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Environmental Impact Assessment for the Kuiseb Delta and Dune Belt Area ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE KUSIBED DELTA AND DUNE BELT AREA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM, DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NAMIBIAN COAST CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT (NACOMA) 2011 Final Draft Scoping Report UNIVERRSITY OF NAMIBIA CENTRAL CONSULTANCY BUREAU (UCCB)- 2011 UNAM Content List LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................ V KUISEB DELTA & DUNE BELT EIA TEAM: ................................................................................................. V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ VI 1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. VI 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION ................................................................................................................................. VI 1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................... VI 2. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................ VII 3. CURRENT AND FUTURE LAND USES OF THE STUDY AREA ........................................................................... VII 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ........................................................................................... VII 5. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................... VIII 6. SCOPING STUDY CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................. IX 7. SCOPING STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................... IX 7.1 Full Environmental Assessment ................................................................................................ ix 7.2 Aims and Objectives of the Full Environmental Assessment (EA) ............................................. x 7.3 Stakeholders ............................................................................................................................... x 7.4 Specialist Studies to be Undertaken ......................................................................................... xii 7.5 Likely Positive Impacts to be Considered ................................................................................. xii 7.6 Likely Negative Impacts to be Considered ............................................................................... xii 7.7 Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Considerations ....................................................... xiii 7.8 Proposed Outline of EIA and EMP Reports ............................................................................. xiii 1. PROJECT BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................. - 15 - 1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... - 15 - 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION ................................................................................................................... - 15 - 1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... - 19 - 1.4 PURPOSE OF THIS SCOPING (BASELINE) STUDY ........................................................................... - 20 - 2. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................... - 22 - 2.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... - 22 - 2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS .................................................................................................. - 22 - 2.2.1 Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) ................................................................... - 22 - 2.2.2 Environmental Management Act, 2007 (Act No.7 of 2007) ..................................................... - 22 - 2.2.3 Environmental Assessment Policy ........................................................................................... - 23 - 2.3 OTHER SPECIFIC LEGISLATION .................................................................................................... - 23 - 2.3.1 Nature Conservation legislation ........................................................................................... - 23 - 2.3.2 Tourism ................................................................................................................................ - 23 - 2.3.3 National Heritage Act ........................................................................................................... - 23 - 2.3.4 Water Resource Management and Regulations .................................................................. - 24 - 2.3.5 Waste Management ............................................................................................................. - 24 - 3. CURRENT AND FUTURE LAND USES OF THE STUDY ................................................................... - 25 - 3.1 CURRENT AND FUTURE TOURISM ACTIVITIES IN THE KUISEB DELTA AND DUNE BELT AREA ..................... - 26 - 3.2 SUB REGIONAL CONCEPTS ......................................................................................................... - 29 - 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ........................................................................... - 32 - 4.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. - 32 - 4.1.1 Kuiseb Delta Development Project/ Trust (KDDP/T) ............................................................... - 32 - 4.1.2 Walvis Bay Bird Paradise ........................................................................................................ - 35 - 5. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................ - 37 - 5.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. - 37 - 5.2 CLIMATIC SETTING ...................................................................................................................... - 37 - 5.2.1 Temperature ............................................................................................................................ - 37 - 5.2.2 Precipitation ............................................................................................................................. - 37 - 5.2.3 Wind ......................................................................................................................................... - 37 - 5.3 VERTEBRATE FAUNA EXPECTED IN THE KUISEB DELTA AND DUNE BELT AREA ........................................ - 38 - 5.3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... - 38 - ii 5.3.2 Methods ............................................................................................................................... - 39 - 5.3.3 Results ..................................................................................................................................... - 40 - 5.3.3.1 Reptile Diversity ................................................................................................................................ - 40 - 5.3.3.2 Amphibian Diversity ................................................................................................................... - 43 - 5.3.3.3 Mammal Diversity ...................................................................................................................... - 44 - 5.3.3.4 Avian Diversity .................................................................................................................................. - 47 - 5.3.3.5 Important Species ...................................................................................................................... - 53 - 5.3.4 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... - 56 - 5.4. FLORA EXPECTED IN THE KUISEB DELTA AND DUNE BELT AREA ...................................................... - 58 - 5.4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... - 58 - 5.4.2 Methods ............................................................................................................................... - 60 - 5.4.3 Results ................................................................................................................................. - 60 - 5.4.3.1 Tree and Shrub Diversity ........................................................................................................... - 60 - 5.4.3.2 Grass Diversity ................................................................................................................................. - 63 - 5.4.3.3 Important Species .....................................................................................................................
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