CER Letter to Minister Shabangu re MPRDA s49 - 1 Feb 2011
CER Letter to Minister Shabangu re MPRDA s49 - 1 Feb 2011
CER Letter to Minister Shabangu re MPRDA s49 - 1 Feb 2011
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Marakele National Park, Limpopo (Pho<strong>to</strong>: John Wesson)<br />
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3.5.2. Special natu<strong>re</strong> <strong>re</strong>serves, national parks or natu<strong>re</strong> <strong>re</strong>serves decla<strong>re</strong>d in terms of<br />
the National Environmental Management: Protected A<strong>re</strong>as Act, 2003, 16 such as the<br />
Kruger National Park, Limpopo and the Marakele National Park, Waterberg,<br />
Limpopo. In terms of s.48(1) of NEMPAA, commercial prospecting and mining a<strong>re</strong><br />
prohibited in these a<strong>re</strong>as. Natu<strong>re</strong> <strong>re</strong>serves include natu<strong>re</strong> <strong>re</strong>serves managed by<br />
provincial authorities.<br />
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S.17 of the Protected A<strong>re</strong>as Act <strong>re</strong>cords the following purposes of declaring<br />
protected a<strong>re</strong>as, including marine protected a<strong>re</strong>as. These purposes include the<br />
protection of ecologically viable a<strong>re</strong>as <strong>re</strong>p<strong>re</strong>sentative of South Africa’s biological<br />
diversity and its natural landscapes and seascapes in a system of protected a<strong>re</strong>as;<br />
<strong>to</strong> p<strong>re</strong>serve the ecological integrity of those a<strong>re</strong>as; <strong>to</strong> protect a<strong>re</strong>as <strong>re</strong>p<strong>re</strong>sentative<br />
of all ecosystems, habitats and species naturally occurring in South Africa; <strong>to</strong><br />
protect South Africa’s th<strong>re</strong>atened or ra<strong>re</strong> species; <strong>to</strong> protect an a<strong>re</strong>a which is<br />
vulnerable or ecologically sensitive; <strong>to</strong> assist in ensuring the sustained supply of<br />
environmental goods and services; <strong>to</strong> provide for the sustainable use of natural and<br />
biological <strong>re</strong>sources; <strong>to</strong> c<strong>re</strong>ate or augment destinations for natu<strong>re</strong>-based <strong>to</strong>urism; <strong>to</strong><br />
manage the inter<strong>re</strong>lationship between natural environmental biodiversity, human<br />
settlement and economic development; generally, <strong>to</strong> contribute <strong>to</strong> human, social,<br />
cultural, spiritual and economic development; or <strong>to</strong> <strong>re</strong>habilitate and <strong>re</strong>s<strong>to</strong><strong>re</strong><br />
degraded ecosystems and promote the <strong>re</strong>covery of endange<strong>re</strong>d and vulnerable<br />
species.<br />
As mentioned above, the 2010 G<strong>re</strong>en Paper on South Africa’s Climate Change<br />
Response identifies an effective, expanded protected a<strong>re</strong>as system as a key tenet<br />
of South Africa’s <strong>re</strong>sponse <strong>to</strong> climate change.<br />
3.5.3. Marine protected a<strong>re</strong>as decla<strong>re</strong>d under s.43 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 17<br />
1998 such as the Table Mountain Marine Protected A<strong>re</strong>a and the Dwesa-Cebe<br />
16 Act 57 of 2003.<br />
17 Act 18 of 1998