the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 109
• Exchange of information about land use and management of possible
integrated developments and conservation frameworks
• Avoidance of unnecessary interference in each other’s mandates
• Establishment of future guidelines for management
Both community and local government are fully supportive of the World Heritage
Site nomination which is mentioned in various versions of the IDP as well as Annual
Reports of the CPA.
5.b and 5.c Protective Designation and Means of Implementing Protective
Measures
The Richtersveld is an area that, as is shown elsewhere in this dossier, has
survived with its universal value intact only because of appreciation by the
community that has been the custodian of its natural resources and practitioners of
its cultural values for a period of time that extends beyond human memory. This
fundamental aspect of traditional protection is underpinned and supported by the
modern legal system of South Africa that, at a multitude of levels, provides for the
protection of all that is valued and cared for by the people of the Richtersveld and is
in a broader sense of universal value and deserving of recognition by all of
humankind.
The Richtersveld Community Conservancy is subject to local, provincial and
national legislation as well as the Conservancy’s regulations, such as those on land
use, tourism and protection of plants and animals.
Specific legislation affecting the protection of the Richtersveld Community
Conservancy:
• Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996)
• Environmental Conservation Act (1989)
• National Environmental Management Act (1998)
• World Heritage Convention Act (1999)