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KPA 4:Infrastructure andEquipment(Operations)KPA 5:StakeholderInvolvementKPA 6:Administration andPlanning4.1 Develop and maintain the road and track network in the WNR.4.2 Construct, maintain and upgrade the bulk services infrastructure in theWNR.4.3 Construct, upgrade and maintain administrative, staff and operationalbuildings and infrastructure in the WNR.4.4 Acquire and maintain operational equipment and vehicles for the WNR.5.1 Ensure the ongoing involvement of a representative and functionalWonderkop Nature Reserve Management Committee in the planning,development and management of the WNR.5.2 Develop and implement effective mechanisms for ongoingcommunications with local stakeholders and neighbouring communities.5.3 Actively participate in local and regional conservation and socio-economicdevelopment initiatives that may affect or benefit the WNR.5.4 Identify, and enable access to employment, empowerment and capacitybuilding opportunities for local communities.6.1 Secure the legal tenure of, and management authority for, the WNR.6.2 Maintain an adequately equipped, resourced and trained staffcomplement for the WNR.6.3 Institute and maintain an effective administrative and planning capabilityin the WNR.6.4 Establish, maintain and host a reliable inventory of key information on theWNR and its ongoing management.3.5 ZonationBased on available information, and in consultation with the RPT, a Use Zone Map (UZM) is presentedas a broad overarching medium-term spatial planning framework for the WNR (Figure 6).The UZM indicates the extent and location of suitable visitor use zones for the reserve, withmanagement guidelines and broad conservation and tourism infrastructural requirements designatedfor each use zone.Annexure 1 describes the objectives, characteristics, uses and management guidelines for each of theuse zones shown in Figure 6.LEDET Reserve Management Documents: Wonderkop Nature Reserve (Strategic Plan) 24