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Need for protection of the Uilkraal
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TABLE OF CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION...
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1. INTRODUCTIONThe Uilkraals Estuar
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2. GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO‐ECONOMIC
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2.2 Catchment climate, vegetation a
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Figure 7: Annual rainfall for the U
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EconomyAgriculture dominates much o
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Figure 9. An aerial view of the Uil
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