the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA

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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 97 A special addition to the Management Plan that will particularly address the safeguarding of cultural assets is currently underway and is expected to be completed in early 2006. Enforcement The regulations are enforced by the Conservancy Manager who actively patrols the Conservancy area. In addition, the Conservancy is fortunate in that its interior is populated by local herdsmen who act as a patrol force themselves. Since all adult community members are legitimate owners of the Conservancy, including all seminomadic herders, an initiative is underway by the Management Committee to further engage these seasonal livestock grazers as a patrolling force knowledgeable of the Conservancy regulations and with the due authority to enforce the regulations, such those against plant collection and off-road driving. This method serves two purposes: to increase the involvement of all the stakeholders including those living in remote parts of the Conservancy and to utilize this human resource already stationed in the remote parts of the Conservancy as additional custodians of the property. Signage The property, formerly a vast and open area without publicly demarcated boundaries, has been properly signed. Signage has been erected to specify the following to visitors: • Borders and entrances of the property. • Locations of demarcated campsites. • Directions from roads to demarcated campsites (to prevent off-road driving). • No-entry signs for roads not permitted for use by visitors. • Notice signs for preservation of petroglyphs. • Directions to the Tourism Information Centre (TIC) for registration and payment of fees.
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 98 The above signage has been erected in only necessary locations in order to avoid disrupting the landscape with too much infrastructure. Additionally, signage was designed with neutral earthtones to complement the landscape and fit in with the area’s status as a protected area. Public Awareness The initiative to incorporate the remote stockfarmers as custodians and patrolling officers is one aspect of public awareness underway in the Conservancy. There have been numerous other programmes for community clean-ups and community engagement in conservation and preservation activities. Members of the towns of Kuboes and Eksteenfontein, the two towns located on the edges of the Conservancy, have made great strides in awareness of biodiversity conservation and the value of the Richtersveld’s culture. Such programmes in the past have included the very successful annual Richtersveld Youth Summits and youth field trips into the Conservancy for lessons on the area’s valuable succulents and cultural heritage. It is the broader community, as well as designated officers, who can help prevent visitors from collecting succulents, artefacts or from driving off road or disposing of rubbish inappropriately. Trained guides There are several trained and certified guides in Eksteenfontein and Kuboes who can lead cultural and natural tours in the towns and the Conservancy. They work by the code of ethics outlined by the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa, as well as by the regulations of the Conservancy. These guides can ensure that visitors while travelling in the Conservancy are acting in accordance with the law and Conservancy regulations. They can also educate visitors about the natural and cultural heritage of the area and the need for its protection. 4.b. (v) Number of Inhabitants within the property and buffer zone. The Richtersveld Community Conservancy falls within the Richtersveld Municipality which is very sparsely populated with 2001 census population numbers of 10,124.
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