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Biodiversity-Value Sensitivity (Slide 45) In a similar vein the relationship with the boundary of the high value sensitive region is also clearly illustrated. 0 people like this article. Like 

Vegetation (Slide 44) At this new scale the position of the Radisson Blu Safari Resort site in relation to the Malelane mountain bushveld is clearly visible. 0 people like this article. Like 

Satellite Image (Slide 43) The satellite image illustrates the intensity of sugar cane and golf course development in relation to the Radisson Blu Safari Resort site. It is clear that the site is right on the southern border and is generally visually exposed to disturbance from the southern side of the Crocodile River. Very careful [...]

Number of Tourists (Slide 42) Information that is not generally shown on maps include the number of tourists at each of the entrance gates and tourism camps. This has been illustrated through a graphic representation where the larger numbers are linked to a larger symbol. In a similar manner, the number of vehicles per road [...]

South Region-Viewshed and CDF (Slide 41) In this map, we have illustrated the effect of the visual exposure to disturbing land uses on the existing park zoning proposals. 0 people like this article. Like 

South Region-Viewshed Analyses (Slide 40) As the approved zoning plan was based mainly on internal factors and biodiversity value, little attention was given to the influnces from outside the boundary of Kruger. The impacts from the east and the south can both be ecological (abstraction of water by sugar cane farming and golf courses).This can [...]

Approved Zoning (Slide 39) As stated before, the basic principle of zoning is to allocate the high value sensitive landscapes to the wilderness or remote areas classification. When reviewing the existing infrastructure such as roads or tourism camps, some compromise has to be undertaken as some of the existing infrastructure is based on earlier decisions. [...]

Biodiversity-value sensitivity (Slide 38) When enlarging the biodiversity value and related sensitivity for this region, additional information becomes visible. It is clear that the most sensitive region is the Malelane mountain bushveld. What is also clear is that to the east of the mountain bushveld, land use changes outside the park are continuously getting stronger. [...]

Vegetation (Slide 37) In the previous map, no information on the ecosystem was illustrated on the interior of the southern region. In this map the vegetation has been added, illustrating the basis of the ecosystems of this region. The impact that is now felt by the ecosystem, will naturally vary from system to system. 0 [...]

Land Use (Slide 36) Now that we have zoomed in to the southern region of Kruger, the details in the maps are far more visible. In the Land use map, the development of what was once a rural region between Nelspruit and Kruger, is quite dramatic. We have illustrated a more intensive component of development, [...]