State of Management of South Africa’s ... - WWF South Africa

STATE OF MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MARINE PROTECTED AREASOnly those stakeholders who express interest are engaged in planning processes, thoughall are invited 3 All identified stakeholders are actively engaged in planning processes 4Is the local culture, including traditional practices, social systems, cultural features, historic sites andmonuments, considered in the planning process? No consideration 0 Some consideration 2Specific aspects of management or strategic plans address socioeconomic issues andclear regulations have been developed 4Do stakeholders/community have meaningful input to management decisions? Local stakeholders play no role in planning 0 Local stakeholders are informed about planning processes, but seldom have real input intoplanning processes 1 Local stakeholders are informed about planning processes, local ideas incorporated halfthe time 2 Local stakeholders frequently contribute directly to planning processes 3 Local stakeholders contribute directly to all major planning processes 4PLANNING CONTEXT 12Does the management plan incorporate both biophysical and socio-economic information in planning process? No scientific information was available for management planning 0 Scientific information was consulted but is not explicitly connected to the management plan1 Only biophysical scientific information has been incorporated in the management planningprocess (and cited in management plan) 2 Threats identified and prioritized, some addressed through management actions 3Both biophysical and socio-economic information was used in the planning process andexplicitly cited in the management plan 4For each category of information below please rate it as: insufficient for planning purposes (0), partiallyadequate (2), entirely adequate (4). Average score out of 4 Resource use (extraction, harvest, visitor statistics) 0 - 4 Social conditions (neighboring or other relevant stakeholders) 0 - 4 Biophysical conditions 0 - 4 inventory of biological resources 0 - 4Have threats been analyzed and management actions prioritized in accordance? No threat analyses 0 Threat analyses begun 1 Threats identified and prioritized, no management act 2 Threats identified and prioritized, some addressed through management actions 3Threat analyses prepared; threats identified, prioritized, and addressed throughmanagement actions 4STAFF NUMBER 8Is the current number of staff adequate to enable effective management of the MPA? (If not, how many staff doyou think are needed? ) No field staff 0Pg 170