Ecosystem Guidelines for Environmental Assessment

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SCEPS ecosystems (e.g. Granite Fynbos, Limestone Fynbos-Sand Fynbos mosaics or wetlands) when undertaking environmental assessments for projects that may impact on spatial components of ecological processes. Prioritise restoration and alien clearance in degraded habitat linkages that would otherwise be lost if neglected. Attempt to align transformed areas "with the grain" of the ecological corridor or vegetation boundary that is being conserved, i.e. avoid severing habitat linkages in ecological corridors or destroying indigenous vegetation along the entire front of a soil interface. Where there are obvious vegetation boundaries which reflect soil interfaces, upland-lowland interfaces or, in the Thicket Biome, solid thicketnon thicket boundaries, these interfaces should Aim to accommodate vegetation boundaries and ecological corridors within projects. be maintained and accommodated within a spatial plan or project proposal. Similarly, riverine corridors and sand movement corridors should be buffered, conserved and accommodated within a spatial plan or project proposal. Consult CapeNature for input into environmental assessments or biodiversity studies in spatial components of ecological processes. JAN VLOK 7 Land-use guidelines for spatial components of ecological processes The following low-intensity land-uses may, subject to the appropriate biodiversity assessments and environmental management, be compatible with maintaining healthily functioning ecological corridors and vegetation boundaries: - Biodiversity conservation - Recreational infrastructure (hiking, mountain biking, horse trails, 4X4 tracks) - Game farming - Grazing - Ecologically sustainable harvesting of natural vegetation - Cultivation that avoids irreversible impairment of ecosystem functioning (e.g. strip cultivation rather than centre-pivot irrigation). Sprawling urban and township development and resorts should be discouraged, especially alienation of land units through any form of subdivision, sectional title, share block or similar schemes. CONSULT THE RELEVANT ECOSYSTEM GUIDELINES FOR MORE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN SPECIFIC ECOSYSTEMS COLIN PATERSON-JONES 86 : SPATIAL COMPONENTS OF ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
Planning must endeavour to maintain functional ecological corridors that link fragments of similar ecosystems, as well as different habitats and ecosystems. SCEPS
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ECOSYSTEM GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMEN
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CHARL DE VILLIERS (EDITOR) Conserva
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“Environmental Assessment provide
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PREFACE Charl de Villiers These gui
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INTRODUCTION Susie Brownlie Purpose
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The drafting process, which was co-
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INCLUDING BIODIVERSITY CONSIDERATIO
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UNEP's voluntary guidelines on biod
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Breede River valley: CAPE and SKEP
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STEP 4: WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AR
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A NOTE ON FIRE All fynbos types req
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COASTAL ESTUARIES COASTAL ECOSYSTEM
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COASTAL non-linear manner over wide
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COASTAL SANDY BEACHES & DUNE SYSTEM
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COASTAL What are the “bottom line
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COASTAL INCORPORATING WEST AND SOUT
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COASTAL Strandveld is also increasi
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Page 92 and 93: APPENDIX 1 SOUTH AFRICAN VEGETATION
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