Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan areas. The natural character descriptions are not exhaustive and will not preclude consideration of other natural character values and effects within resource consent and plan change processes or developing appropriate mitigation or environmental offsets. However, recognition of additional natural character attributes will not detract from those features identified in Appendix Two. The linkages that exist across natural character areas and traversing land and marine areas are addressed through the appropriate wording of consent assessment criteria. 2.4 Anticipated Environmental Results Implementation of the policies and methods relating to natural character will result in: • The preservation of areas of uncompromised natural character in the coastal and freshwater environments; • The protection of the elements and features which significantly contribute to the natural character of the coastal environment and wetlands, lakes and rivers and their margins; and • The preservation of the core components that make up the natural character of the Marlborough Sounds overall and the constituent natural character areas identified in Appendix Two. 2 - 6