DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM
DEPARTEMENT VAN OMGEWINGSAKE EN TOERISME
Ref: 02/1/5/2
MINISTER
QUESTION NO. 774 FOR WRITTEN REPLY: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
A draft reply to Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to the above-mentioned question is
enclosed for your consideration.
Ms. Nosipho Ngcaba
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED/AMENDED
MINISTER
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
(For written reply)
QUESTION NO. 774
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9 of 2009
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 August 2009
Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental
Affairs:
With reference to her reply to Question 308 on 31 July 2009, (a) why was no
input into the National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy sought from
civil society stakeholders and (b) with regard to each of the marine
protected areas, what is the (i) name of the manager and (ii) date on which
the manager was appointed?
NW903E
MR G R KRUMBOCK (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
774. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:
(a) As noted in the earlier reply to question 308, input on the National
Protected Area Expansion Strategy (NPAES) was obtained primarily from
members of agencies responsible for marine protected area and experts
in the fields of conservation planning, but civil society was also
consulted. In particular, during the development of the NPAES, and the
associated document entitled âGuidelines for Offshore Marine Protected
Areas in South Africa, a workshop was held in June 2007 to introduce
commercial fishery stakeholders to the concepts of systematic
conservation planning, and the need for greater spatial protection of
resources. Feedback and perspectives from industry role players were
incorporated in both documents.
A draft version of the NPAES was also work-shopped with local
communities from around the National Parks, at the âPeople and Parksâ
summit in Mafikeng in August 2008 and at an earlier meeting, and the
subsequent version took on board a number of new inputs relating to
ensuring rural livelihoods. Before proceeding with the declaration of
the Stilbaai MPA in 2008, a âreconnection meetingâ with stakeholders
was held to get maximum support for what would subsequently be put to
the Minister. In conclusion, a key factor to consider is that the
NPAES is not intended to replace the need for stakeholder engagement
during declaration of new marine protected areas, or expansion or
amendment of existing marine protected areas, but rather co-ordinates
the process, informs it and tries to achieve consistency.
(bi) and (bii)
Because Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are usually adjacent to
terrestrial protected areas, MPAs are now primarily managed by
Provincial Agencies such as CapeNature, Eastern Cape Parks, and
Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, as well as SANParks and
iSimanagaliso. This has been done since 2007 in terms of funded
partnership agreements between such agencies and the Department. In
July 2009 an agreement was also signed with the City of Cape Town.
These contractual management arrangements now cover 19 of the 20 MPAs.
The names of the particular managers in these agencies are stipulated
in the table below:
|Name of MPA |MANAGEMENT |MANAGER/ CONTACT |DATE/YEAR OF |
| |AGENCY |PERSON |APPOINTMENT |
|Langebaan |SANParks |Xola Mkefe (Park |2007 |
|Lagoon | |Manager) | |
| | |Pierre Nel (Senior |1996 |
| | |Section Ranger) | |
|Sixteen Mile |SANParks |Xola Mkefe, Pierre |2007 |
|Beach | |Nel | |
|Malgas, Jutten|SANParks |Xola Mkefe, Pierre |2007 |
|Marcus Islands| |Nel | |
|Table Mountain|SANParks |Brett Myrdal (Park |2003 |
|National Park | |Manager) Paul | |
| | |Sieben (Marine | |
| | |Manager) | |
|Helderberg |City of Cape |Gregg Oelofse, |Management contract |
| |Town |Darryl Colenbrander|signed in July 2009 |
| | |- contact persons | |
|Bettyâs Bay |CapeNature |Terrence Coller |October 2008 |
|De Hoop |CapeNature |Martin Emmanuel |July 2009 |
|Stilbaai |CapeNature |Jean du Plessis |6 years prior to MPA|
| | | |proclamation in 2008|
|Goukamma |CapeNature |Keith Spencer |July 2007 |
|Robberg |CapeNature |Henk Nieuwoudt |January 1998 |
|Tsitsikamma |SANParks |Darren Classen |2008 |
|National Park | |(Park Manager) | |
|Sardinia Bay |MCM |Dennis Mostert |2002 |
| | |(station manager) | |
|Bird Island |SANParks |Norman Johnson |2007 |
| | |(Park Manager) |1991 |
| | |John Adendorf | |
| | |(conservation | |
| | |manager ) | |
|Dwesa-Cwebe |ECParks |Ntokozo Cele |June 2009 |
|Hluleka |ECParks |Gift Maluleke | |
| | |(Acting) | |
|Pondoland |ECParks |Vuyani Mapiya |April 2006 |
|Trafalgar |Ezemvelo KZN |Thokozane Gumede |2008 |
| |Wildlife |(region) |2004 |
| | |Sam Ndlovu | |
| | |(specific MPA) | |
|Aliwal Shoal | |Thokozane Gumede |2008 |
| | |Paul Buchel |Prior to declaration|
| | |(specific MPA) |in 2004 |
|St. Lucia |iSimangaliso |Andrew Zaloumis |2002 |
| | |(CEO). |December 2005 |
| | |Peter Hartley | |
| | |(Conservation | |
| | |Manager) | |
|Maputaland |iSimangaliso |Andrew Zaloumis |2002 |
| | |Peter Hartley |December 2005 |