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Anysberg Nature Reserve & World Heritage Site ANYSBERG NATURE RESERVE & WORLD HERITAGE SITE Western Cape, South Africa Protected Area Management Plan 2018 – 2028 DATE APPROVED: 21 February 2018 ANYSBERG NATURE RESE RVE AND WORLD HERITAGE SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN I ANYSBERG NATURE RESERVE & WORLD HERITAGE SITE Western Cape, South Africa Protected Area Management Plan 2018 – 2028 Prepared by Mr Marius Brand, Dr AnneLise Schutte- Vlok & Mr Johan Huisamen CAPENATURE. 2018. Anysberg Nature Reserve & World Heritage Site. Protected Area Management Plan 2018-2028. Unpublished Internal Report, Cape Town, South Africa [Cover page photo: One of the numerous scenic vistas of Anysberg Nature Reserve and World Heritage Site (ANR&WHS) – here showing the mountains of the Grand Canyon sector (Photo: Hans van der Veen). Insert photo: Gibbaeum pubescens (haaibekkies), one of the gems found on ANR&WHS (Photo: Jan & AnneLise Vlok).] ANYSBERG NATURE RESE RVE AND WORLD HERITAGE SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN II The Anysberg Nature Reserve and World Heritage Site (ANR&WHS) comprises the following: Anysberg was first declared a Demarcated Forest in terms of Section 5 of the Forest Act, 1913 (Act 16 of 1913) as amended in Government Gazette 2390 of 20 November 1936 as per Notice 1724 of the same date. Anysberg was again set aside as a Nature Reserve in terms of Section 7 of the Forest Act, 1968 (Act 72 of 1968) in Government Gazette 9231 of 25 May 1984 as per Notice 1050 of the same date. Anysberg Provincial Nature Reserve has been established as a Provincial Nature Reserve in terms of Section 6(1) of the Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance, 1974 (Ordinance 19 of 1974), in the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette 4656 of 17 August 1990 as per Notice 51/1990 of 6 August 1990. Anysberg Provincial Nature Reserve, amendment of the boundaries of the Provincial Nature Reserve in terms of Section 6(1)(b) of the Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance, 1974 (Ordinance 19 of 1974) on 7 October 1996 in the Provincial Gazette by Proclamation No. 57/1996. In terms of section 6(1)(b) of the Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance, 1974 (Ordinance 19 of 1974), an alteration of boundaries as well as rectification of Proclamation No. 51/1990 dated 17 August 1990 of the existing Anysberg Nature Reserve took place in 1996 and published in Provincial Gazette 5095 of 29 November 1996 as per Notice 57/1996 of 07 October 1996. The boundaries of the Anysberg Provincial Nature Reserve was again extended in terms of Section 6(1)(b) of the Nature and Environmental Conservation Ordinance, 1974 (Ordinance 19 of 1974) and published in Provincial Gazette 6477 of 9 November 2007 as per Notice 16/2007 of 20 October 2007. An alteration of boundaries as well as rectification of Proclamation No. 16/2007 dated 09 November 2007 of the existing Anysberg Nature Reserve took place in 2008 and published in Provincial Gazette 6557 of 29 August 2008 as per Notice 13/2008 of 25 August 2008. Boundaries of Anysberg Provincial Nature Reserve is being extended to include the properties of Grand Canyon and Annex Allemorgensfontein purchased by World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa (WWF-SA) in 2012 with funding from the Leslie Hill Succulent Karoo Trust (LHSKT), and is in the process of being declared as a Provincial Nature Reserve in terms of Section 23 (1) of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act 57 of 2003). Anysberg Nature Reserve has been inscribed as an extension of the Cape Floral Region Protected Areas World Heritage Site (CFRPA WHS) by the World Heritage Committee of ANYSBERG NATURE RESE RVE AND WORLD HERITAGE SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN III UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) on 3 July 2015. AUTHORISATION This management plan for ANR&WHS is recommended by: Name and Title Signature Date CapeNature – Directorate: Conservation Management Ms Gail Cleaver-Christie EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CapeNature Dr Razeena Omar CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Western Cape Nature Conservation Board Conservation Committee Dr Bruce McKenzie CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Western Cape Nature Conservation Board Ms Merle McOmbring-Hodges CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD And approved by: Name and Title Signature Date Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Mr Anton Bredell PROVINCIAL MINISTER ANYSBERG NATURE RESE RVE AND WORLD HERITAGE SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN IV ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CapeNature would like to thank everybody who participated and had input in the formulation of this document. This plan was prepared by Mr Marius Brand (Conservation Manager), Dr AnneLise Schutte-Vlok (Regional Ecologist) and Mr Johan Huisamen (Ecological Coordinator) with support from the following individuals within CapeNature: Dr Martine Jordaan (Scientific Technician) and Ms Jeanne Gouws (Scientist: Aquatic) for fish and hydrological information; Mr Kevin Shaw (Scientist: Ornithologist) for avifaunal information; Dr Andrew Turner (Scientific Services Manager) for herpetological information; Ms Coral Birss (Scientist: Mammologist) for mammalian information; Dr Antoinette Veldtman (Regional Ecologist) for arthropod information; Mr Liwa Gunguluza (Project Manager: Region East) for assistance with the regional planning section; Ms Sheila Henning and Mr Patrick Meyer - GIS (Geographical Information System) Technicians for preparation of the maps; Ms Therese Forsyth (GIS Scientist) for assistance with the sensitivity analysis and the zonation map; Mr Andre Mitchell (Biodiversity Legislation: Land Affairs) for legal assistance; and Messrs Johan Vaughan (Field ranger, ANR&WHS) and Tierck Hoekstra (Central Regional Manager) for information on the history of ANR&WHS. The authors would like to express their gratitude to: Mr Jan Vlok (Regalis Environmental Services) for information on various plant species and assistance with the sensitivity analysis; Dr Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums) for invertebrate information; Dr John Almond (Nature Viva cc.) and Claire Browning (Council for Geoscience) for supplying information for the geology and fossils sections; The Council for Geoscience for supplying data to produce the geological map; Dr Renee Rust for archaeological information; Board Conservation Committee Members, Drs Bruce McKenzie, Colin Johnson and Proff Aubrey Redlinghuys and Denver Hendricks for comments on the draft document; Dr Marienne de Villiers (CapeNature – Stewardship Facilitator) for technical review; Dr Alan Wheeler (CapeNature – Conservation Services Manager) for scientific review; and Prof Richard Cowling (African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University) for external review of the document. ANYSBERG NATURE RESE RVE AND WORLD HERITAGE SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In compliance with the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act 57 of 2003) (NEM: PAA), CapeNature is required to develop management plans for each of its Protected Areas. In developing the management plan for the ANR&WHS, CapeNature strives to establish biodiversity conservation as a foundation of a sustainable economy providing ecosystem services, access and opportunities for all. The object of a management plan is to ensure the protection, conservation and management of the protected area concerned in a manner which is consistent with the objectives of the NEM: PAA and for the purpose for which it was declared. The approach to, and format of all CapeNature management plans is directed by the Guidelines for the Development of a Management Plan for a Protected Area in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (Cowan & Mpongoma 2010). This management plan comprises seven sections. Section 1 outlines the background, structure and authorisation processes of the management plan. The management plan focuses on strategic priorities rather than detailing all operational and potential reactive courses of action in the next 10 years. The timeframe referenced in the Strategic Implementation Framework (SIF) follows financial years (1 April to 31 March), with Year 1 commencing from signing of the management plan by the Provincial Minister: Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. While planning for some emergencies is part of the management plan, it remains possible that unforeseen circumstances could disrupt the prioritisation established in this management plan. These should be addressed in the annual review and update of the management plan. The scope of the management plan for protected areas is constrained by a reserve’s actual or potential performance capability (such as available personnel, funding, and any other external factors) to ensure that the plan is achievable and sustainable. The management plan is drafted by the Reserve Management Committee, and then goes through an internal scientific and technical review. It is then sent for an independent external review before being recommended for stakeholder participation. The management plan is then reviewed by the CapeNature Executive and recommended by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the Conservation Committee of the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (WCNCB). Once approved by the Conservation Committee, it is referred to the WCNCB for approval before being submitted by the Chairman of the WCNCB to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning for ministerial approval. The Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning then sends the management plan out for public participation and only thereafter and based on the
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