nghenvironmental carried out a comprehensive audit of commercial horse riding activites within Ben Boyd National Park, Northern Section. The audit was commissioned by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), Far South Coast Region (Parks Service Division) to assess the actual and potential impacts that the existing horse riding activities, both commercial and recreational, are having on the ecology and natural resources within this section of National Park.
The audit was assessed against the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development, as espoused by the Federal government in the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). The activities were also audited against relevant State and Federal environmental legislation, inlcuding the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
This is the first of what is anticipated to be an annual audit of horse riding facilties within an increasingly popular National Park. Annual audits will ensure the long term sustainability of Ben Boyd National Park and of its horse riding activities.
