6.1 LEGAL STATUS RESERVE EXPANSION Objective 4 To expand and secure the conservation estate Key Deliverables Management/Monitoring Activities Responsibility Indicators Timeframe Existing Procedures Executive Director The GNRC is Year 1-2 NEM:PAA Consolidate and formalise legal The GNRC has secure Operations; legally secure. status of provincial nature permanent legal conservation DEA; DEA&DP; reserve. status in terms of NEM: PAA. Law Admin The protected area is listed in Manager. the National Register as required by the Act. Conservation Year 1-2 NEM:PAA Confirm the boundaries of the The GNRC boundary is known Manager; Lake Pleasant Resorts land. and appropriately demarcated and secure. Conservation Hectares added On-going Western Cape Identify potential stewardship The GNRC design (size and Manager; to the Protected Area agreements with the shape) are adequate to Programme conservation Expansion Strategy; surrounding landowners in line achieve the conservation Manager: estate (TBD). Stewardship with Western Cape Protected objectives in the Management Biodiversity programme Area Expansion Strategy Plan. Stewardship; (WCPAES). Conservation Ensure local strategy for GNRC Services Manager; expansion is included in Conservation WCPAES. Services Officer; Initiate stewardship agreements Programme with neighbouring landowners. Manager: MPAs, Maintain stewardship Islands & agreements with existing Estuaries; Knysna neighbouring stewardship sites. Municipality; DEA; Promote the establishment of DWA. the Estuary Management Forum and encourage the development of an Estuary Management Plan. Follow-up progress wrt proclamation of the MPA and re-zonation. Investigate the expansion of the MPA in a westerly direction.
6.1 LEGAL STATUS RESERVE EXPANSION Objective 4 To expand and secure the conservation estate Key Deliverables Management/Monitoring Activities Responsibility Indicators Timeframe Existing Procedures The GNRC has secure permanent legal conservation status in terms of NEM: PAA. Consolidate and formalise legal status of provincial nature reserve. The protected area is listed in the National Register as required by the Act. Executive Director Operations; DEA; DEA&DP; Law Admin Manager. The GNRC is legally secure. Year 1-2 NEM:PAA The GNRC boundary is known and appropriately demarcated and secure. Confirm the boundaries of the Lake Pleasant Resorts land. Conservation Manager; Year 1-2 NEM:PAA The GNRC design (size and shape) are adequate to achieve the conservation objectives in the Management Plan. Identify potential stewardship agreements with the surrounding landowners in line with Western Cape Protected Area Expansion Strategy (WCPAES). Ensure local strategy for GNRC expansion is included in WCPAES. Initiate stewardship agreements with neighbouring landowners. Maintain stewardship agreements with existing neighbouring stewardship sites. Promote the establishment of the Estuary Management Forum and encourage the development of an Estuary Management Plan. Follow-up progress wrt proclamation of the MPA and re-zonation. Investigate the expansion of the MPA in a westerly direction. Conservation Manager; Programme Manager: Biodiversity Stewardship; Conservation Services Manager; Conservation Services Officer; Programme Manager: MPAs, Islands & Estuaries; Knysna Municipality; DEA; DWA. Hectares added to the conservation estate (TBD). On-going Western Cape Protected Area Expansion Strategy; Stewardship programme
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