skep priority areas
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Photo 14.19” x 10.31”
Positionx: 8.74”, y: .18”
SKEP Priority AreasSKEP CEPF Ecosystem Profile60 scientists, 400 stakeholdersData on biodiversity distribution and
pressures on ecosystems, set targetsIdentified 9 priority areas
Photo 14.19” x 10.31”
Positionx: 8.74”, y: .18”
Critical Biodiversity Areas• Land use planning tool• Aim to avoid loss of critical biodiversity
and ecosystem function • Functioning ecosystems for people AND
identify areas appropriate for development
• Category 1 CBA = irreplaceable biodiversity
• Category 2 = important biodiversity• Also essential for ecosystem processes
and services that support human livelihoods
• Ecological Support Areas = not essential for biodiversity targets, but important for ecosystem function and ES
Pilot SitesIndicators included:•the potential for tourism development •avoiding areas with significant mineral deposits•opportunities to integrate conservation objectives with municipal priorities around job creation and poverty alleviation•areas where biodiversity is under pressure•areas with high numbers of endemic or threatened species•unique areas•corridors of natural habitat over rainfall and climate gradients•important water resource areas•Areas exposed to hazards/climate impact•Some communal land
Kamiesberg• Significant water catchment• NFEPA wetlands• Important seasonal river systems• Part of critical climate change corridor• Includes a CBA1 and falls within SKEP
priority area number 4• Elevation provides climate change
refugia• Grazed by private and communal small
stock farmers• Home to two threatened vegetation types
and numerous rare and endemic plant species
• CSA long-term presence in the area• Unique site
Steinkopf - proposed• All of the above• Namakwa Upland Rangeland system• But much drier• And therefore much more typical of the
NDM• More typical wetlands and springs –
small, localised, heavily utilised, low water flow but great strategic importance
• Large communal area, extensively grazed with small livestock
• Research results will have broader relevance
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