Guiding Principles

Sustainability: Managing our natural resources in a manner that ensures their long-term use, encourages sustainable development and benefits the local people socially and economically.

Partnership: Engaging all stakeholders in our mission, exchanging information, experience and best practices with interested parties, and recognizing the value of indigenous knowledge and traditional use systems.

Precaution: Working within the limits of our knowledge and expertise in managing complex eco-systems, to avoid doing harm.