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KEY RESERVE VALUES The reserve has the potential to demonstrate the efficacy, and benefits, of functionalpartnerships between the State and communal land owners in the collaborative administrationand management of provincial nature reserves. The LNR forms part of the Limpopo-Olifants System and is an important component of the theWolkberg Mountain Catchment Sub-system. Eight perrenial rivers, including the Selati,Makhutse and a number of tributaries of the Ngwabitsi Rivers, originate within the reserve. The reserve has an extremely rich historical background and a diverse cultural heritage. The abundant water sources arising in the reserve are of a high quality and are locally believedto have medicinal value. The reserve is characterised by an extremely broken topography and has exceptional scenicqualities. Its diverse landscape types include: steep escarpment cliffs; a high lying plateau; talussituated below the escarpment; foothills located under the talus; and plains (to a limitedextent). Several sinkholes, caves, blind valleys and tufa formations add to this diversity. The reserve conserves significant biodiversity particularly with regard to its flora with at least 36plant species of conservation concern (including critically endangered species) found in thereserve. Leopards are also known to occur within the LNR and this species is classified as NearThreatened. The reserve is also noteworthy for its high abundance of butterfly species, many ofwhich are rare. The Legalameetse Nature Reserve forms part of the registered Wolkberg Forest Belt ImportantBirding Area. Some of the bird species known to occur within the reserve include the NarinaTrogon and Cape Parrot. The reserve forms part of Wolkberg/Bewaarskloof/Thabina Nature Reserve complex withexpansion and consolidation potential.3.3 The Reserve VisionThe vision of the reserve describes the overall long-term goal for the operation, protection anddevelopment of LNR. The following vision was developed by the RPT:VISIONWe see a collaborative partnership between the State and the relevantcommunities in the ongoing conservation and sustainable use of theLegalameetse Nature Reserve.From this partnership, we envisage securing: Meaningful and sustained benefits derived for the Mamashiane,Cypress, Mangena, Balloon, Madeira and Paris communities; Protection of the reserve’s outstanding scenic qualities; Preservation of the reserve’s unique historical ,cultural andarchaeological attributes; and Conservation of the biodiversity of the six vegetation units found in thereserve; and its associated fauna. Equitable access to, and responsible use of, the reserve and its naturalresources.Reserve Management Documents: Legalameetse Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 29
3.4 Key Performance Areas and ObjectivesThe RPT identified 24 Objectives for the LNR. Collectively these objectives are anticipated to contributeto realising the Vision for the reserve.These objectives have, in turn, been grouped into six Key Performance Areas (KPAs), as follows:KEY PERFORMANCEAREAS (KPA)KPA 1:Biodiversity andHeritageConservationKPA 2:Sustainable UseKPA 3:Enforcement,Security and AccessControlKPA 4:Infrastructure andEquipment(Operations)KPA 5:StakeholderInvolvementOBJECTIVES1.1 Re-establish, manage and maintain viable populations of locallyindigenous fauna in the LNR.1.2 Maintain a natural fire regime within the LNR.1.3 Contain the spread, and impacts, of invasive alien plants and bushencroachment in the LNR.1.4 Protect the heritage resources of the LNR.1.5 Update key baseline information, and develop and maintain a targetedresearch and monitoring program to guide biodiversity management inthe LNR.2.1 Construct, upgrade and maintain day visitor and overnight visitor buildingsand infrastructure in the LNR.2.2 Develop, deliver and maintain a diverse range of tourism and recreationalservices for visitors to the LNR.2.3 Develop and implement a focused and cost-effective marketing,awareness-raising and educational programme for the LNR.2.4 Facilitate the sustainable use of natural resources by the six relevant localcommunities of the LNR.2.5 Manage and mitigate the environmental impacts of conservationmanagement, tourism, recreation and natural resource use in the LNR.3.1 Secure the boundaries of, and maintain controlled access to, the LNR.3.2 Sustain an effective law enforcement and compliance capacity in the LNR.4.1 Develop and maintain the road, track and footpath network in the LNR.4.2 Construct, maintain and upgrade the bulk services infrastructure in theLNR.4.3 Construct, upgrade and maintain administrative, staff and operationalbuildings and infrastructure in the LNR.4.4 Acquire and maintain operational equipment and vehicles for the LNR.5.1 Ensure the ongoing involvement of a representative and functionalLegalameetse Nature Reserve Co-Management Committee (LNRCMC) inthe planning, development and management of the LNR.5.2 Develop, implement and maintain effective mechanisms for ongoingcommunications with co-management partners, private stakeholders andneighbouring land owners.5.3 Actively participate in local and regional conservation and socio-economicdevelopment initiatives that may affect or benefit the LNR.5.4 Identify, and enable access to, employment, empowerment and capacitybuilding opportunities for the six affected communities.Reserve Management Documents: Legalameetse Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 30
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