Conservation
The Park Management Plan Process
Introduction
The National Environment Management: Protected Areas Act No. 57 of 2003 (NEM: PAA) requires that South African National Parks (SANParks) produces management plans for all national parks in consultations with stakeholders. The objective of a management plan is to ensure the protection, conservation and management of the protected area concerned in a manner which is consistent with the objectives of the NEM: PAA and for the purpose it was declared.
SANParks Coordinated Policy Framework
The SANParks Coordinated Policy Framework comprises generic policy statements applicable to all National Parks which informs the contents of the Park Management Plans. Download a copy of the document here.
Procedure for Developing or Revising Park Management Plans
In accordance with NEM: PAA the draft management plans are submitted to the Minister: Environmental Affairs and Tourism, for approval.
Prior to this:
Park specific Management Plans are presented to all registered stakeholders for discussions and input.
A Stakeholder Comment and Response Document is prepared for each Park which summarises issues and comments raised by stakeholders and the official SANParks responses.
Feedback on the above is given to all the registered stakeholders.
Newly proclaimed National Parks:
The procedure detailed above applies to the drafting of Park Management Plans for all new National Parks within one year of proclamation.
Revision of the Agulhas Park Management Plan:
SANParks is busy with the revision of the Agulhas National Park Management Plan.
- The Park Management Plan will be available on the website by 20 February 2009 or can be obtained on request from the Park. Written comments are to be forwarded either electronically or by mail to André Spies (tel: (012) 426 5285 or e-mail: andres@sanparks.org) by 03 April 2009.
- Stakeholders are further invited to attend an Open Day to comment on and discuss aspects of the plan. Open Days will be held on Friday 06 March and Saturday 07 March 2009 in the Struisbaai “Suiderlig Dienssentrum”. Staff and Park Forum members will be available to address issues from 13:00-18:00 on Friday and from 08:30-14:00 on Saturday.
- Park Management Plan 2009 - 2013
Revision of the Golden Gate Highlands, Namaqua, Mapungubwe and West Coast National Parks management plans
SANParks is busy with the revision of the above mentioned management plans.
All Stakeholders are thus invited to register to participate in the revision of the above mentioned management plans.
Progress Report: Draft Management Plans developed in 2006
The management plans are currently being revised in accordance with the specifications set by the Minister, and will be posted when the revision process has been completed.