the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 124
as print, film, and web media and collaboration with beneficial, principled and
relevant organisations and associations.
Plans in process
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan: This plan is underway to set forth the principles
and structures for the Core Area to monitor its biological and cultural resources and
their health. It will also set forth the process for necessary actions required in the
case of damage to biological or cultural assets.
Tourism Plan: This plan will outline specifically how tourism is to be managed and
controlled in the Core Area. The Marketing Plan focuses on how tourism will be
generated and the Tourism Plan will ensure that tourism is carried out in
accordance with the principles of conservation and sustainability as specified in the
Management Plan.
Zoning Plan: This plan will zone the Core Area into three primary areas: Townlands
(Kuboes and Eksteenfontein), Tourism Use Areas, Wilderness Areas, and specific
Sensitive Sites (cultural heritage sites and sensitive botanical sites) which will
require additional monitoring and strict protection.
Sustainable Management Plan: This plan will not be restricted to the Core Area but
is underway through a Global Environmental Facility (GEF) project to zone land
uses throughout the entire communal areas of the Richtersveld: the Core Area and
the Buffer Zones. The plan will build upon the existing Grazing Plan of the CPA for
the communal grazing areas, and will create a holistic plan based on sustainable
use of the natural resources. This will ensure that the buffer zones to the Core Area
are under proper management.
Environmental Response Plan: This plan is also planned under the GEF grant to
supplement the Core Area’s Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, but will include the
broader area including the buffer zones of the Core Area.