Umtshezi Local Large biodiversity Limited benefits Improvement of On-going Municipality that inhabits an derived from biodiversity and environmental ecosystem international hydrological degradation affecting assets situated integrity of the ecotourism, landscape that in the aquatic systems leading to a reduction has retained municipality of resources available ecological for conservation functionality; There is an aspects. Lack of opportunity for environmental contributions to There are compliance and rural livelihood Low economic growth wetlands, enforcement; through and increasing rate of important water this weakens employment unemployment in yield areas and management of opportunities in major economic streamlined the natural alien eradication sectors rivers environment operations as well as Alien infestation may beneficiation of The presence of Lack of lead in marked Priority Floral some species as environmental declines in stream they provide Species that management flow, transformation prevents materials for the strategies and of vegetation ecological production of key composition & various degradation and interventions to structure; alteration of further loss of household and monitor & patterns nutrient cycle saleable items vegetation manage & fire regime; also such as building biodiversity as impact on Tourism & materials, crafts The municipality well as Agricultural and furniture ecological production also contains the and fuel wood footprint basis of the Tugela-Vaal Poor environmental water scheme management due to and good water lack of environmental Stakeholder resources. awareness alliance on Lack of common environmental protection planning Indigenous Industrialisation and between planted at overpopulation development Wembezi Area as Revenue planning and a response to generation environmental Illegal Dumping which reduction of through planning pollutes wetlands Carbon Footprint conservation of biodiversity High potential Municipal agricultural land, Lack of Participation in Mapping potential forestry environmental Greenest environmental
Umtshezi Local Municipality Large biodiversity that inhabits an ecosystem landscape that has retained ecological functionality; There are wetlands, important water yield areas and streamlined rivers The presence of Priority Floral Species that prevents ecological degradation and further loss of vegetation The municipality also contains the basis of the Tugela-Vaal water scheme and good water resources. Indigenous planted at Wembezi Area as a response to reduction of Carbon Footprint Municipal Participation in Greenest Limited benefits derived from international assets situated in the municipality Lack of environmental compliance and enforcement; this weakens management of the natural environment Lack of environmental management strategies and key interventions to monitor & manage biodiversity as well as ecological footprint Lack of common planning between development planning and environmental planning Lack of environmental Improvement of biodiversity and hydrological integrity of aquatic systems There is an opportunity for contributions to rural livelihood through employment opportunities in alien eradication operations as well as beneficiation of some species as they provide materials for the production of various household and saleable items such as building materials, crafts and furniture and fuel wood Stakeholder alliance on environmental protection Revenue generation through conservation of biodiversity Mapping environmental On-going environmental degradation affecting the ecotourism, leading to a reduction of resources available for conservation aspects. Low economic growth and increasing rate of unemployment in major economic sectors Alien infestation may lead in marked declines in stream flow, transformation of vegetation composition & structure; alteration of patterns nutrient cycle & fire regime; also impact on Tourism & Agricultural production Poor environmental management due to lack of environmental awareness Industrialisation and overpopulation Illegal Dumping which pollutes wetlands High potential agricultural land, potential forestry
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