and has in place a tourism and visitor management strategy for the Forest entitled Making New Friends (NFDC,1996).This followed a consultation document, controversially entitled Living with the Enemy, which mapped out the challenges for the New Forest tourism industry (NFDC,1994). More recently the Council has provided a kit to assist tourism businesses adopt principles of sustainable operation. Although the National Park now has its own planning authority, a plethora of egencies,committees and other bodies will continue to be involved in the management of the Forest. These include :