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Table 14. Overstrand Local Municipality Bioregional Plan, taken from the Spatial Development Framework (SDF) 2009.Component Description PoliciesConservation IRepresents areas of highest conservationstatus. This includes unique areas, areaswhich are irreplaceable in terms ofachieving national conservationobjectives, and/or areas which providevaluable ecosystem services in terms of,particularly, maintaining water productionand/or quality, protecting soils, regulatingfloods, buffering coastal areas, etc. Land isin Public ownership.Conservation II Represents areas of the highestconservation status. Includes uniqueareas, relatively large areas, clusteredand/or discrete areas which areirreplaceable in terms of achievingnational biodiversity conservationobjectives, and/or areas which providevaluable ecosystem services in terms of,particularly, maintaining water productionand/or quality, protecting soils, regulatingfloods, buffering coastal areas, etc. Land isin Public ownership.1. Protect transformation of areas of Critically Endangered or Endangered natural vegetation.2. Protect the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of the Conservation Area.3. Protect the distinctive landscape character of the area.4. Promote sound management of natural resources.5. Permit use of natural resources if and only if such use would be sustainable and would not jeopardise biodiversityconservation.6. Safeguard areas identified as important for key ecological and evolutionary processes.7. Eradicate alien invasive species.8. Promote the restoration of degraded and disturbed areas.9. Promote awareness of the significance and uniqueness of natural vegetation and ecosystems of the area amongstthe local landowners and communities, visitors and tourists.1. Prohibit transformation of areas of Critically Endangered or Endangered natural vegetation.2. Protect the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning through sound management and eradication of alien invasiveplants.3. Protect the distinctive landscape character of the area.4. Promote sound management of natural resources.5. Permit use of natural resources if and only if such use would be sustainable and would not jeopardise biodiversityconservation.6. Safeguard areas identified as important for key ecological and evolutionary processes.7. Eradicate alien invasive species.8. Prohibit subdivision of agricultural land.9. Promote rehabilitation of degraded or disturbed areas.10. Promote awareness of the significance and uniqueness of natural vegetation and ecosystems of the area amongstthe local landowners and communities, visitors and tourists.Uilkraals Estuary Situation Assessment 62Anchor Environmental