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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 135 Monthly visitation to the Richtersveld Community Conservancy Month Overnight Visitors Vehicles (passing through) October, 2004 22 19 November, 2004 48 12 December, 2004 32 23 January, 2005 16 9 February, 2005 0 15 March, 2005 13 28 April, 2005 34 47 May, 2005 32 45 June, 2005 38 96 July, 2005 62 95 August, 2005 69 117 5.i. Policies and programmes related to the presentation and promotion of the property Above all, the South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA) is tasked with ensuring protection and publicity of South Africa’s heritage. However, there are several campaigns specific to the Northern Cape, the Richtersveld Community Conservancy and the Greater !Gariep Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA). The Northern Cape is the driest and most remote province in South Africa. As a result tourism is not as large a sector as in other parts of the country. However, there are numerous tourism drawcards for the region and several ‘flagship’ locations, including the Richtersveld. The Province’s mantras “Follow the sun, not the crowds”, “The land of contrasts where less is more” and “A land of sunny days and starry nights” hone in on the tourism appeal of wide open spaces and big skies. The province also has substantial information pamphlets, maps, tourism and accommodation information available throughout the province which highlight the natural attributes such as geological and botanical aspects, and cultural attributes, such as rock art and Nama and San culture.
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 136 Specific promotional initiatives and frameworks can be found on the following websites: • Richtersveld Community Conservancy: www.richtersveld.net The Conservancy’s own website highlights the attractions and activities on offer in the Conservancy. • Richtersveld Guesthouses: www.richtersveldguesthouses.co.za The Richtersveld Guesthouses’ website markets and provides information on the Rus ‘n Bietjie Guesthouse (in Eksteenfontein) and the Rooiberg Guesthouse (the only accommodation facility located inside the Conservancy). • South-North Tourism Route (SNTR): www.south-north.co.za This website and tourism framework outlines the destinations along the Western Coast of South Africa with a focus on the Richtersveld as a top destination. Facilitated by EcoAfrica with social responsibility funding from DEA&T the SNTR is owned and increasingly operated by local communities lying along the route between Cape Town and the border of Namibia who are striving to develop a destination based firmly on the principles of equitable, responsible and sustainable tourism under the ownership of local communities and to benefit the natural environment through awareness raising. The SNTR serves as a large overall tourism driver for the Richtersveld and emphasizes the Conservancy as one of its feature attractions along the “Richtersveld Route”, a tourism route framework focusing on the Conservancy. • Distance Learning and Information Sharing Tool: www.dlist.org This is an interactive information sharing platform which has enabled the wide range of roleplayers involved with or living along the coastal areas of the Benguela Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) from government to NGOs to local stockfarmers to engage with each other on matters of conservation, development and livelihood creation. DLIST has been a prominent medium in the discussion over the World Heritage Site nomination and the emerging Greater !Gariep Transfrontier Conservation Area. The Management Committee members of the Richtersveld Community Conservancy provide an active voice on the platform sharing experiences and discussing issues with similar protected areas in South Africa and Namibia. • Northern Cape Tourism: www.northcape.co.za
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