2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

Management statusSites of Conservation value in Umzinyathi are focused on the Battlefields route, heritage,and cultural tours and to a limited extent on the scenery and biodiversity of the area.There are a number of tourist facilities in the area. Tourism facilities are largely privatesector driven. Historical sites and museums are mostly linked to the so-called battlefieldtourism.These areas are managed through a system of protect areas as set out in the NationalEnvironmental Management Act, No. 107 van 1998 and the National EnvironmentalManagement: Protected Areas Act 57of 2003.Management StatusTo address these challenges the district uses the following recommendations for thedevelopment of this sector: Protected Areas Act No. 57 of 2003 Municipal by laws Community Based Educational ProgrammesPressuresImpacts of uncontrolled development on cultural and heritage resources of thedistrictLack of protection and management of known cultural or heritage sitesProposed Interventions:Undertake a detailed study and assessment of all cultural and heritage resourcesin the district and the upgrading, restoration and management requirements ofthese.Evaluate existing municipal by-laws and determine whether provision is made forthe protection of cultural and heritage sites within existing by-laws. If not, preparethe necessary municipal by-laws and adopt by councilMunicipalities should initiate a ward based community interaction programwhereby further sites of cultural and heritage importance which could beclassified as category 3 heritage resource within the municipality area can beidentifiedExplore opportunities in both cultural and ecological tourism in the region.Draft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 249Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municiplity22 March 2013