CER Letter to Minister Shabangu re MPRDA s49 - 1 Feb 2011

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4. Proposed prohibition Against this background, it is proposed that prospecting and mining be prohibited in the areas listed below, without conditions and for such period until the prohibition may be lifted within the requirements of s.49(3)(a). 4.1. Mountain catchment areas declared in terms of the Mountain Catchment Areas Act, 1970 (Act 63 of 1970), such as the Amatholes in the Eastern Cape; 4.2. Ramsar Sites, or sites recognised under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 1971, such as Barberspan near Delareyville, Blekbospruit near Springs, the Verlorenvlei north of Lamberts Bay, Kosi Bay and the Turtle Beaches/Coral Reefs of Tongaland south of Kosi Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, the Nylsvlei Ramsar Reserve in Limpopo; Nylsvlei Ramsar Reserve, Limpopo (Photo: John Wesson) The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The wise use of wetlands is defined as "the maintenance of their ecological character, achieved through the implementation of ecosystem approaches, within the context of sustainable development". "Wise use" therefore has at its heart the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and their resources, for the benefit of humankind. 19 19 www.ramsar.org
Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland (Photo: Mervyn Lotter) 4.3. Recognised endangered and critically endangered ecosystems, such as Wakkerstroom-Luneberg, Mpumalanga; Chrissiesmeer, Mpumalanga; Ngoye Scarp Forest, KwaZulu-Natal; Dullstroom, Mpumalanga; Mananga Cycad Sanctuary, Mpumalanga; Umtamvuna coastal grassland, KwaZulu-Natal; Last fragments of Blesbokspruit Highveld Grasslands, Gauteng; and Kogelberg, Western Cape. Since 2006, at the request of the Department of Environmental Affairs, SANBI, in consultation with provincial conservation authorities, has led broad public consultation for the first phase of scientifically rigorous identification of endangered and critically endangered ecosystems in the terrestrial environment. The purpose of these lists is to reduce the rate of extinction of endangered and critically endangered ecosystems and species and to preserve witness sites of exceptionally high conservation value. This information is readily available for implementation of a prohibition in terms of s.49 of the MPRDA.
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