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WITSIESHOEK PROPOSED PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT LESSONS LEARNT LAND REFORM & BIODIVERSITY STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE UCPP 11 MARCH 2015 1 EPWP WHAT IS IT THAT WE WANT TO DO? Assist communities to wisely use and protect land entrusted to

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WITSIESHOEK PROPOSED PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT LESSONS LEARNT LAND REFORM & BIODIVERSITY STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE UCPP 11 MARCH 2015

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WHAT IS IT THAT WE WANT TO DO?

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  • Assist communities to wisely use and protect land entrusted

to them.

  • Approaches
  • Ecotourism – improved ecosystem health.
  • Holistic rangeland management.

COST Benefit

EPWP

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COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AREA LOCATION

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  • Community Conservation

area, of 26 000 ha.

  • Water Management Area 8 –

the Upper Vaal.

  • Rivers – Mont-Aux Sources -

source to uThukela River.

  • Caledon River, one of the

main tributaries of the Orange River. MDP WHS PA network.

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So far?????

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  • Concept and boundary drafted.
  • Research commissioned – final drafts submitted.
  • Consultations undertaken – PPP and Participatory GIS.
  • Permission to conduct community resolution granted.
  • Legislation meetings.
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(A)-Chamaesaura aenea, (B)- Bradypodion dracomontanum, (E)-Nucras lalandii. Amietia vertebralis (icefrog) near threatened

Squamates recorded in the Batlokoa area Ecosystems and Species in the proposed PE

21 frogs 18 Lizards 10 snakes

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Ecosystems and Species in the proposed PE

  • More than 320 bird species.
  • About 820 plant species

recorded

Common name Scientific name Sesotho name Red Data Book of South African Mammals Chacma baboon Papio ursinus Bobojane Least concern Mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula Lepele Least concern Common duiker Sylvicapra grimmia Phuthi Least concern Grey Rhebok Pelea capreolus Letsa Least concern Caracal Caracal caracal Thahalere Least concern Cape clawless otter Aonyx capensis Qibi Least concern Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis Pela Least concern Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus Kome Least concern Eland Taurotragus oryx Phofu Least concern Slender Mongoose Galerella sanguinea Kgano/Motjhalla Least concern Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas Phokojwe Least concern Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus Pabala Least concern Oribi Ourebia ourebi Hlwaele Endangered Serval Leptailurus serval Thodi Near threatened Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis Noko Least concern Hedgehog Atelerix frontalis Tlhong Least concern Natal red rock rabbit Pronolagus crassicaudatus Hlolo Near threatened Aardvark Orycteropus afer Thakadi Least concern African wildcat Felis silvestris Qwabi Least concern Yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata Mosha Least concern White tail mongoose Ichneumia albicauda Motjhallahatlatshweu Least concern Striped polecat Ictonyx striatus Nakedi Least concern Striped weasel Poecilogale albinucha Least concern Angoni Vlei Rat Otomys angoniensis Lebodi Least concern Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis Lehomo Least concern Pygmy mouse Mus minutoides Lekilanyane Least concern Four-striped grass mouse Rhabdomys pumilio Kgwana Least concern White-tailed mouse Mystromys albicaudatus Tadi Least concern Common molerat Cryptomys hottentotus Mmamarunyane Least concern Ground squirrel Xerus inauris Lesamane Least concern Scrub hare Leus saxatilis Mofudi Least concern Cape hare Lepus capensis Mofudi Least concern

  • About 32 Mammals recorded.
  • Trout and Yellowfish
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  • Maluti caves.
  • Mount-Aux-Sources and Sentinel Peak Trail .
  • Wetsi’s Cave & hiking trail.

Sentinel Hinking Trail (The Gorge, Tugela Falls and two chain ladders)

  • Metsi Matsho & Fika Patso

Resort and Conference Centre.

  • Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge.
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Tourism status Witsieshoek Mountain lodge

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LESSONS LEARNT

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  • Facilitation capacity.
  • Participatory planning.
  • Draft concept – simplicity – use language

acceptable locally – demo tangible bene- fits.

  • Participatory GIS.
  • Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
  • Stakeholder matrix – define

roles.

  • Role of IPILRA.
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LESSONS LEARNT

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  • Common challenges - fires, over-razing, pollution …
  • Willingness to learn about their culture – respect.
  • Community command centres .
  • Who enforces compliance in communities?
  • Need to strengthen the capacity of community

structures.

  • Many young people are unemployed.
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LESSONS LEARNT

Education and awareness. Detours are inevitable. Be adaptable don’t learn by shock.

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INTEGRATED FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN

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FIRE AWARENESS FIRE PREVENTION – 1ST LINE OF DEFENCE PRESCRIBED BURNING RESOURCE, OPERATIONAL AND JURISDICTIONAL CO-ORDINATION FIRE DETECTION FIRE SUPPRESSION POST FIRE REHABILITATI ON

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 Collaboration framework - 12th Dec 2014.docx

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