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5.3 Roles and ResponsibilitiesThe key responsibilities of the reserve management team and the LNRCMC in the development,implementation, monitoring and review of the RMP are summarised as follows:Reserve Management Team (SONR)Regional Manager(Mopani)Reserve Manager(Legalameetse NatureReserve)Biodiversity Unit(ManagementAuthority HO)The Regional Manager shall have overall responsibility for: Ensuring the alignment of the SP with Provincial and LEDET policies andguidelines. Ensuring the coordination and alignment of the SP with otherdepartmental activities and initiatives. Providing oversight of the implementation the SP and APO. Reporting on the performance of the LNR in the implementation of theSP and APO to the Senior Manager (SONR). Instituting corrective actions to ensure that the SP and linked APO isimplemented, reviewed and updated. Approval of the APO.The Reserve Manager shall have direct responsibility for: Annually drafting an APO to operationalise the priority activitiesidentified in the SP. Implementation of the APO. Monitoring of performance against the APO (and the SP). Reporting of performance against the APO (and the SP) to the LNRCMC. Management of reserve staff, resources and finances in theimplementation of the APO. Communicating with the Regional Manager about obstacles in theimplementation of the APO.The Biodiversity Unit of the Management Authority shall have directresponsibility for: Implementation of the designated priority activities in the SP, andlinked APO. Providing professional and technical support to the Regional Manager,Reserve Manager and LNRCMC in the implementation of the SP andAPO.Legalameetse Nature Reserve Co-Management CommitteeThe LNRCMC shall have overall responsibility for: Representing the interests of the different reserve stakeholder groups and institutions duringthe preparation of the SP and APOs. Overseeing the drafting of the SP and APOs. Providing strategic inputs into the drafting of the SP, and technical inputs into the annualdrafting of the APOs. Making recommendations to the Regional Manager on the adoption of the SP and annual APOs. Reviewing the quarterly and annual performance of the APO (and SP). Providing inputs into ad hoc and emergency reserve decision-making not adequately addressedin the SP/APO.The Regional Manager and Senior Manager (SONR) are the officials responsible for submitting the SP tothe Head of Department (HOD, Economic Development, Environment and Tourism) for formal approvaland adoption. The HOD will then submit the approved SP to the Limpopo MEC for EconomicDevelopment, Environment and Tourism as per the requirements of NEMPAA. This can be summarizedas follows:Reserve Management Documents: Legalameetse Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 61