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6.4 Establish, maintain and host a reliable inventory of key information on the LRNR and its ongoingmanagement.For each one of the aforementioned twenty-five objectives, a number of guiding managementprinciples (i.e. norms and standards by which operational decisions re. the LRNR will be made);management actions (i.e. key strategic activities to be implemented in order to achieve the reserve’sobjectives); and management targets were set by the RPT. Each management action was defined andprioritised as being of a high, medium or low priority for the five year horizon covered by this StrategicPlan. Time frames, targets, key performance indicators and responsibilities were also allocated to eachmanagement action, or to a group of linked management actions.The aforementioned principles, actions and targets will be used to inform the annual plans of operationof the LRNR, as well as the resources required to implement it.A Use Zone Map (UZM) was compiled for the LRNR as a broad overarching medium-term spatialplanning framework.vii) Institutional arrangements and budget requirementsThe following recommendations regarding the minimum staffing complement and funding required forthe successful implementation of the Reserve Management Plan (i.e. the SP and APO) was made by theRPT:It was proposed that a total of 88 staff members (consisting of a reserve manager, chief natureconservator, two nature conservators, eight senior field rangers, forty-five field rangers, fifteen gateguards, two administrative officers, an artisan, ten general workers and two cleaners) would berequired for the successful implementation of this Strategic Plan.The following capital and operational budgets are proposed for the successful implementation of thisSP: 2013/2014: A total capital budget of R13 350 000 and an operational budget of R370 000. 2014/2015: A total capital budget of R7 100 000 and an operational budget of R245 000. 2015/2016: A total capital budget of R2 700 000 and an operational budget of R285 000. 2016/2017: A total capital budget of R500 000 and an operational budget of R315 000. 2017/2018: A total capital budget of R250 000 and an operational budget of R320 000.The key responsibilities of the Reserve Planning Team, as well as the Letaba Ranch Nature ReserveAdvisory Committee are defined and recorded and are regarded as crucial in the development,implementation, monitoring and review of the RMP.Reserve Management Documents: Letaba Ranch Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 15