the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA

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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 119 According to Municipal Systems Act of 2000, all municipalities are required to produce an Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The following steps must be followed in the IDP process: (1) Proper Public Participation to raise awareness in communities about the IDP process and how they get the opportunity to identify their needs. (2) Investigation of the natural, human and economic potential of the area’s resources to fulfil the above-mentioned IDP vision. (3) Annual monitoring and evaluation of the performance measures and changing circumstances. The Richtersveld Municipality has an excellent record of producing useful and comprehensive IDPs. The IDP is an important process in the region, because of the history of marginalisation of the people and the municipality’s ambition to provide better lives for the Richtersveld people. The first IDP was produced under the auspices of the old Richtersveld Transitional Council (RTC) when the Vision was coined that was later adopted by the entire municipal area. The amalgamated municipality produced its first IDP in 2002. Every year the IDP has been reviewed and several awareness meetings of the IDP process have been held in Eksteenfontein, Kuboes, Sandrift, Lekkersing, Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay. The 2002 IDP identified four priority areas for the Richtersveld: • Infrastructure and services • Livelihood and job creation • Conservation of natural and cultural resources • Normalising access and opportunity Some specific sectors identified as requiring further suitable development were: • Tourism • Infrastructure • Agriculture and Stockfarming
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 120 • Mining • Small / Medium Microenterprises (SMMEs) The Conservancy and the IDP The Richtersveld Community Conservancy has, since its inception, been fully supported by the municipality and discussed in IDP 2002, IDP 2003 and IDP Review 2004. The IDP also emphasizes the importance of the Conservancy in the emerging Greater !Gariep Transfrontier Conservation Area. World Heritage Site Feasibility Study The Feasibility Study for a World Heritage Site in the Richtersveld was commissioned by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEA&T) with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The purpose of the feasibility study was to: • examine the justification of parts of the Richtersveld to be a World Heritage Site, • examine possible borders and multiple components, • determine applicable criteria, • identify the process for establishing a World Heritage Site, • address the transfrontier character of the region, and • to ensure complete community involvement in the process through extensive consultation, workshops, and field trips. The Feasibility Study identified four possible scenarios for a World Heritage Site and was positively received by DEA&T and UNESCO, which subsequently made funding available for a complete nomination. Some specific policy papers with regard for national heritage include: • Tourism Policy Paper for the Northern Cape;
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