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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 139 Some specific training and capacity building exercises which have taken place for Conservancy management and members of the community include (d): Protected Area Management The Conservancy Management has undertaken several trainings to build capacity in Protected Area Management. Several members have experience with South African National Parks (SANParks) in administration and management. Additionally, the administrative capacity of the Conservancy has been built through professional bookkeeping and accounting courses in Cape Town. In 2005, the Conservancy Manager and Administrative Officer undertook an exchange with SANParks to Cape Peninsula National Park and West Coast National Park to strengthen skills in Protected Area Management and conservation of sensitive floral ecosystems. The focus was to bring the skills that have been used in the Fynbos Biodiversity Hotspot and Cape Floral Region World Heritage Site to the Conservancy as part of the Succulent Karoo Biodiversity Hotspot. Additional training courses have been held by SANParks from the Richtersveld National Park for various members of the community in the Conservancy. The Conservancy Management also undertakes regular visits to southern Namibia to develop cultural linkages between similar protected areas in the Greater !Gariep TFCA, such as //Gamaseb Communal Conservancy. These visits also enable the Conservancy Management to visit and learn from other commercial and communal conservancies and national parks. The Conservancy staff also benefit regularly from on-hand expertise of and training from the Richtersveld CBNRM Programme, located in Eksteenfontein on the border of the Conservancy. The CBNRM Programme serves a vital role in the Richtersveld and builds capacity in conservation, development. Another useful nongovernmental organisation, International Knowledge Management (IKM) also serves as a vast technical resource for capacity building of the Conservancy Management. Please refer to the Section 5.G (Sources of Expertise) for more information.
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 140 Environmental Assessment (EA) An on-site short course introducing the principles of environmental assessment, including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Social Impact Assessment (SIA) was completed in 2005 by the Conservancy Manager, Administrative Officer, members of the Management Committee, Local Government, the Environmental Committee of the Sida !hub Community Property Association and the Richtersveld Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Coordinator. A second and more advanced EA course was undertaken by the same group in 2005 which focused on Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) and further details of public participation and processes of EIAs. To supplement these short courses the Conservancy Manager and Administrative Officer also completed professional courses in EIA obtaining certificates from Potchefstroom University. The Conservancy Management Committee has placed a great deal of importance on planning and due process in EA especially with regards to any new developments in the region. Mapping and Global Information Systems (GIS) The Conservancy has a mapping team located in Eksteenfontein, trained in Global Information Systems. Computer facilities are available in the Management offices to create and update maps off the Conservancy and to capture information and locations of specific sites in the field. The Conservancy Mapping Team has created maps for tourism and management purposes, demarcated trails, and logged information of roads, fences and sites of interest. The Mapping Team is also planning to undertake the assignment of mapping of the threatened Aloe pillansii, which is almost entirely restricted to the land inside the Conservancy.
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