EXPLORING LINKAGES BETWEEN LAND REFORM, RURAL …

SPLUMA :

IMPLICATIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY PLANNING

Sunday Ogunronbi

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EXPLORING LINKAGES BETWEEN LAND REFORM, RURAL DEVELOPMENT

SPATIAL PLANNING & BIODIVERSITY STEWARDSHIP

NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STEWARDSHIP CONFERENCE

Magezi Mhlanga

Role of the DRDLR in the Biodiversity Sector

• Section 11 of NEMA as well as NEMA schedules

• The DRDLR has Programmes that enhance Environmental Management e.g. Spatial Planning and Land Use Management, Deeds, Surveyor General and those that affect the environment e.g. Land Reform, Restitution, Rural Development

• Have to Comply and Promote Environmental Management

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SPLUMAA Framework for a Planning System for the country (sec 2[2])

Dev Principles (sec 7)

Policies and Legislation (sec 6)

Spatial Development

Planning & Frameworks(Chapter 4)

Land Use

Management

through Schemes(Chapter 5)Land

Development

Management (Chapter 6)

other

provisions(Chapter 7)

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SOME PROJECTS

1.Guidelines for determination and maintenance of Open Spaces and Parks

2. Simultenous development Taung LM EMF and SDF

3.Standard Minimum Environmental Requirements for SDFs – For possible inclusion into the SDF Guidelines and related Regulations

Surveyor General and Deeds

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NEM:PAA requires endorsement of the Registrar of Deeds for proclamation of protected areas

‘A rapid and fundamental change in

the relations (systems and patterns

of ownership and control) of land,

livestock, cropping and community.’

• Social infrastructure,

• ICT infrastructure,

• Amenities,

• Facilities.

• Tenure system reform,

• Strategic land reform

interventions/redistribution,

• Restitution,

• Land based resources.

•Economic infrastructure:

agri-parks, fencing,

• Inputs: seeds, fertilizer,

pesticides, etc

• Extension support ,

• Fresh produce markets,

• Credit facilities.

Economic infrastructure:

• Processing plants

•Small industries

•Abattoirs, animal handling

facilities, feed-lots,

mechanising stock water

dams, dip tanks, silos,

windmills, fencing,

harvesters, etc

Roads, bridges,

energy, water

services,

sanitation,

library, crèches,

early childhood

centres, Police

stations,

clinics, houses,

small rural

towns

revitalisation.

1. State and Public Land

lease hold

2. Private Land

Free hold with limited

extent

3.Foreign land ownership

A combination of

freehold with limited

extent and leasehold;

and,

4. Communal land

Communal tenure:

communal tenure with

institutionalized use

rights.

5. Institutions

5.1 Land Commission

5.2 Valuer General

5.3 National Rural Youth

Service Corps

5.4 Rural Investment and

Development

Financing Facility

Food Security:

Strategic

Partnerships:

• Mentoring

•Co-management

•Share equity

Modalities

being worked out

between the

Dept and

farmers; big and

small

Meeting Basic

Human Needs

Enterprise

development

Agro-village industries;

credit facilities; markets

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Tenure System Reform

Rural

development

measurables

•Residential

•Economic

•Social

Services

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3

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Outer Boundary:

Single Title

Title Holder: Governance

Structure.

COMMUNALLY

OWNED:

Collective and

individual

enterprise and

industrial sector

TRADITIONAL

MANAGEMENT

1 – 7

HOUSEHOLD

SECTOR:

Basic unit of

production

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COMMUNALLY OWNED:

Roles:

• Title Holder

• Adjudication of

disputes on land

allocation and use

• Reference Point

•Land allocation

COMMUNITY-

PUBLIC-PRIVATE-

COLLABORATION

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DRDLR , SANBI and DEA have formed a partnership to implement the Land Reform Biodiversity Stewardship Initiative (LRBSI) in 2008

The initiative was meant to promote conservation stewardship as away to engage with owners of land on which critical biodiversityoccurs. Mutually beneficial scope exists for the biodiversity sectorto work in partnership with the land owner most of them being landreform beneficiaries.

Achievements included :1. Several Learning Exchanges2. Strategy3. LRBSI Guidelines4. Reference Group was established

CONTRIBUTION OF THE DRDLR ON THE BIODIVERSITY STEWARDSHIP

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Legend

DECISION MAKING MATRIX

Impact on biodiversity conservation

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High impact, high feasibility

Low impact, high feasibility

High impact, difficult to pursue

Low impact, difficult to pursue

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LRBSI Guidelines

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DRDLR’ s PLEDGE

• DRDLR remains resolute in supportingprogressive initiatives subject to the availabilityof funds

• The DRDLR is supporting Bird monitoringproject by SANBI in Mopani and Sekhukhune• Citizen scientist recruitment and training• Atlasing (Data recording)

• The DRDLR shall always work hand in handwith others to revitalize the LRBSI

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THANK YOU