species (see Appendix H).

   The Central Australian community supports a number of tour operators and others who derive a significant proportion of their income from visitors to the park. Tourism is central to the regional economy, particularly in terms of employment, and it is important that tourism development in the park is compatible with other plans for regional development. The standard of visitor facilities that Parks Australia develops and maintains in the park greatly influences the quality of tourists' experience of the region.

   National significance

   The park was listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2004 and on the National Heritage List in 2007 for its Indigenous cultural heritage and for its natural heritage (see Appendix D and Appendix E).

   The national park status and effective conservation management of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park contribute towards meeting the objectives of a number of Australian national conservation strategies which include:

    •      the National Reserve System - aims to contain samples of all regional ecosystems across Australia, their constituent biota and associated conservation values;
    •      the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity – aims to conserve biological diversity, integrate conservation and natural resource management, manage threatening processes, improve knowledge of biological diversity and involve the community in biodiversity conservation; and

    •      the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development – aims to protect and conserve the natural environment and promote and support ecologically