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Table 11.Goals and strategies in the Western Cape Integrated Coastal Management Programme with particular relevance to management of the Uilkraals Estuary.Goal # Goal StrategiesGoal B3:Goal C1:Goal C3:Goal C4:Goal C5:Goal D1Goal D2:To preserve, promote or protect archaeological, historical andcultural resources and activities of the coastTo promote the diversity, vitality and long term viability of coastaleconomies and activities, giving preference to those that aredistinctly coastal or dependent on a coastal locationTo maintain an appropriate balance between built, rural andwilderness coastal areas in the Western CapeTo design and manage coastal settlements to be in harmony with theaesthetic, environmental and cultural attributes of the Western CapeCoastTo plan and manage coastal development so as to avoid increasingthe incidence and severity of natural hazards and to avoid exposureof people, property and economic activities to significant risk fromdynamic coastal processesTo maintain the diversity, health and productivity of coastal andmarine processes and ecosystemsTo establish and effectively manage a system of coastal protectedareasB3.1.1: Implementation of section 38 of the National Heritage Resources ActB3.1.2: Encouragement of heritage conservation planningB3.1.6: Termination of inappropriate uses of places, illegal activitiesC1.7.1: Diversify tourism opportunitiesC1.7.3: Build capacity of communities to initiate and effectively participate in sustainabletourism venturesC1.7.4: Identify and address the limits imposed by natural and manmade environmentswhen planning tourism (and other) initiativesC3.4.2: Ensure the protection and conservation of natural/wilderness areasC4.1.1: Determine adequate setback and buffer zones along the coastC4.1.2: Control the sitting of infrastructure in the coastal zoneC4.1.3: Restrict non‐coastal related land uses from being located in the coastal zoneC4.1.4: Encourage appropriate forms of coastal settlement and buildingC4.1.5: Formulate design guidelines for all buildings and structures in the coastal zoneC4.2.1: Develop regulations to restrict the alteration of landforms and vegetation cover indynamic coastal zonesC4.2.3: Manage pedestrian and vehicular access in coastal environmentsC5.1.1 Protect and maintain dynamic coastal features that act as a buffer against naturalcoastal processes and hazardsC5.2.1: Incorporate appropriate preventative and adaptive measures into all planning andmanagement policies, plans and decision‐making processes to account for projectedchanges in climate, particularly increases in sea levelD1.2.1 Identify and protect unique sensitive environments and habitats in the coastal andmarine zonesD2.1.3: Ensure proper management of protected areas that caters for ecological andhuman use requirementsGoal D3: To ensure that the use of renewable resources and associated user D3.1.2: Adopt holistic rather than single species management approachesUilkraals Estuary Situation Assessment 45Anchor Environmental