Ecosystem Guidelines for Environmental Assessment

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CONTENTS 7 : 8 : 10 : 14 : 22 : 24 : 38 : 44 : FOREWORD PREFACE INTRODUCTION Purpose of the guidelines The drafting process Limitations of the guidelines Structure of the guidelines TAKING A PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH: INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY CONSIDERATIONS IN PRE- APPLICATION PROJECT PLANNING Why take a pro-active approach A step-by-step guide to pre-application biodiversity assessment 1. Prepare for site visit 2. The site visit: planning to avoid, minimise and remedy impacts on biodiversity 3. Finding of “no significant impact” 4. When significant impacts are unavoidable 5. Contributing to conservation gains 6. Biodiversity informants in environmental assessment reporting Public participation and authority review A NOTE ON FIRE 1. COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS - ESTUARIES - SANDY BEACHES AND DUNE SYSTEMS - STRANDVELD, DUNE THICKET AND DUNE FYNBOS 2. LOWLAND FYNBOS ECOSYSTEMS Incorporating Sand Fynbos and Limestone Fynbos 3. MIDLAND and MOUNTAIN FYNBOS ECOSYSTEMS Incorporating Alluvial Fynbos; Granite, Ferricrete, Conglomerate and Silcrete Fynbos; Grassy Fynbos; and Sandstone Fynbos
52 : 58 : 62 : 68 : 78 : 88 : 4. RENOSTERVELD ECOSYSTEMS Incorporating Coast Renosterveld and Inland Renosterveld 5. SUCCULENT KAROO ECOSYSTEMS Incorporating Vygieveld, Broken Veld and Quartz Patches 6. MAINLAND THICKET ECOSYSTEMS Incorporating Thicket, Valley Thicket and Arid Thicket 7. FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS - RIVERS - WETLANDS 8. SPATIAL COMPONENTS OF ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES Overview of spatial components of ecological processes How much space do spatial components of ecological processes require Fixed and flexible spatial components of ecological processes Which spatial components of ecological processes have been mapped The conservation of important process areas Environmental assessment procedures for working in spatial components of ecological processes Land-use guidelines for spatial components of ecological processes REFERENCES and RESOURCES 13 : 17 : 81 : 84 : TABLES TABLE 1: Groups of ecosystems dealt with in these guidelines TABLE 2: Available systematic biodiversity plans TABLE 3: Scales at which ecological processes may function TABLE 4: Examples of spatial components of ecological processes and their location 90 : APPENDICES Appendix 1 Appendix 2 South African vegetation types grouped according to ecosystems dealt with in these guidelines Recommended terms of reference for the consideration of biodiversity in environmental assessment and decision-making
Page 1: ECOSYSTEM GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMEN
Page 4 and 5: CHARL DE VILLIERS (EDITOR) Conserva
Page 8 and 9: “Environmental Assessment provide
Page 10 and 11: PREFACE Charl de Villiers These gui
Page 12 and 13: INTRODUCTION Susie Brownlie Purpose
Page 14 and 15: The drafting process, which was co-
Page 16 and 17: INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY CONSIDERATIO
Page 18 and 19: UNEP's voluntary guidelines on biod
Page 20 and 21: Breede River valley: CAPE and SKEP
Page 22 and 23: STEP 4: WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AR
Page 24 and 25: A NOTE ON FIRE All fynbos types req
Page 26 and 27: COASTAL ESTUARIES COASTAL ECOSYSTEM
Page 28 and 29: COASTAL non-linear manner over wide
Page 30 and 31: COASTAL SANDY BEACHES & DUNE SYSTEM
Page 32 and 33: COASTAL What are the “bottom line
Page 34 and 35: COASTAL INCORPORATING WEST AND SOUT
Page 36 and 37: COASTAL Strandveld is also increasi
Page 38 and 39: What are the critical things to mai
Page 40 and 41: LOWLAND FYNBOS INCORPORATING SAND F
Page 42 and 43: LOWLAND FYNBOS Veld clearance for r
Page 44 and 45: NICK HELME LOWLAND FYNBOS Leipoldtv
Page 46 and 47: MIDLAND & MOUNTAIN INCORPORATING AL
Page 48 and 49: MIDLAND & MOUNTAIN Altered fire reg
Page 50 and 51: MIDLAND & MOUNTAIN What are the cri
Page 52 and 53: MIDLAND & MOUNTAIN will move in fro
Page 54 and 55: RENOSTERVELD INCORPORATING COAST &
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RENOSTERVELD Urban expansion is a p
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RENOSTERVELD What, if any, reliable
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SUCCULENT KAROO INCORPORATING VYGIE
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SUCCULENT KAROO Quarrying for grani
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MAINLAND THICKET INCORPORATING THIC
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MAINLAND THICKET appear to recover
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MAINLAND THICKET What are the criti
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FRESHWATER FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS: W
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FRESHWATER What are the key issues,
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FRESHWATER exotic garden escapees i
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FRESHWATER INCORPORATING MINOR DRAI
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FRESHWATER Introduction to the syst
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SCEPS SPATIAL COMPONENTS OF ECOLOGI
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JAN VLOK SCEPS Quartz patches can s
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SCEPS those characterised by mosaic
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TABLE 4: EXAMPLES OF SPATIAL COMPON
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SCEPS ecosystems (e.g. Granite Fynb
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REFERENCES & RESOURCES There is a w
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APPENDIX 1 SOUTH AFRICAN VEGETATION
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APPENDIX 2 RECOMMENDED TERMS OF REF
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SALDANHA CAPE TOWN VANRHYNSDORP CER
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