West Coast District Management Area

2010: Biodiversity Sector Plans

Kannaland & Oudshoorn LMs, and Eden District Management Area

2010: Western Cape Biodiversity Framework

2010: Western Cape Biodiversity Framework

2010: KZN Conservation Plan

• 85% of priority areas outside the Urban Edge

• Critical Biodiversity Areas (CBAs) = Protected + Irreplaceable + Important

CBA ESA

PA Irreplaceable Important ESA

2011: Gauteng C- Plan v 3

2011: Namakwa Conservation Plan

2011: Limpopo Conservation Plan

2011: Focus Areas for Offshore Protection

For protecting marine biodiversity, contributing to fisheries sustainability, and supporting management of by-catch

Critically endangered

Endangered

Least threatened

Vulnerable

Critically endangered

Endangered

Least threatened

Vulnerable

Terrestrial Rivers

Wetlands

Marine & coastal

2011: NBA

Poorly protected

Moderately protected

Well protected

Not protected

Not protected

Poorly protected

Moderately protected

Well protected

Terrestrial Rivers

Wetlands

Marine & coastal

NBA 2011

Nba 2012 2011: NBA priority estuaries

2012: Addo Biodiversity Conservation Plan

2013: Marine Biodiversity Plan for the West

Coast

2013: Mpumalanga Biodiversity Sector Plan

2013: Biodiversity Priority Areas Map v2

Summary

• A whole suite of work in conservation planning spanning 3 decades

• Real thinking around systematic conservation planning for the past 15 years

• Important lessons about administrative boundaries, using consistent terminology, enabling user friendly products

• Common set of tools that are useful for planning and decision making

Summary

• Harmonisation of maps, without stifling

innovation for planning

• Biodiversity plans now have more of an impact because they are designed more cognisant of the target audience

• Forum has enabled a community of practice for biodiversity planning