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SRK Consulting in association with BKS Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality EMF – Draft Status Quo Report Page 61 Asset Opportunity Constraint / Threat protected areas. Diversification of economic activities in the form of tourism. Appropriate environmental policies and bylaws. Potential to declare a RAMSAR site at Wakkerstroom. Grow in Eco tourism activities such as fishing, and bird watching. Enhanced environmental awareness. Limited job creation. Need of land for housing. Potential increase in Mining and industries, over grazing. Poverty. Development of other economic sectors. Inadequate land management practices leading to damage of biodiversity. Lack of knowledge of value of natural and heritage environment. Increase in demand for water. Minimal protection of the natural environment. Tourism potential Governance Agricultural potential Natural, historical and cultural heritage conservation and protection. Sources of funding from private sector to invest in tourism projects. Skills development, job creation and poverty alleviation. Nationwide, one job is created for every eight tourists visiting the country. Training and empowerment through on-thejob training. Cultural exchange opportunities. Revenue generation from tourism to alleviate housing backlogs and decrease information settlements. Accumulation of multiple skills that can potentially be used to diversify the local economy. Increase in money supply in the area to reach the poor communities. More entrepreneurial projects undertaken. Increase in money supply in the area which could reach poor communities through the multiplier effect. Creation of secondary economic spin-offs. Political stability and strong leadership. Increased performance. Skills development and transfer within the municipality. Reduction of services and housing backlogs. Strategic planning. Compatible with tourist activities. Job creation. Increase in waste production and pressure on landfill sites. Lack of environmental awareness and management and adherence to applicable legislation. Increase in traffic, pollution and water needs. Littering and human waste problems (tourists and locals). Pollution of water resources (physical or biological). Loss of local culture and way of life. Degradation of the vegetation. Poor environmental protection and management leading to loss of biodiversity. Services and housing backlogs reduces the integrity of the area. Environmental, visual and noise impacts of other economic activities (mining, saw mills, etc.). Potential negative impact of visitors on the characteristics, integrity and biodiversity of the place, local access and the social/economic/cultural well-being. Lack of funds and capacity to drive tourism. Tourism can provide local employment but badly managed tourism projects may result in a decline in natural resources. This, in turn, will impact tourism and employment figures. Threats to personal security and safety adversely affect tourism demand. A sense of personal security is also affected by the prevalence of violent crime, petty theft, water quality, disease or bad sanitation. Increase in services, housing and infrastructure backlogs. No strategic planning. Poor service delivery. Lack of capacity and funds. High community expectations and overreliance on government grants. Corruption and nepotism. Skills shortages and ineffective resource allocation. Over grazing and loss of grassland. Loss of biodiversity and natural habitats. KILI/BEAT G:\404946_PIXLEY EMF\7REPORTS\Status Quo report\Draft report\Draft status quo report, July 2010.docx July 2010
SRK Consulting in association with BKS Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality EMF – Draft Status Quo Report Page 62 Asset Opportunity Constraint / Threat Economically viable. Potential reduction in tourist numbers. Food security. Pressure on water resources. Mining and urban sprawl. Lack of land for housing development. Mining potential Employment generation. Skills development and transfer. Secondary economic spin-offs emanating from mining i.e. guest houses and local procurement of goods and services. Improved cooperation between institutions. Improved transport systems and road conditions. Higher tax revenue for government. With adequate management of state resources, community member will be in a position to benefit. Social development obligations of mines will assist community projects. Environmental support practices. Health impacts and potential conflict as a result of influx of job seekers and workers. Housing shortage. Basic services backlog. Increase in criminal activities. Contamination of surface and groundwater (e.g. AMD). The continuous movement of heavy haulage trucks degrading the condition of the roads. Cumulative and cross boundary impacts to air and water quality. Negative impact to biodiversity and wetlands. Unsustainable in the medium and long term. Impact on agricultural and tourism potential. Source: Adapted from BKS (2010) Table 4-7: Assets, opportunities and constraints/threats associated with cultural heritage Asset Opportunity Constraint / Threat Legal framework Local knowledge of cultural-heritage Potential for culturalheritage sites EIA processes must include a HIA which presents an opportunity for developing a database of heritage for the area. Everything older than 60 years is protected by law even if not formally proclaimed as a heritage site. Presents research opportunities for scholars. The discovery of cultural-heritage may present opportunities to expand the tourism product in the PKSLM area. This should be guided by relevant cultural-heritage management plans to ensure the sustainable utilization of these sites. Focus on the areas where it can be the occurrence of cultural heritage resources can be predicted and attend to the rest as it is discovered. Opportunity to build up a database in the PKSLM area. Development projects can be monitored and the database broadened accordingly. Limited knowledge of cultural heritage in the area. Adequately qualified professionals are required to conduct the studies. Municipal culture offices have limited relevant capacity and knowledge. Very little academic research done in the PKSLM area. The EMF process will only provide broad indication of cultural heritage resources in the PKSLM area. No comprehensive analysis of culturalheritage in the PKSLM, therefore there is limited information about the location and distribution of these resources. Many archaeological and/or historical sites, features or artifacts have a subterranean presence. There will also be a chance that these are accidentally discovered. Development activities could result in the damage and/or disruption of cultural-heritage resources, which can in turn undermine tourism potential. Graves can be found anywhere in the study area making it difficult to forestall them being damaged. Individual landowners such as farmers often believe that everything on their land belongs to them. A lack of understanding between the community and the government departments as to how the cultural heritage should be KILI/BEAT G:\404946_PIXLEY EMF\7REPORTS\Status Quo report\Draft report\Draft status quo report, July 2010.docx July 2010
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