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6 Coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area
> > (1) The coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area means the land identified by a State environmental planning policy to be the coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area for the purposes of this Act, being land which displays the hydrological and floristic characteristics of coastal wetlands or littoral rainforests and land adjoining those features.
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> > (2) The management objectives for the coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests area are as follows—
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> > > (a) to protect coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests in their natural state, including their biological diversity and ecosystem integrity,
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> > > (b) to promote the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests,
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> > > (c) to improve the resilience of coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests to the impacts of climate change, including opportunities for migration,
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> > > (d) to support the social and cultural values of coastal wetlands and littoral rainforests,
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> > > (e) to promote the objectives of State policies and programs for wetlands or littoral rainforest management.