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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 67 with the then Northern Namaqualand Tourism Task Group (NNTTG) that later evolved into the Richtersveld Tourism Association (RTA). Other groups took up the idea at various other stages, including the Eksteenfontein Youth Group. In 1999 a discussion group was created to discuss the possibility of a World Heritage Site. But the strongest thrust came during the Integrated Development Planning (IDP) process conducted by the Richtersveld Transitional Council in 1999 and 2000 when the idea to form a communal heritage area received widespread support from community organisations and the broader community itself, leading to the Richtersveld Conservancy being included in the IDP as a Land Development Objective (LDO). Generally speaking, the following series of progressive events marked the development of the Richtersveld Community Conservancy: • 1998: A Concept Paper was developed by EcoAfrica in consultation with the Northern Namaqualand Tourism Task Group (NNTTG) and submitted to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in January 1998. Later the same year a Reference Group was elected to develop a Management Plan for the proposed Richtersveld Community Heritage Area. • 2000: Incorporation of the Richtersveld Community Conservancy/Heritage Area into the first Integrated Development Plan (IDP) was produced by the Richtersveld Transitional Council that was incorporated later that year into the broader Richtersveld Municipality.. • 2001: The First Operational Plan was developed for the Heritage Area. • 2002: The Richtersveld Community Heritage Area evolved into a “Community Conservancy” and was included in the 2002 Richtersveld IDP. • 2002: First Concept Management Plan was developed. • 2002: The Richtersveld Community Conservancy was included in 2003 Richtersveld IDP. • 2003: Second Concept Management Plan was developed. • 2003/2004: Traditional cultural ties with //Gamaseb were revived through historic cross-border trips to the Bondelswarts community of Namibia’s //Gamaseb Communal Conservancy.
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 68 • 2004: Third Concept Management Plan was developed. This was presented to and accepted by the Richtersveld Community. • 2004: A new structure called the Management Committee was elected to replace the temporary Reference Group and to implement the Management Plan for a Richtersveld Community Conservancy. • 2004: Conservancy Manager and Administrative Officer were appointed. • 2004: A Feasibility Study for a World Heritage Site in the Richtersveld was completed. Funding is made available for a full nomination. • 2005: Northern Cape Province opens discussions with the Management Committee over handing over the Helskloof Provincial Reserve for inclusion in the Conservancy and to be managed by the Conservancy Management. • 2005: Government support arrives to develop infrastructure. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEA&T) allocates 6 million Rand (equivalent to $1 million) to the development of protective measures, signage, patrol roads and demarcated campsites in the Conservancy. • 2005: Richtersveld Community Conservancy is proposed as a World Heritage Site following numerous earlier meetings and references in the IDP and the Annual Report of the Richtersveld Sida !hub Community Property Association (CPA). • 2005: Process begins to declare the Richtersveld Community Conservancy as a formally gazetted Heritage Area. Currently, the Richtersveld Community Conservancy is gaining national and international appeal as South Africa’s last wild place where one can experience wilderness and gain insight into different cultures and traditional pastoralism. Campsites have been demarcated, regulations are in place, and entrance fees are now charged for people entering and camping in the Conservancy. It remains first and foremost a biological reserve receptive to researchers and scientists who visit from around the world and a research station is being developed. It also remains a stronghold for a threatened culture and way of life, protecting the land and local people against exploitation by others. History of discussions around World Heritage in the Richtersveld
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