Biodiversity (1 - SRK Consulting

maintenance, with designated passing points so that effectively only a single track is
created for 2-way traffic.
Care must be taken that to prevent an overspill of construction and maintenance
activities into sensitive areas.
M2: Servitude disturbance
Use existing distribution lines and servitudes wherever possible to avoid creating new
disturbances.
Wherever possible, place servitudes through areas of least sensitive habitat.
Minimize tracks, use of heavy equipment and dumping of soil as far as possible to
contain the area of substrate affected.
Store separately any topsoil removed for later rehabilitation.
Rehabilitate plant cover as a continual process, to maximize viability of the natural seed
bank and reduce loss of topsoil during storage. Use only indigenous (to the area) plant
material.
Monitor rehabilitation success by comparing data from the servitude with that of
surrounding habitats.
Conduct monitoring during two seasons for each year. Construction staff must be
restricted to an allocated area and should not gain access to sensitive habitat types.
Provide adequate ablution facilities to avoid using natural (sensitive) areas as toilets.
M3: Substrate transformation
Wherever substrate has to be cleared, and used for some time, ensure that wherever
possible cleared areas are used for successive operations, so minimizing number of
cleared sites created. E.g. use container storage site for subsequent assembly and then
for erection of staff facilities (accommodation, offices, workshops, etc.).
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