OONNGGOOYYEE FFOORREESSTT NNAATTUURREE RREESSEERVERVE MMAANNAAGGEEMMEENTNT PPLLANAN 20200099 -- 20201313 Ongoye Forest Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Integrated Management Plan: 2009-2013 Reviewed and edited by Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife Management Planning Unit Based on the Draft Integrated Management Plan (2008 – 2013) by David Totman and Associates Photograph-credits: Sharon Louw, Hugh Chittenden, Guy Upfold. Citation Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. 2009. Integrated Management Plan: Ongoye Forest Nature Reserve, South Africa. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Pietermaritzburg. 85pp. and 5 maps (4 x A4 and 1 x A3) Ongoye Forest Nature Reserve i Integrated Management Plan: 2009-2013. (Version 1.0) Ongoye Forest Nature Reserve i Integrated Management Plan: 2009-2013. (Version 1.0) Circulate to: TITLE NAME SIGNATURE AND DATE Chairperson: Portfolio Environment & Conservation Committee Review Date: 2013 Ongoye Forest Nature Reserve iii Integrated Management Plan: 2009-2013. (Version 1.0) Table of Contents Authorisation..............................................................................................................................................................ii Table of Contents......................................................................................................................................................iv List of Maps..............................................................................................................................................................vii List of Figures...........................................................................................................................................................vii List of Tables............................................................................................................................................................vii Preface.....................................................................................................................................................................viii Executive Summary and Purpose of Plan..............................................................................................................ix Protected Area Management Planning Process Framework for............................................................................x Protected Areas.........................................................................................................................................................x Definitions.................................................................................................................................................................xii Abbreviations............................................................................................................................................................xv Abbreviations used for Statutes.............................................................................................................................xvi 1 PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ONGOYE FOREST NATURE RESERVE..................1 1.1 Purpose...........................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Significance....................................................................................................................................1 2 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK................................................................2 2.1 Institutional Arrangements..............................................................................................................2 2.1.1 OFNR Management Authority.......................................................................................................2 2.1.2 Land Claims and Co-management...............................................................................................2 2.2 Legislation Guiding the Administration of the Reserve................................................................2 2.3 Regional Planning Context and Principles...................................................................................5 2.4 Proclamation Status of the Reserve.............................................................................................5 2.5 Local Agreements, Servitude Arrangements and MOU’s...........................................................5 2.6 Extending Conservation Land Use management in areas surrounding OFNR.........................6 3 BACKGROUND...........................................................................................................7 3.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................7 3.2 Location and Extent of the Reserve..............................................................................................7 3.3 History of Conservation..................................................................................................................7 3.4 Description......................................................................................................................................9 3.4.1 Climate and Weather......................................................................................................................9 3.4.2 Topography.....................................................................................................................................9 3.4.3 Geology...........................................................................................................................................9 3.4.4 Soils.................................................................................................................................................9 3.4.5 Geomorphology............................................................................................................................10 3.4.6 Hydrology......................................................................................................................................10 3.4.7 Flora..............................................................................................................................................10 3.4.7.1 Priority Species.............................................................................................................................11 3.4.8 Fauna.............................................................................................................................................14 3.4.8.1 Invertebrates.................................................................................................................................14 3.4.8.2 Herpetofauna (Reptiles and Amphibians)...................................................................................15 3.4.8.3 Avifauna (Birds)............................................................................................................................15 3.4.8.4 Fish................................................................................................................................................15 3.4.8.4 Mammals.......................................................................................................................................16 3.4.9 Cultural Heritage...........................................................................................................................17 3.4.10 Socio-Cultural Context.................................................................................................................17 3.4.11 Socio Economic Context..............................................................................................................17 3.4.12 Eco-Tourism Opportunities...........................................................................................................18 3.4.13 Developed Infrastructure (See Map 4)........................................................................................18 3.4.13.1 Eco-cultural Tourism Infrastructure.............................................................................................19 3.4.13.2 Management Infrastructure..........................................................................................................19 3.4.13.3 Bulk Infrastructure.........................................................................................................................19 3.4.13.4 Conservation Infrastructure..........................................................................................................19 3.4.13.5 Water Supply Infrastructure.........................................................................................................19 Ongoye Forest Nature Reserve iv Integrated Management Plan: 2009-2013. (Version 1.0) 4 VISION, MISSION, MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND CONSERVATION TARGETS............ 21 4.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................21 4.2 Vision.............................................................................................................................................22 4.3 Mission..........................................................................................................................................22 4.4 Protected Area Objectives...........................................................................................................22 4.5 Management Targets...................................................................................................................23