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1. INTRODUCTION1.1 The Reserve Management PlanThe Reserve Management Plan (RMP) is the overarching management planning document for theWonderkop Nature Reserve (WNR).The accompanying LEDET guideline document ‘Guidelines for the development of management plans forLimpopo’s Provincial Nature Reserves’ details the purpose, scope, approach to, and elements of allRMPs for State-owned nature reserves in Limpopo Province.The Wonderkop Nature Reserve Management Plan comprises two complementary documents 1 :A Strategic Plan (SP) covering a period of five years (this document); andAn Annual Plan of Operation (APO) covering the current financial year.The relationship between these two documents is shown in Figure 1 below.Figure 1: The relationship between the five-year Strategic Plan (SP) and the consecutive Annual Plans of Operation (APO) thatguide the year-on-year reserve budget and activity planning.All the information necessary to guide the management of the WNR is included in these twodocuments. No major decisions potentially affecting the future of the reserve will be taken withoutreference to the RMP.This document constitutes the SP for the WNR and covers the period 2013-2017.1.2 Purpose and structure of the Strategic PlanThe purpose of the SP for the WNR is to set out the medium-term ambitions for the reserve. Theseambitions are expressed through the vision and objectives. The SP then describes how these ambitionswill be delivered through a range of management guidelines and management actions.1 These two planning documents may, in turn, be supported by a Reserve Database and program-specific, more detailed Subsidiary Plans.LEDET Reserve Management Documents: Wonderkop Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 9
This SP has the following structure:SECTION 1SECTION 2SECTION 3SECTION 4SECTION 5INTRODUCTIONThis section briefly describes the: (i) planning context for the SP; (ii) purpose of the SP;(iii) structure of the SP; and (iv) approach to developing the SP.CONTEXTUAL FRAMEWORKThis section provides a succinct summary of contextual information about the reserve.STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FRAMEWORKThis section defines the ambitions for the reserve, through the formulation of a visionand a set of objectives.This section also spatially represents the desired state of the reserve in the form of ause zone map for the reserve.STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORKThis section defines how the vision and the objectives will be delivered. It details thekey management guidelines and management actions for six thematic areas (KeyPerformance Areas): biodiversity and heritage conservation; sustainable use;enforcement, security and access control; infrastructure and equipment (operations);stakeholder involvement; and administration and planning.RESOURCING AND GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKThis section describes the: (i) governance arrangements for decision-making; (ii) rolesand responsibilities of affected institutions and stakeholders; (iii) the projected staffingrequirements; and (iv) the projected funding requirements for the implementation ofthe SP.1.3 The steps in preparing the Strategic PlanEight basic steps were taken in preparing this SP. These steps are outlined in the Table 1 below.Table 1:The eight basic steps taken in preparing the Strategic Plan of the Wonderkop Nature ReserveSTEPSTEP 1: Data collection,background researchand site visit.STEP 2: Establishmentof a Reserve PlanningTeam (RPT).STEP 3: Identificationof the reserve values.STEP 4: Deciding on thedesired state for thereserve.STEP 5: Developmentof an action plan forthe reserve.STEP 6: Preparation ofthe first draft of the SPfor the reserve.PURPOSE OF STEPTo collect, collate and review the contextual reserve information thatinforms the reserve management planning process.To establish an inter-disciplinary team to guide and advise on thepreparation, and ongoing review and evaluation, of the RMP.To describe why the reserve was designated, and its associated values andbenefits.To develop and articulate a desired condition, state or appearance of thereserve (vision, objectives and use zone plan).To identify and develop the key management actions needed to achieve thedesired state for the reserve.To integrate all the information from Step 1 and Steps 3 to 5 into a first draftof the SP.LEDET Reserve Management Documents: Wonderkop Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 10
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