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Biodiversity Baseline & Impact Assessment BIODIVERSITY BASELINE & IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE NATAL EAST (10854 PR) PROSPECTING RIGHT APPLICATION Tugela Ferry, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa June 2019 CLIENT Prepared for: Prepared by: Shango Solutions The Biodiversity Company Tel: +27 11 678 6504 Cell: +27 81 319 1225 Fax: +27 11 678 9731 Fax: +27 86 527 1965 [email protected] [email protected] www.thebiodiversitycompanycom Ecological Baseline & Impact Assessment Prospecting Right Application BIODIVERSITY BASELINE & IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE Report Name NATAL EAST (10854 PR) PROSPECTING RIGHT APPLICATION Submitted to Andrew Husted Report Andrew Husted is Pr Sci Nat registered (400213/11) in the following fields of practice: Reviewer Ecological Science, Environmental Science and Aquatic Science. Andrew is an Aquatic, Wetland and Biodiversity Specialist with more than 12 years‟ experience in the environmental consulting field. Andrew has completed numerous wetland training courses, and is an accredited wetland practitioner, recognised by the DWS, and also the Mondi Wetlands programme as a competent wetland consultant. Martinus Erasmus Report Writer Martinus Erasmus (Cand Sci Nat) obtained his B-Tech degree in Nature Conservation in 2016 at the Tshwane University of Technology. Martinus has been conducting basic assessments and assisting specialists in field during his studies since 2015. Lindi Steyn Report Writer Lindi Steyn has a PhD in Biodiversity and Conservation from the University of Johannesburg. She specialises in avifauna and has worked in this specialisation since 2013. The Biodiversity Company and its associates operate as independent consultants under the auspice of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions. We declare that we have no affiliation with or vested financial interests in the proponent, other than for work performed under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2017. We Declaration have no conflicting interests in the undertaking of this activity and have no interests in secondary developments resulting from the authorisation of this project. We have no vested interest in the project, other than to provide a professional service within the constraints of the project (timing, time and budget) based on the principals of science. www.thebiodiversitycompany.com i Ecological Baseline & Impact Assessment Prospecting Right Application DECLARATION I, Martinus Erasmus, declare that: I act as the independent specialist in this application; I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant; I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work; I have expertise in conducting the specialist report relevant to this application, including knowledge of the Act, regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity; I will comply with the Act, regulations and all other applicable legislation; I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity; I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority; All the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct; and I realise that a false declaration is an offence in terms of Regulation 71 and is punishable in terms of Section 24F of the Act. Martinus Erasmus Terrestrial Ecologist The Biodiversity Company June 2019 www.thebiodiversitycompany.com ii Ecological Baseline & Impact Assessment Prospecting Right Application DECLARATION I, Lindi Steyn, declare that: I act as the independent specialist in this application; I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant; I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work; I have expertise in conducting the specialist report relevant to this application, including knowledge of the Act, regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity; I will comply with the Act, regulations and all other applicable legislation; I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity; I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority; All the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct; and I realise that a false declaration is an offence in terms of Regulation 71 and is punishable in terms of Section 24F of the Act. Dr Lindi Steyn Terrestrial Ecologist The Biodiversity Company June 2019 www.thebiodiversitycompany.com iii Ecological Baseline & Impact Assessment Prospecting Right Application DECLARATION I, Andrew Husted, declare that: I act as the independent specialist in this application; I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant; I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work; I have expertise in conducting the specialist report relevant to this application, including knowledge of the Act, regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity; I will comply with the Act, regulations and all other applicable legislation; I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity; I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority; All the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct; and I realise that a false declaration is an offence in terms of Regulation 71 and is punishable in terms of Section 24F of the Act. Andrew Husted Wetland Ecologist The Biodiversity Company June 2019 www.thebiodiversitycompany.com iv Ecological Baseline & Impact Assessment Prospecting Right Application Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 2 Project Area ...................................................................................................................... 1 3 Scope of Work .................................................................................................................. 3 4 Methodologies .................................................................................................................. 3 4.1 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mapping ....................................................... 3 4.2 Botanical Assessment ............................................................................................... 4 4.3 Literature Assessment ............................................................................................... 4 4.4 Faunal Assessment (Mammals & Avifauna) .............................................................. 5 4.5 Herpetology (Reptiles & Amphibians) ........................................................................ 5 4.6 Wetland Assessment ................................................................................................. 6 4.7 Dry Season Fieldwork ............................................................................................... 7 4.8 Habitat Sensitivity ...................................................................................................... 7 5 Key Legislative Requirements .......................................................................................... 8 5.1 Protected Area‟s Buffer............................................................................................ 11 6 Limitations ...................................................................................................................... 14 7 Project Area .................................................................................................................... 14 7.1 Desktop Spatial Assessment ................................................................................... 14 7.2 General Land Use and Cover .................................................................................. 14 7.3 KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Biodiversity Sector Plan ........................................................ 15 7.3.1 Aim and Objectives ........................................................................................... 15 7.4 National Biodiversity Assessment ............................................................................ 18 7.4.1 Ecosystem Threat Status .................................................................................
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