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GARDEN ROUTE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUMRelevant projects in the GREF footprint

Albert AckhurstHead of Component

Biodiversity Management

PBSAP & PBESTOWARDS BIODIVERSITY RESILIENCE

Strategic Objectives of the PBSAP:

SO 1: Conservation and effective management of biodiversity

SO 2: Partner sectors mainstreaming biodiversity into policies & plans

SO 3: A biodiversity-based economy contributes to livelihoods and development

(PBES)

SO 4: Knowledge management

SO 5: Stakeholders are mobilised

SO 6: Capable institutions achieve biodiversity management objectives

SO 7: Resource mobilisation enables biodiversity mandate

The Provincial Biodiversity Strategy and Action PlanGives effect to the:

Provincial Biodiversity Economy Strategy (PBES)

(PBSAP)

PBSAP:• Biodiversity Spatial Plan (BSP)

Mainstreaming interventions currently underway. Knysna (October 2018) and George (9 November 2018)

PBSAP & PBES IMPLEMENTATION 2018/19

PBSAP:

• BSPMainstreaming interventions currently underway. Knysna (October 2018) and George (9 November 2018)


The BSP must be used to inform how we invest in ecological infrastructure to ensure that our natural resources are managed to improve resilience and water security into the future as part of our response to climate change, including adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

The BSP Handbook provides the strategic and practical guidance on how to ensure that planning and decision-making build resilience of our ecological infrastructure.

PBSAP:• Biodiversity Bill

This bill amalgamates the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board Act, 1998 (Act 15 of 1998) and the Nature Conservation Ordinance, 1974 (Ordinance 19 of 1974) (”the Ordinance”) and includes the Biosphere Reserves Act whilst describing the biodiversity management mandate of CapeNature and the DEA&DP.

Vetting was finalized by Mid-Nov 2018 and submitted to Cabinet for approval of the Public Participation Process

• Biodiversity Information Management System (BIMS)To develop a provincial BIMS. Scoping to establish user needs and platform requirement. Submission on route to be advertised by mid Nov 2018


PBSAP:• Biosphere Reserves (BRs)

The Department gives effect to the Biosphere Reserves Act and have oversight over the 5 (soon 6?) BRs in the province and provides operational funding.

BRs are globally recognised areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystemsthat contribute towards the conservation of biodiversity, sustainablemanagement and use of the environment by man.

Biosphere reserves have evolved as mechanisms that promotesymbiotic relationships between man and the environment.


PBES at a glance

CO1: Biodiversity economy of

the province grows by

developing and unlocking the

economic potential of biodiversity sector value chains

CO2: Stakeholders recognise

and value the economic

contribution of ecological

services to the Western Cape development goals

CORE PBES OBJECTIVES

PBES at a glance

PBES Economic Sub-Sectors and Value Chains• Bioprospecting

• Wildlife

• Ecotourism (Marine & Coastal Tourism)

• Alternative energy• Investment and Asset Classes

• Natural Products

• Fishing

• Estuary Management

• Ecosystems Infrastructure Investment Framework (EIIF)

• Land Restoration & Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA)• Knowledge management and services

• Payments for ecological services (PES)

• Other initiatives - Biomimicry


PBES :

• Ecological Infrastructure Investment Framework (EIIF)

– Why? – Need to coordinate investment more effectively

– What? – Risk-based investment prioritisation and monitoring

– Who? – All of us together

– How? - Agree on risk framework and management

– Prioritisation - Provincial-level and priority MUCPs

– Good baselines, monitoring and review

– Prioritise sectoral investment

– When? – Now and always


PBES :

• Ecological Infrastructure Investment Framework (EIIF)

– Phase one: Risk analysis - Water (including groundwater), fire, flooding and erosion/geotechnical failure

– Phase two: Prioritisation analysis - current and future risk– Phase three: Development of MUCPs for priority catchments -

Develop costing for priorities over 20 years (at least)– Phase four: Investment strategies

– Government-led, Forestry exit areas (non CapeNature, non SANParks), Local government, Private sector and landowner-led interventions, Value chain development for alien biomass (carbon sequestration?), Funding priorities from the water economy (Resource Management Charge, water pricing strategies (PES).

– Phase five: Integrated investment framework– Phase six: Spatial and strategic monitoring & evaluation

Current: Catchment prioritization phase (3 workshops)

PBES :

• Keurbooms/Karatera Payments for ecosystem services (PES)Finalizing the Business Case – Cost of management of the catchment and relative ecological benefit derived will exceed R172 million per annum.


PBES :

• Keurbooms/Karatera Payments for ecosystem services (PES)Making the Business Case – Average unit reference value (URV) of water generated through various water supply options



PBES :

• Garden Route Biomimicry Learning CentreTask team (Muni, GRBR, Biowise, DEA&DP)

PBES :

• Plan BEE – Wild bee populations – Conservation StrategyFirst phase determined threats to wild populations – This phase relates to a strategy to protect and build resilience in wild beesSecond phase • Support for wild bee forage• Develop a wild bee conservation strategy• Develop a wild bee breeding pilot project


PBES :

• Sustainable Flower harvesting /AssuranceDeveloping an assurance system for sustainable harvesting and trade of flowers

• Bitou AgroforestryTwo projects (Kranshoek & Harkerville)R5 Million For Upscaling and introducing Agroprosessing


Current species planted and traded

Species to be planted from June 2018

Current species wild harvested and traded

Bulbine growing strong

First Sceletium harvested 2017

KRANSHOEK

Harkerville

First honeybush harvested 2017

(New) Map of commercially important wild harvested Cyclopia spp.

Threats !!!!

Honeybush Community of Practice (HCoP)

HBT Community of Practice – Terms of Reference

DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE/CONSTITUTION FOR A HONEYBUSH TEA WORKING GROUP / COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE.

Purpose / Objectives• Address issues of Governance• Legislation (Compliance and Permitting issues)• Sustainability & promotion of the Industry• Community upliftment and address TK issues• Knowledge Sharing & Research• Funding• local value addition & geographic Indicators• To add Accountability, Confidentiality

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Coastal Management in the Western Cape

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In terms of S38 of the NEM:ICM Act, DEA&DP is the designated provincial lead

agency for coastal management in the Western Cape

Competent authority for administration and implementation of the Public Launch

Site Regulations, June 2014

Co-ordinate estuary management in the province through the NEMP

NEM: ICM Act Implementation – Municipal Councillors Training - 22-24 May2017

© Western Cape Government 2013 |

Focus Areas for DEA&DP: Coastal Management

22NEM: ICM Act Implementation – Municipal Councillors Training - 22-24 May2017

Develop and coordinate the implementation of the Provincial CMP

Support the development and implementation of Municipal CMP’s

Coordinate the Provincial Coastal Committee (PCC) and support MCC’s and EAF’s

Coordination of Provincial and Municipal Estuarine Management Programmes

Regional Coastal Planning

Facilitation of Coastal Access

Determination and adjustment of coastal boundaries

Technical advisory functions wrt land use management

Administration of Public Launch Site Regulations

Manage measures affecting erosion and accretion

Coastal awareness, education, training and capacity building programmes

Provide strategic guidance and monitoring over CapeNature estuary and coastal functions

Support Provincial coastal job creation programmes (EPWP, EPIP, WfC, etc.)

Municipal support and capacity building in respect of coastal matters

Represent DEA&DP at Working Group 8 and other relevant committees

Support DEA with development of law and strategic initiatives pertaining to the coast

Provincial State of the Coast Report

Management of international/national coastal conventions and protocols

Thank you!

Tel: Fax:

www.westerncape.gov.za

Contact Us

Albert Ackhurst

Sub-Directorate: Biodiversity

021 483 8364 021 483 4440

[email protected]

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