Transcript INTERACTIONS OF RABBITS, TORTOISES AND PENGUINS ON …

Conservation is Catching on!
Richard Knight in collaboration with Cape Nature
Conservation Board and South African National Parks
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What is conservation?.
A traditional view was an area put aside for the preservation
of organisms and their environment!
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This has lead to conflicts between local
communities and park boundaries
Photo South African National Parks
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“National Parks have not drawn us into a more
thoughtful relationship with our habitat. They
have not taught us that land is to be used
frugally and with good sense. They have
encouraged us to believe that conservation is
merely a system of trading environmental
write-offs against large protected areas. They
have more than failed, in fact they have
become a symptom of the problem” (Van
Tighem 1986)
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Fencing and Park Boundaries have become
major social and political issues.
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The solution is to involve local
communities and manage protected
areas as another type of landuse.
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Critical to Park Management is to
establish objectives
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A classification of protected areas exists
from the IUCN
Ia: The Strict Nature Reserve/Wilderness areas
Preserve habitats, ecosystems and species in
Island and the Prince Edward Islands
Objective: Dassen
as undisturbed state as possible
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A classification of protected areas exists
from the IUCN
II: National Park
Protect
for scientific,
educational, recreational
Objective: West
Coast
National Park
or tourist purposes
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A classification of protected areas exists
from the IUCN
III: Natural Monument: Protected Area
on a specific
natural/cultural
Objective: Based
Kirstenbosch
and Tienie
Versveld or unique
representational significance
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A classification of protected areas exists
from the IUCN
IV: Habitat/Species Management Area
Maintain a habitat for protection of significant
group of species or special physical
Maanschynkop
Objective: species/
features
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A classification of protected areas exists
from the IUCN
V: Protected Landscape/Seascape
No South
African examples
- of nature and
harmonious
interaction
Objective: Protect
look at Fishing Communities
culture
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A classification of protected areas exists
from the IUCN
IX: Biosphere Reserve
Core
Buffer
Transitional
protected
areas West
within Coast
a landscape
Objective: Integrate
Kogelberg
& Proposed
of other economic activities
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A classification of protected areas exists
from the IUCN
X: World Heritage Site
www.robben.island.org.za
Robbenfor
Island
& proposed
scientific,
educational, recreational
Objective: Protect
fortourist
Tablepurposes
Mountain
or
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Other protected areas
Peace Parks- a Transfrontier conservation area
South African National Parks
co-operation,
creation
Recentlyregional
Proclaimed
Kalaharijob
Park
Objective: Promote
and biodiversity conservation
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Contractual Parks
A protected area that is co-operatively managed by
Local Communities and a State Organization
South African National Parks - Nigel Dennis
natural National
resourcesPark
and preserve
Objective: Protect
Richtersveld
cultural lifestyles of indigenous people
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How
World
wellHeritage
are we Conserving?
Sites
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World Heritage Sites South Africa
South Africa's World Heritage Sites: World Heritage Sites recognise and
protect areas of outstanding natural, historical and cultural value. Given
South Africa's diverse culture and history and her spectacular natural
resources and wildlife, it is not surprising that she boasts 7 World Heritage
Sites.
Cultural
» Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and
Environs (1999)
» Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2003)
» Robben Island (1999)
Mixed
» UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park (2000)
Natural
» Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2004)
» Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park (1999)
» Vredefort Dome (2005)
Proposed Peace Parks
Richtersveld/
Ai-Ais
Gariep
Kgalagadi
(Kalahari)
Limpopo/Shashe
Kruger/
Banhine-Zinave
Gonarezhou
Maputaland
Maloti/
Drakensberg
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South African National Parks
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Conserved Areas in the Western Cape
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Conserved Areas in Hermanus
Maan
Vogelgat schyn
kop
Fernkloof
Cliff paths
Walker
Bay
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Just a final tour of Fernkloof
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