Aligning the diverse: the development of a biodiversity conservation strategy for the Cape Floristic Region

Lochner, Paul; Weaver, Alex; Gelderblom, Caroline; Peart, R.J.; Sandwith, Trevor; Fowkes, Sandra

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(02)00394-4

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“…The implementation of the plan is, according to our analyses, essential for achieving the goal of the Cape Action Plan for the Environment Project (CAPE), namely to achieve effective conservation of the CFR's biodiversity by 2020 (Lochner et al, 2003). There is increasing recognition that plans based on arbitrary targets of 10-12% of land classes or planning domains, are inadequate to ensure the effective conservation of a region's biodiversity (Rebelo, 1997;Soule´and Sanjayan, 1998;Groves et al, 2000;Margules and Pressey, 2000;Pressey et al, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The funds required for implementing the CAPE conservation strategy Lochner et al, 2003) will come from both local and global sources. Gelderblom et al (2003) estimate that the costs of implementing the first 5-year phase (2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007) of the CAPE Project are $16.3 million per annum, 41% of which will be derived from local sources and the remainder ($9.6 million per year) from outside sources.…”

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“…The initial planning for this study (Cowling et al, 1999b) formed part of the Cape Action Plan for the Environment (CAPE), a 2-year project, started in late 1998, that was funded by the Global Environment Facility and designed to develop a strategy and action plan for the conservation of the CFR's embattled biodiversity (Younge and Ashwell, 2000;Younge and Fowkes, 2003). The goal of CAPE (Lochner et al, 2003) is as follows:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Finally, we must stress that our plan is only one of many options for achieving the conservation targets that we have formulated to make operational the broad goal for the future of the region's biodiversity (Lochner et al, 2003). During the 20-year implementation period, many opportunities and constraints for action will emerge: additional reserves will be established and habitat in priority areas will be lost before effective conservation action can be put in place.…”

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A conservation plan for a global biodiversity hotspot—the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

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Pressey

Rouget

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We produced a conservation plan that achieved conservation targets for biodiversity pattern and process in the species-and endemic-rich Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. Features given quantitative conservation targets were land classes, localities of Proteaceae and selected vertebrate (freshwater fish, amphibians and reptiles) species, population sizes for medium-and large-sized mammals, and six types of spatial surrogates for ecological and evolutionary processes. The plan was developed in several stages using C-Plan, a decision support system linked to a geographic information system. Accepting the existing reserve system as part of the plan, we first selected spatially fixed surrogates for biodiversity processes; then we included those planning units that were essential for achieving targets for land classes, Proteaceae and vertebrate species; next we included areas required to accommodate population and design targets for large and medium-sized mammals; we then selected planning units required to conserve entire upland-lowland and macroclimatic gradients; and finally we resolved the options for achieving remaining targets while also consolidating the design of conservation areas. The result was a system of conservation areas, requiring, in addition to the existing reserve system, 52% of the remaining extant habitat in the planning domain, as well as restorable habitat, that will promote the persistence and continued diversification of much of the region's biota in the face of ongoing habitat loss and climate change. After describing the planning process, we discuss implementation priorities in relation to conservation value and vulnerability to habitat loss, as well as socio-economic, political and institutional constraints and opportunities. #

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“…This need Abstract arose in the context of the Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative, which attempted to secure private farmland for conservation. The two main conservation-compatible enterprises identified for the area were wildflower harvesting and eco-tourism (Lochner, Weaver, Gelderblom, Paert, Sandwith & Fowkes, 2003). At an income of less than R220 per hectare in 2010 prices (Conradie, 2010), wildflower harvesting did not compete with wheat or canola.…”

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An estimate of the recreational value of the Agulhas Plain, South Africa, with special reference to the value of plant biodiversity

Conradie

García²

2013

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The Agulhas Plain is a remarkable recreational site which combines the attraction of a pristine marine environment with exceptional plant biodiversity, rural tranquility and the novelty of being at the southernmost tip of Africa. The resource is a public good to which the market cannot assign a full value. This paper presents an estimated recreational value based on individual travel cost models and a sample of 370 visitors surveyed in 2010. Trip demands were estimated with zero truncated negative binomial models to account for over-dispersion. The study established a recreational value of R2.167 billion in 2010 prices for the site as a whole. By partitioning the sample into visitors who indicated having been attracted or not to the area by its nature and biodiversity, a net biodiversity value of R2 866 per trip was calculated. Allocated between marine and terrestrial resources based on the proportion of activities related to each type of resource, the value of plant biodiversity was estimated to be R2 268 per hectare in 2010to 2010 prices.

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Toward a Conceptual Framework for Blending Social and Biophysical Attributes in Conservation Planning: A Case-Study of Privately-Conserved Lands

Pasquini

Twyman

Wainwright

2010

Environmental Management

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There has been increasing recognition within systematic conservation planning of the need to include social data alongside biophysical assessments. However, in the approaches to identify potential conservation sites, there remains much room for improvement in the treatment of social data. In particular, few rigorous methods to account for the diversity of less-easily quantifiable social attributes that influence the implementation success of conservation sites (such as willingness to conserve) have been developed. We use a case-study analysis of private conservation areas within the Little Karoo, South Africa, as a practical example of the importance of incorporating social data into the process of selecting potential conservation sites to improve their implementation likelihood. We draw on extensive data on the social attributes of our case study obtained from a combination of survey questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. We discuss the need to determine the social attributes that are important for achieving the chosen implementation strategy by offering four tested examples of important social attributes in the Little Karoo: the willingness of landowners to take part in a stewardship arrangement, their willingness to conserve, their capacity to conserve, and the social capital among private conservation area owners. We then discuss the process of using an implementation likelihood ratio (derived from a combined measure of the social attributes) to assist the choice of potential conservation sites. We conclude by summarizing our discussion into a simple conceptual framework for identifying biophysically-valuable sites which possess a high likelihood that the desired implementation strategy will be realized on them.

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Aligning the diverse: the development of a biodiversity conservation strategy for the Cape Floristic Region

Cited by 34 publications

References 7 publications

A conservation plan for a global biodiversity hotspot—the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

A conservation plan for a global biodiversity hotspot—the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

An estimate of the recreational value of the Agulhas Plain, South Africa, with special reference to the value of plant biodiversity

Toward a Conceptual Framework for Blending Social and Biophysical Attributes in Conservation Planning: A Case-Study of Privately-Conserved Lands

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