DINOKENG PROJECT: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DINOKENG PROJECT AREA Final Draft for Public Circulation October 2009 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DINOKENG PROJECT AREA Prepared By: Contact: Bohlweki-SSI Environmental Janet Loubser P O Box 867 Tel: (012) 367 5800 Gallo Manor, 2052 Email:
[email protected] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY preserve ecosystem services such as stormwater management, pollination, The Dinokeng Project aims to create a climatic control and aesthetic desirability. self-sustaining local economy in the north- eastern reaches of the Gauteng Province. An audit of mining activities in the Core to the project is the establishment of Dinokeng Area identified many mining a Big-5 collaborative game reserve, with a sites, both active and inactive, that will mix of land uses in the surrounding area affect other land uses and overall ranging from high density urban development plans for the area. Of development to diverse tourism particular consequence are mining establishments. activities and prospecting rights within sensitive areas or areas that are earmarked In support of this objective, this for land uses that are generally Environmental Management incompatible with surface mining Framework is compiled, to ensure that activities. The information should now be the development patterns take cognisance used to facilitate stakeholder of and do not compromise the long term communication as well as concrete viability of the natural and social resources monitoring and control over mining of the area. In essence, it defines a spatial activities. development structure that can be supported by the natural resource base and The delineation of management zones which most closely matches the social and compares the various layers of ‘status quo’ developmental desires of the local and ‘desired state’ information to highlight communities.