Ingwehumbe Management Plan Final 2018

Ingwehumbe Management Plan Final 2018

Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal South Africa Management Plan Prepared by KwaZulu-Natal Biodiversity Stewardship Programme Citation Johnson, I., Stainbank, M. and Stainbank, P. (2018). Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve Management Plan. Version 1.0. AUTHORISATION This Management Plan for Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve is approved: TITLE NAME SIGNATURE AND DATE KwaZulu-Natal MEC: Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Recommended: TITLE NAME SIGNATURE AND DATE Chief Executive Officer: EKZNW Chairperson: EKZNW, Biodiversity Conservation Operations Management Committee Chairperson: People and Conservation Operations Committee Management Authority INGWEHUMBE NATURE RESERVE MANAGEME N T P L A N I TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHORISATION I TABLE OF CONTENTS II LIST OF TABLES III LIST OF FIGURES III ABBREVIATIONS IV 1) BACKGROUND 1 1.1 Purpose of the plan 1 1.2 Structure of the plan 2 1.3 Alignment with METT 4 1.3 Introduction 4 1.4 The values of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve 5 1.5 Adaptive management 7 2) DESCRIPTION OF INGWEHUMBE NATURE RESERVE AND ITS CONTEXT 9 2.1 The legislative basis for the management of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve 9 2.2 The regional and local planning context of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve 10 2.3 The history of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve 12 2.4 Ecological context of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve 14 2.6 Socio-economic context 20 2.7 Operational management within Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve 23 2.8 Summary of management issues, challenges and opportunities 24 3) STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 26 3.1 Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve vision 26 3.2 Objectives and strategic outcomes 26 4) ZONATION PLAN 28 4.1 Conceptual development guidelines 28 5) ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE 29 6) OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 30 6.1 Legal compliance and law enforcement 30 6.2 Buffer zone protection and regional management 31 6.3 Visitor management and tourism development 34 6.4 Conservation management 34 6.5 Operational management 39 7) MONITORING AND REPORTING 41 7.1 Annual monitoring 41 7.2 Annual protected area management plan implementation review 43 8) INGWEHUMBE NATURE RESERVE’S ANNUAL PLAN OF OPERATION 44 8.1 Implementation of the management plan 44 8.2 Responsibilities in implementing the protected area management plan 45 8.3 Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve’s resource requirements 45 REFERENCES 46 APPENDIX A: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS APPENDIX B: LIST OF STATUTES TO WHICH THE INGWEHUMBE NATURE RESERVE IS SUBJECT INGWEHUMBE NATURE RE SERVE MANAGEME N T P L A N II APPENDIX C: COPY OF INGWEHUMBE NATURE RESERVE SG DIAGRAM AND PROCLAMATION (PENDING). APPENDIX D:VEGETATION TYPES AND SPECIES LISTS APPENDIX D1: KZN VEGETATION TYPES occurring within Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve, their conservation status and protection. APPENDIX D2: PLANT SPECIES LIST for Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve APPENDIX D3: GENERAL FAUNA LIST: Invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. APPENDIX D4: BIRD LIST APPENDIX E: PRO FORMA ANNUAL PLAN OF OPERATION LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Land ownership of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. ....................................................................... 9 Table 2. Vegetation types of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve and their contribution to systematic biodiversity planning conservation targets. ............................................................................................. 17 Table 3. List of alien invasive plants species found on Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. ............................ 19 Table 4. Management challenges, issues and opportunities ................................................................... 24 Table 5. Objectives and strategic outcomes for Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. ...................................... 27 Table 6. Framework for legal compliance and law enforcement, and buffer zone protection and regional management. ............................................................................................................................. 32 Table 7. Framework for visitor management, tourism development and conservation management. .. 36 Table 8. Framework for operational management. ................................................................................. 40 Table 9. Annual monitoring schedule for Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. ................................................ 42 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Structure of the Management Plan. ............................................................................................ 3 Figure 2. Regional location of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. .................................................................... 5 Figure 3. The adaptive management cycle (Management Strategy Evaluation, 2009). ............................. 8 Figure 4. Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve and its constituent properties. .................................................. 10 Figure 5. Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve in the context of uMgungundlovu DM Critical Biodiversity Areas Map. ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 6. Mean monthly rainfall and temperature data for the major Bioreseource units of Ingwehumbe............................................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 7. Map showing topography of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve and its surrounds. ........................ 15 Figure 8. Map showing the geology of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. .................................................... 16 Figure 9. Map showing the vegetation types of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. ...................................... 17 Figure 10. Local municipality within which Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve falls ....................................... 21 Figure 11. Ingwehumbe Nature Reserveinfrastructure of rodas, bush camp and recreational cycle tracks.. ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 Figure 12. Zonation plan for Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. .................................................................... 28 Figure 13. Organisational structure for Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve. ................................................... 30 Figure 14. Process for the implementation of the Management Plans. .................................................. 44 INGWEHUMBE NATURE RE SERVE MANAGEME N T P L A N III ABBREVIATIONS Amafa Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali (KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Heritage Agency) BCOMM Ezemvelo Biodiversity Conservation Operations Management Meeting BP Business Plan CCA Community Conservation Area CDP Concept Development Plan CEO Chief Executive Officer CRMP Cultural Resource Management Plan CMS Co-management Structure DAEARD KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development DCO District Conservation Officer DEA National Department of Environmental Affairs DWA National Department of Water Affairs EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMF Environmental Management Framework EMP Environmental Management Plan EWT Endangered Wildlife Trust Ezemvelo Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife FPA Fire Protection Association in terms of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act (No.1 of 1998) GIS Geographical Information System IDP Municipal Integrated Development Plan IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature MCM National Department of Marine and Coastal Management MEC Member of the Executive Council MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding NEMA National Environmental Management Act NPAES National Protected Area Expansion Strategy NSBA National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment OIC Officer in Charge PA Protected Area SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency SDF Municipal Spatial Development Framework SMME Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises SMP Strategic Management Plan SWOT Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation WWF Word Wildlife Fund INGWEHUMBE NATURE RE SERVE MANAGEME N T P L A N IV 1) BACKGROUND 1.1 Purpose of the plan Management plans for biodiversity stewardship sites are strategic documents that provide the framework for the development and operation of biodiversity stewardship sites. Biodiversity stewardship offers varying levels of formal protection of land with nature reserves being the highest level of protection and a recognised protected area in terms of the National Environmental: Management Protected Areas Act, No. 57 of 2003. Because of the importance of its biodiversity and ecological functions, Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve qualified to be declared as a nature reserve in terms of the Act. This management plan informs management at all levels, from the management authority through to support staff within partner organisations. The purpose of the management plan is to: • Provide the primary strategic tool for management of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve, informing the need for specific programmes and operational procedures. • Provide for capacity building, future thinking and continuity of management. • Enable the landowner to develop and manage Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve in such a way that its values and the purpose for which it has been established are protected. • Ensure the effective management of Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve in accordance with relevant provincial, national and international norms and standards. • The plan outlines the implementation of the conditions laid out in the Protected Area Management Agreement for Ingwehumbe Nature Reserve,

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