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Stakeholder Participation Report GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION REPORT AUGUST 2010 PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION REPORT for submission to the MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS AUGUST 2010 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................1 2. THE STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION PROCESS ........................................................................................................1 2.1 Objectives ................................................................................................................................................................1 2.2 Approach .................................................................................................................................................................1 3. THE STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION STRATEGY FOR GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK ..................................2 4. STAKEHOLDER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................3 4.1 Stakeholder consultation: Government and Non-government .................................................................................3 4.2 Registration as an Interested and Affected Party .....................................................................................................4 4.3 Desired State and Hierarchy of Objectives Workshop .............................................................................................5 4.4 Focus Group Meetings .............................................................................................................................................6 4.5. Public Meeting to Comment on the Draft Management Plans ..................................................................................6 4.6 Public Meetings ........................................................................................................................................................7 4.7 Dissemination of Documentation and Feedback to Stakeholders ............................................................................7 ISSUES AND RESPONSES.................................................................................................................................................8 ANNEXURE 1: ISSUES AND RESPONSES: PUBLIC and FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS .................................................9 ANNEXURE 2: ISSUES AND RESPONSE TO SUBMISSION BY R. Batson ................................................................ 31 ANNEXURE 3: ISSUES AND RESPONSE TO SUBMISSION BY T. N. Cockroft ........................................................... 37 ANNEXURE 4: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TO SUBMISSION BY S. SWAIN, Plettenberg Bay Community ................... Environmental Forum .............................................................................................................................. 49 ANNEXURE 5: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TO SUBMISSION BY A. WALTERS ........................................................ 55 ANNEXURE 6: ISSUES AND RESPONSES: MEETING WITH BITOU MUNICIPALITY ................................................. 61 ANNEXURE 7: ISSUES AND RESPONSES: MEETING WITH KNYSNA MUNICIPALITY ............................................. 62 ANNEXURE 8: ISSUSES AND RESPONSES: MEETING WITH GEORGE MUNICIPALITY .......................................... 63 ANNEXURE 9: COMMENTS: NATURES VALLEY RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION ......................................................... 65 G R N P M A N A G E M E N T P L A N ● S T A K E H O L D E R P A R T I C I P A T I O N R E P O R T O R I O N R E P T A I C P T R A D E R P K E H O L A T N ● S A L P T G E M N A N A M G R N P iii STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION 1. INTRODUCTION The Garden Route National Park was proclaimed during May 2010 and in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act it is a legal requirement for national parks to submit a Management Plan to the Minister of the Department of Environment for approval. 2. THE STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION PROCESS 2.1 Objectives The objectives of the stakeholder participation process are to: ● Create a channel for the accurate and timely dissemination of information to interested and affected stakeholders; ● Create the opportunity for communication between SANParks and the public; ● Promote opportunities for the building of understanding between different parties; ● Provide the opportunity for stakeholders to give meaningful input into the decision-making processes that drive the development of the Park Management Plan. 2.2 Approach The approach to the Stakeholder Participation Process is based on the principles embodied in the following legal framework: ● The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act No. 108 of 1996; ● National Environmental Management Act No. 107 of 1998 (NEMA); and ● The National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act No.57 of 2003 as amended by the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act No.31 of 2004. In addition to the above legal framework, the stakeholder process was developed with the Guiding Principles for SANParks Stakeholder Participation in mind. SANParks thus undertakes to: ● Seek to notify stakeholders of participation processes through appropriate mechanisms. ● Ensure that the process provides the opportunity for input from all stakeholders within reasonable timeframes, emphasising the sharing of information, joint- learning and capacity building. ● Promote participation by stakeholders through timeous and full disclosure of all 1 relevant and appropriate information. 3. THE STAKEHOLDER ● Provide feedback on the outcome of the process to PARTICIPATION STRATEGY FOR stakeholders and demonstrate how their inputs have been considered in the decision making process. GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK ● Ensure that methodologies accommodate the The Stakeholder Participation Strategy for the context of the issue at hand and the availability of development of the Park Management Plan for the resources (people, time, money) and do not conflict Garden Route National Park is detailed in Figure 1. The with these guiding principles. various stakeholder events and activities carried out ● Give particular attention to ensuring participation during the process are summarised in the tables below. by marginalised communities, communities with specific concerns, or communities that have contractual rights in the National Park. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION STRATEGY GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK CALL FOR STAKEHOLDERS National media Local media TO REGISTER Existing stakeholder database Media INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE E-mail IN THE Posters Fax PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN Personal invitation MEETINGS Telephone STEP 1: STAKEHOLDER STEP 2: STAKEHOLDER Comments + WORKSHOP MEETING Inputs - Review Draft - Define the Desired State DRAFT PLAN COMMENTS INTEGRATED CONSULTATION WITH SPECIAL INTEREST FOCUS GROUPS REPORT BACK TO STAKEHOLDERS APPROVAL BY EXCO FINAL PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN G R N P M A N A G E M E N T P L A N ● S T A K E H O L D E R P A R T I C I P A T I O N R E P O R T O R I O N R E P T A I C P T R A D E R P K E H O L A T N ● S A L P T G E M N A N A M G R N P SUBMIT TO MINISTER FOR APPROVAL Figure1. The Stakeholder Participation Process for the development of the Park Management Plan for the Garden Route Natioanl Park 2 4. STAKEHOLDER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES Table 4.1 Stakeholder consultation: Government and Non-government This table reflects the various organisations that were identified to participate in the Park Management Plan Process. The government departments are at national, provincial and local level. The intention is to show that, in terms of the spirit of co-operative governance SANParks has approached these parties. Local Government Knysna Municipality; George Municipality; Bitou Municipality; Eden District Municipality; Koukamma Municipality; Cacadu District Municipality. Provincial Government Department of Environmental and Development Planning. National Government Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries; Department of Water and Environmental Affairs. Visitors to Parks Notices of all meetings were placed at public reception areas throughout the Garden Route National Park. Neighbours and landowners. A comprehensive database exists for all neighbours of the Garden Route National Park. An electronic invitation was sent to all the neighbours and landowners associated with the Garden Route National Park. Community Organisations The Garden Route Initiative’s database was used to contact Community Organisations. Local Business and Business The Garden Route Initiative’s database was used to contact Local Associations. Businesses. Media Knysna Plett Herald; George Herald; Kouga Express; The Edge Newspaper; Action Ads. SANParks Staff Copies of the draft Management Plan was sent to all offices within the Garden Route National Park to disseminate to staff. Conservation Organisations CapeNature; Eastern Cape Parks Board. NGO’s The Garden Route Initiative’s database was used to contact NGO’s. Some of the NGO’s include WESSA; Eden to Addo; WWF. Tourist Associations George Tourist Association; Knysna Tourist Association; Eastern Cape Tourist Association. Tour operators The Garden Route Initiative’s database was used to contact Local Businesses 3 Table 4.2 Registration as an Interested and Affected Party Stakeholders had the following opportunities to register as interested
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