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National Biodiversity Stewardship Conference

Biodiversity Stewardship in KwaZulu-Natal

Date: 27-28 September 2017

Venue: Salt Rock Hotel, KZN

Time: 08h00

• Background to the KZN Biodiversity Stewardship Programme Drivers of biodiversity loss. Programme achievements. Land ownership within the programme.

• Examples of success: Synergies between programmes. Challenges in the KZN Stewardship Programme Examples of sites. KZN landowner workshop

Presentation Outline

1994 2000 2005 2008

Habitat loss in KZN 1994 - 2008

• 53% of important biodiversity in private/communal ownership, outside of state protected areas.

• PA expansion:

20-year target – 842,000ha

Biodiversity in KwaZulu-Natal

Programme Achievements

• Sites secured:

35 nature reserves proclaimed – 74,885ha.

Six protected environments proclaimed –19,542ha.

Five biodiversity agreements – 8,027ha.

Total of 102,454ha secured through biodiversity stewardship to date.

• In final stages of proclamation:

Nine nature reserves – 47,985ha.

Two protected environments – 43,186ha.

Total of a further 91,161ha will be secured in short-term.

• In negotiation:

10 nature reserves – totalling approximately 73,724ha.

Five protected environments – 4,676ha.

Total of a further 78,400ha will be secured in the medium term.

Species targets

Land ownership within the KZN

Biodiversity Stewardship Programme

Private/commercial land:

Number of stewardship sites – 42 sites.

Area of sites – 135,991ha.

Municipal/state-owned land:

Number of stewardship sites – 15 sites.

Area of sites – 6,150ha.

Communally-owned land (Ingonyama Trust Land):

Number of stewardship sites – 6 sites.

Area of sites – 63,695ha.

Land reform land:

Number of stewardship sites – 6 sites.

Area of sites – 64,581ha.

Importance of Partnership

The KZN Biodiversity Stewardship Programme is not solely an Ezemvelo initiative.

The success of the programme is highly reliant on its collaborative nature.

Key partners include the KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the SANBI CREW programme and all major NGOs operating in KwaZulu-Natal.

Challenges in the KZN Stewardship

• Human resource capacity

• Funding

• Landownership in KZN

• Adequate incentives for communal landowners

• Political will

UMGENI VLEI EXPANSION

The primary water source for Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

High diversity levels, including a number of rare and threatened species.

Integrated land

use activities

Grassland and

forest

Mentorship

Umgano NR & BA

Nambiti Game Reserve

KZN Biodiversity Stewardship Workshop

Cross pollination amongst communities.

Toolbox for developing incentives for communities.

Linkages/ expose to potential parties for economic benefit.

Community resource utilization.

Issues emanating from workshop

• Lack of communication between traditional

leadership and local government councillors

• Institutional functions

• Lack of wildlife and land utilization knowledge.

• Political interference.

• Damage to property, such as fencing.

Thank you!