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

STATE OF MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA’S MARINE PROTECTED AREASTable of contentsExecutive Summary _________________________________________________________________ iTable of contents ___________________________________________________________________ iiList of figures and tables ____________________________________________________________ viList of acronyms ___________________________________________________________________ viiCHAPTER 1. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT__________________ 21.1 MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: A TAILOR-MADE TOOL 21.1.1 The international context 21.1.2 Definition and purpose of MPAs 31.1.3 MPA Management 51.2 CONTEXTUALISING MPAS IN SOUTH AFRICA 71.2.1 The need for MPAs 71.2.2 South Africa’s MPA network 81.2.3 The evolution of MPA Management 101.3 OBJECTIVES 12CHAPTER 2. METHODS __________________________________ 142.1 DATA COLLECTION 142.1.1 Desktop Study 142.1.2 Questionnaire 142.1.3 Site Visits 142.1.4 Other discussions and interviews 152.2 DATA ANALYSIS 152.2.1 Legal and institutional frameworks 152.2.2 MPA design 152.2.3 MPA Plan and Planning processes 162.2.4 Management system 162.3 REPORT STRUCTURE 18CHAPTER 3. LEGAL FRAMEWORK_________________________ 203.1 INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS 203.1.1 Legally binding conventions 203.1.2 Non-binding programmes and initiatives 213.2 NATIONAL LEGISLATION 213.2.1 Constitution 213.2.2 National Environmental Management Act 223.2.3 Marine Living Resources Act 233.2.4 National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 24Pg ii