Biodiversity planning in South Africa: progress and highlights in 2013/2014
Overview Highlights in 2013/2014 National Provincial Municipal (Metro, District & Local) Related workshops Programme overview Housekeeping
National
LIFE LIFE: State of SA s Biodiversity Launched on 22 May 2013 Based on the scientific information contained in the 2011 NBA
Mining & Biodiversity Guidelines Launched on 22 May 2013 Result of a partnership between mining and biodiversity sectors DEA DMR Chamber of Mines SA Mining & Biodiversity Forum SANBI
NBA 2011 & OECD OECD Environmental Performance Review of South Africa Launched in Dec 2013 NBA 2011 recognised as highlight
National Water Resource Strategy These areas form the foundational ecological infrastructure on which a great deal of built infrastructure for water services depends. They are thus strategic national assets that are vital for water security, and need to be acknowledged as such at the highest level across all sectors. June 2013
Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs) SEAs 18 SIPs identified DEA leading on the development of SEAs for all SIPs SIP 8 (Renewable Energy) & SIP 10 (Electricity Grid Infrastructure) Session on SIP 10 Wednesday pm
SeaKeys Three-year collaboration Funded by NRF Collate & increase marine & coastal biodiversity information Support application of this knowledge Session on web-based tools & mobile apps Friday am
EBSAs Ecologically & Biologically Significant Areas Developed using 7 criteria SA has 18 EBSAs, identified during 2 regional workshops
Land Use Decision Support Tool
Provincial
Provincial spatial biodiversity plans Plans completed: Mpumalanga Biodiversity Sector Plan 2014 Western Cape Biodiversity Framework Layer 2010 updated 2014 Limpopo Biodiversity Assessment 2013 KwaZulu-Natal Biodiversity Assessment 2010 Gauteng Conservation Plan 3.3 (C-Plan 3.3) 2011 North West Biodiversity Conservation Assessment 2009 Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan 2008 Plans underway: Free State Northern Cape
Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Provincial Biodiversity Sector Plan Completed the spatial assessment (map of terrestrial and freshwater CBAs) with land use guidelines Nearly completed wall map and handbook Plan for implementation: Introduce to all municipalities Apply for cabinet approval Developed draft bioregional plan for Gert Sibande District Municipality
Western Cape CBAs comprised 37% of all PA expansion (+28 200ha secured) and 31% of all agric expansion (16 800ha of CBAs lost to agriculture) +2 new CR ecosystems, +3 EN, +4 VU & 9 near threshold (i.t.o. CapeNature s 2014 Ecosystem Threat Status vs NBA 2011) 40 (of 160) ecosystems fall short of meeting National targets (PAs + CBAs < target) New provincial systematic biodiversity plan due in 2016
Western Cape 2014
Limpopo Limpopo Biodiversity Assessment completed in Sept 2013 Officially adopted by HOD Limpopo Protected Area Expansion Strategy being developed Plans to roll out first biodiversity sector plan in the Waterberg in 2014
KwaZulu-Natal Updated various spatial coverage Received latest land cover (2011) will initiate next version of assessments for the province Completed marine PAES focal area document List of priority estuaries Completed 11 district biodiversity sector plans Products integrated into EMFs (3)
Free State All biodiversity features mapped and targets set Currently updating wetland layer Planning unit layer, cost layer and corridor analysis nearly complete Final maps completed by Dec 2014
Northern Cape Completed a draft provincial biodiversity plan Update Land Cover data manually for Gariep Alluvial Vegetation Add cost layers to MARXAN Assemble inputs from stakeholders Final March 2015
North West DRDLR completed a land cover product for the North West based on 2010 SPOT5 Satellite Imagery Completed the Biodiversity Inventory Project in August 2013 EMF for the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site incorporating CBAs from the 2009 Biodiversity Assessment finalised in 2013 Finalise a provincial biodiversity sector plan for the Province by March 2015
Municipal
Municipal Biodiversity Summary Project 2009 2014
Progress with bioregional plans Guideline for Bioregional Plans gazetted (2009) Metros: City of Cape Town Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality City of Johannesburg City of Tshwane Districts: Namaqua District Municipality (Northern Cape) West Rand District Municipality (Gauteng) Sedibeng District Municipality (Gauteng) Gert Sibande District Municipality (Mpumalanga)
Progress with biodiversity sector plans Western Cape 4 biodiversity sector plans covering 12 municipalities developed as part of the CAPE Fine-scale Project (2010) Eastern Cape 1 biodiversity sector plans covering 3 municipalities developed as part of the CAPE Fine-scale Project (2010) KwaZulu-Natal 11 biodiversity sector plans completed, 5 approved by EKZNW Board (all 11 EXCO approved) Mpumalanga Gert Sibande Biodiversity Sector Plan
Progress with biodiversity sector plans Limpopo Waterberg (2014) North West 4 district biodiversity sector plans
Bioregional plans
Workshops Freshwater Ecosystem Network (Sept 2013) Provincial and metro biodiversity planning work session (Oct 2013) Marine biodiversity planning session held at the KZN Symposium (Nov 2013) Biodiversity Information Management Forum (BIMF) (Nov 2013)
Programme overview
Programme overview (Tues) Programme overview: Tuesday 13 May 2014 Time Venue: Mpekweni Beach Resort, Eastern Cape 11:00 13:00 REGISTRATION 13:00 14:00 LUNCH Time Venue: Sandpiper 14:00 14:20 Welcome, introduction and Forum objectives, Kristal Maze (SANBI) 14:20 15:00 Keynote address: Putting Key Biodiversity Areas in a systematic conservation planning context, Robert Smith (University of Kent) 15:00 15:30 Keynote address 2: The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) (TBC) 15:30 16:00 TEA 16:00 17:30 National highlights, new projects and updates 17:30 19:00 Interactive poster and exhibition display sponsored by the SANBI Invasive Species Programme Please bring posters, maps, brochures and other printed material you would like to display 19:00 DINNER
Programme overview (Wed) Programme overview: Wednesday 14 May 2014 Time Venue: Sandpiper 08:30 10:30 Plenary: Mapping ecological infrastructure to inform policy and decision-making 10:30 11:00 TEA 11:00 13:00 Plenary: Mapping ecological infrastructure to inform policy and decision-making 13:00 14:00 LUNCH Time Venue: Sandpiper Venue: Oystercatcher 14:00 15:30 New regulations for invasive species: exploring implications and opportunities linked to spatial data and planning Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs): work session on the development of a constraints framework for the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the expansion of Electricity Grid Infrastructure (SIP10) 15:30 16:00 TEA Time Venue: Sandpiper Venue: Oystercatcher 16:00 17:30 New regulations for invasive species: exploring implications and opportunities linked to spatial data and planning Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs): work session on the development of a constraints framework for the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the expansion of Electricity Grid Infrastructure (SIP10) Time Venue: Sandpiper 17:30 19:00 Intern and student meet-and-greet and networking opportunity 19:00 FORUM DINNER
Programme overview (Thurs) Programme overview: Thursday 15 May 2014 Time Venue: Sandpiper 08:30 10:00 Plenary: Update on the National Biodiversity Assessment 2017 and the National Ecosystem Classification System 10:00 10:30 TEA Time Venue: Sandpiper Venue: Oystercatcher 10:30 12:30 Protected Areas Workshop on Wetland Offsets Guidelines 12:30 13:30 LUNCH Time Venue: Sandpiper 13:30 15:30 Plenary: National and provincial biodiversity planning initiatives and processes: latest developments, including development of technical guideline for biodiversity planning 15:30 16:00 TEA 16:00 17:30 Plenary: Implementing biodiversity plans: case studies, lessons and challenges 17:30 19:00 Networking opportunity 19:00 DINNER
Programme overview (Fri) Programme overview: Friday 16 May 2014 Time Venue: Sandpiper 08:30 10:30 Plenary: Web-based tools and mobile applications 10:30 11:00 TEA Time Venue: Sandpiper 11:00 12:15 Plenary: Way forward for Biodiversity Planning Forum 12:15 12:30 Close of Forum followed by lunch (pack lunches)
Housekeeping
Notes to presenters Please load presentations 15 minutes before start of session i.e. during tea or lunch breaks Please keep to time (very NB) Timekeepers and chairs will be strict!
Logistics Freyni and Matlhodi (Oystercatcher/foyer) Poster session: Oyster Bar (near river) Intern (& mentors) & student meet-and-greet (Wed) Forum dinner (Wed): Ben Macala
Informal discussion session Sam Lloyd PhD researcher at Imperial College, London Evaluating the impact of CBA maps Session to focus on most appropriate approach 17h30 (venue TBC)
National Biodiversity Planning Forum 2005-2013 Blyde, 2006 Pilanesburg, 2007 Didema, 2005 Mpekweni, 2008 Pumula, 2009 Bela-Bela, 2010 Wilderness, 2011 Skukuza 2012 Golden Gate, 2013
2013 Forum, Golden Gate