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case study: cultural diversity and stewardship - boer & brit
The cultural landscape in South Africa is as varied as its biodiversity. This diversity of peoples and values has a profound impact on landowner attitude to conservation and therefore to stewardship. Stewardship extension officers need to establish a relationship which reveals and transcends these differences. This case study...
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case study: stewardship with the wine industry
Conservation of biodiversity outside reserves is dependent on collaboration with private landowners, the majority of whom are farmers. The Biodiversity and Wine Initiative was established in 2004 through a partnership of the Botanical Society of South Africa, WWF-SA and the wine industry, its objective being to promote...
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case study: rates rebates in nelson mandela metro
In 2004 the new Rates Act allowed municipalities to levy rates on rural properties. Previously municipal rates had been applied only to properties falling within the municipal boundaries. Most municipalities immediately granted large rebates for agricultural land (90% is not uncommon). However, owners of land not converted to...
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case study: communities harvesting sour figs
The objective of stewardship is to support conservation in a living landscape which includes local communities. Along the South West Coast, community groups harvest sour figs sustainably within reserves and work with CapeNature to help control poaching. This has resulted in substantial benefits for local communities and...
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case study: participatory research group in rhenosterveld
Renosterveld occurs on the fertile shales of the Cape Floristic Region. More than 90% of the area originally covered by this highly diverse veld type has already been ploughed up to establish the grain lands of the Western Cape. The remaining renosterveld is found in scattered fragments on private land. If priority areas are to...
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