the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA
the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA
the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA
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Richtersveld Cultural <strong>and</strong> Botanical L<strong>and</strong>scape World Heritage Site Nomination 67<br />
with <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>n Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Namaqual<strong>and</strong> Tourism Task Group (NNTTG) that later<br />
evolved into <strong>the</strong> Richtersveld Tourism Association (RTA). O<strong>the</strong>r groups took up <strong>the</strong><br />
idea at various o<strong>the</strong>r stages, including <strong>the</strong> Eksteenfontein Youth Group. In 1999 a<br />
discussion group was created to discuss <strong>the</strong> possibility of a World Heritage Site.<br />
But <strong>the</strong> strongest thrust came during <strong>the</strong> Integrated Development Planning (IDP)<br />
process conducted by <strong>the</strong> Richtersveld Transitional Council in 1999 <strong>and</strong> 2000<br />
when <strong>the</strong> idea to form a communal heritage area received widespread support from<br />
community organisations <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> broader community itself, leading to <strong>the</strong><br />
Richtersveld Conservancy being included in <strong>the</strong> IDP as a L<strong>and</strong> Development<br />
Objective (LDO).<br />
Generally speaking, <strong>the</strong> following series of progressive events marked <strong>the</strong><br />
development of <strong>the</strong> Richtersveld Community Conservancy:<br />
• 1998: A Concept Paper was developed by EcoAfrica in consultation with <strong>the</strong><br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Namaqual<strong>and</strong> Tourism Task Group (NNTTG) <strong>and</strong> submitted to <strong>the</strong><br />
Global Environment Facility (GEF) in January 1998. Later <strong>the</strong> same year a<br />
Reference Group was elected to develop a Management Plan for <strong>the</strong> proposed<br />
Richtersveld Community Heritage Area.<br />
• 2000: Incorporation of <strong>the</strong> Richtersveld Community Conservancy/Heritage Area<br />
into <strong>the</strong> first Integrated Development Plan (IDP) was produced by <strong>the</strong><br />
Richtersveld Transitional Council that was incorporated later that year into <strong>the</strong><br />
broader Richtersveld Municipality..<br />
• 2001: The First Operational Plan was developed for <strong>the</strong> Heritage Area.<br />
• 2002: The Richtersveld Community Heritage Area evolved into a “Community<br />
Conservancy” <strong>and</strong> was included in <strong>the</strong> 2002 Richtersveld IDP.<br />
• 2002: First Concept Management Plan was developed.<br />
• 2002: The Richtersveld Community Conservancy was included in 2003<br />
Richtersveld IDP.<br />
• 2003: Second Concept Management Plan was developed.<br />
• 2003/2004: Traditional <strong>cultural</strong> ties with //Gamaseb were revived through<br />
historic cross-border trips to <strong>the</strong> Bondelswarts community of Namibia’s<br />
//Gamaseb Communal Conservancy.