thickets Terminalia sericea Acacia fleckii – occurring on remnants of sand within the karstveld. All communities within 100m of a fountain or spring. These habitats often include uncommon wetland trees. Acacia erioloba – Tylosema esculentum habitats, and all stands of Acacia erioloba trees. Palmveld (Hyphaene petersiana). Ecological In order to maintain soil fertility and provide Modify this The Correct level of habitat and browse for wildlife and birds, imbalance due to component of the person/company harvesting, the following measures shall be carried out over-harvesting EMP considerably that has the permit adequate numbers within each and every target area: for the specific from DoF is of trees, amd Leave bush clumps (or totalling ‘islands’) habitat in the responsible for islands, remain. at least of the target area. 10% project area. implementing. S/he Area has a If any slopes with gradients of 5 12.5% – must ensure that all appearance are included in the target area, then the sub-contractors after bush islands must be increased to 20% on those slopes implement the thinning. Within that are cut, all large trees (over EMP 4m tall), including dead trees, shall be retained. The only exception is if the vegetation consists entirely of encroachers that are all over 4m. In that case, leave 300 - 500 per hectare in any case. The TE rainfall formula includes all sizes – and species, including Protected species. The result a year after cutting should be grasslands with many large trees providing shade in a park-like landscape, with some islands of bush as mentioned above. In addition to small bush islands, also leave at least one large area exceeding 1 ha as a representative sample of the original habitat. All envisaged should include ‘islands’ browser species of bush, Protected species of trees, and even encroacher species as they also have benefits for soil fertility. Browser species are listed in Annex 3. Seek to create an environment with a matrix of grass, large trees and bush. SOIL EROSION Impact Generic mitigation measure Area specific Responsibility Indicators description additional/ alternative measures
Terminalia sericea – Acacia fleckii thickets occurring on remnants of sand within the karstveld. All communities within 100m of a fountain or spring. These habitats often include uncommon wetland trees. Acacia erioloba – Tylosema esculentum habitats, and all stands of Acacia erioloba trees. Palmveld (Hyphaene petersiana). Ecological imbalance due to over-harvesting In order to maintain soil fertility and provide habitat and browse for wildlife and birds, the following measures shall be carried out within each and every target area: Leave bush clumps (or ‘islands’) totalling at least 10% of the target area. If any slopes with gradients of 5 – 12.5% are included in the target area, then the islands must be increased to 20% on those slopes Within that are cut, all large trees (over 4m tall), including dead trees, shall be retained. The only exception is if the vegetation consists entirely of encroachers that are all over 4m. In that case, leave 300 - 500 per hectare in any case. The TE – rainfall formula includes all sizes and species, including Protected species. The result a year after cutting should be grasslands with many large trees providing shade in a park-like landscape, with some islands of bush as mentioned above. In addition to small bush islands, also leave at least one large area exceeding 1 ha as a representative sample of the original habitat. All ‘islands’ envisaged should include browser species of bush, Protected species of trees, and even encroacher species as they also have benefits for soil fertility. Browser species are listed in Annex 3. Seek to create an environment with a matrix of grass, large trees and bush. Modify this component of the EMP considerably for the specific habitat in the project area. The person/company that has the permit from DoF is responsible for implementing. S/he must ensure that all sub-contractors implement the EMP Correct level of harvesting, adequate numbers of trees, amd islands, remain. Area has a appearance after bush thinning. SOIL EROSION Impact description Generic mitigation measure Area specific additional/ alternative measures Responsibility Indicators
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