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ACT XIV OF 2014 ACT XIV OF 2014 BALOCHISTAN WILDLIFE (PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT, 2014 An Act to provide protection, preservation, conservation, sustainable and management to the Wildlife, and establishment and management of protection areas in the Province of Balochistan. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 28th March, 2014] CHAPTER X COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION 66. Co-management of Protected Areas.---(1) The Department may enter into an agreement with another organ of State, a local community, credible NGO or any other institution for-- (a) co-management of a part or whole area of a Protected Area; and (b) regulation of human activities that affect the biodiversity, wildlife and other natural resources adversely: Provided that the co-management contemplated in clause (a) above may not lead to fragmentation or duplication of management functions. (2) A co-management agreement may provide for: (a) delegation of authority by the Government to the other party to the agreement for discharging its role effectively; (b) benefit sharing between the parties including the apportionment of any income from the Protected Area; (c) the local use of natural resources of the Protected Area; (d) access to the workers of the other party to the Protected Area; (e) development of economic opportunities within and in the areas adjacent to the Protected Area including the buffer zone; (f) development of local management capacity and exchange of knowledge; (g) financial and other support to the other party to the agreement to ensure effective implementation of the co-management agreement; (h) period monitoring of implementation of the agreement and its joint reporting by both parties; (i) harmonization and integration of the management of cultural heritage resources in and around the protected area; and (j) consistency with all other provisions of this Act. (3) The authorized officer may terminate a co-management agreement, after giving reasonable notice to the other party, if the agreement is not effectively implemented or is inhibiting the attainment of the main management objectives of the Protected Area.