the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA

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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 143 Several projects have been funded to assist the Conservancy and the Grazing Areas in the buffer zone to monitor natural and cultural resources. As discussed in Section 5.f (Sources of Finance), Global Environment Facility has begun a five year project which will map and take inventory of the biological assets of the Core Area and the Buffer Zones and put in place a community-based biodiversity monitoring and rapid response system. Additional research is planned to assess the human use of plants for medicinal or traditional purposes. The hoodia plant which exists in the Conservancy has been widely publicised for its use by the San people of the Kalahari for suppression of appetite and there are numerous other species used by the Nama in the Conservancy. Intangible Heritage is also a field for further research to catalogue oral history, song and tradition. This was started under by the curator of the Eksteenfontein Museum, but will need to be expanded to comprehensively preserve this living history. Additionally, Conservation International, through its Richtersveld Community Based Natural Resource Management Programme (CBNRM) has made funding available for the development of a Monitoring Plan for the Conservancy to supplement the Management Plan. The Monitoring Plan for the Conservancy is planned to be completed by mid-2006.
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 144 6.a. Key Indicators for Measuring State of Conservation The indicators listed below can all be expressed numerically to show quantitatively trends and overall health of the cultural or natural heritage aspect. Locations of the records, as have been written into the Conservancy Research Plan, must be retained in the administrative offices of the Conservancy in Eksteenfontein. Botanical data will also be kept at the South African National Biodiversity Institute and cultural data will also be kept at the Northern Cape Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. Indicator Periodicity Number of |haru oms and percentage of natural material 5 years, based on original used. survey in 2001 Number of traditional seasonal livestock posts. 5 years, in conjunction with survey of |haru oms Number of people residing in the Conservancy 5 years in conjunction with other cultural surveys Average size of goat and sheep herds. 5 years in conjunction with other cultural surveys Number of Aloe pillansii in winter rainfall areas Depending on initial survey findings Number of young A. pillansii plants in winter rainfall areas Depending on initial survey findings Number of A. pillansii in summer rainfall areas. Depending on initial survey findings Number of young A. pillansii plants in summer rainfall areas Depending on initial survey findings Number of Pachypodium namaquanum winter rainfall areas Depending on initial survey findings Number of young Pachypodium namaquanum plants winter Depending on initial survey rainfall areas findings Number of P. namaquanum in summer rainfall areas. Depending on initial survey findings Number of young Pachypodium namaquanum plants Depending on initial survey summer rainfall areas findings 6.b. Administrative Arrangement for Monitoring the Property The property will be monitored along the lines of Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) procedures. Monitoring the property will involve to the extent possible the full consultation and involvement of local people. Monitoring will be carried out by the Operational Team that reports to the Conservancy Management Committee, with support from the Richtersveld
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