WETLAND DELINEATION REPORT - SRK Consulting

Wetland and Vegetation Assessment4. STUDY AREA4.1. LocationLocation of the study area can roughly be described as situated south of the town Mtubatuba on theFarm Sugarlake 5954, south of the Umfolozi River, east of the N2 National highway, north of LakeEteza Nature Reserve, and north of the P389 Provincial Road (Figure 1).Figure 1: Location of the study area, i.e. the proposed expansion area4.2. Levels of Ecosystem TransformationThe surrounding landscape and terrain units have been transformed and modified extensively inorder to suit agricultural practices, in particular the sugarcane industry (Figure 2). A very largefraction of the surrounding land surfaces have been ploughed and reshaped to even out sharpINSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2