Norms and Standards for the Inclusion of Private Nature Reserves in the Register of Protected Areas of South Africa
Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa
The norms and standards apply to lands regarded as nature reserves, and private lands declared as nature reserves. The guiding principles for the norms and standards include; to preserve the ecological integrity of protected areas, to preserve the nation’s biodiversity, to protect South Africa’s threatened species, to provide for the sustainable use of natural and biological resources, and to manage the relationship between environmental biodiversity, human settlement, and economic development.
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Norms and Standards for the Inclusion of Private Nature Reserves in the Register of Protected Areas of South Africa Current Version
January 2022
The norms and standards apply to lands regarded as nature reserves, and private lands declared as nature reserves. The guiding principles for the norms and standards include; to preserve the ecological integrity of protected areas, to preserve the nation’s biodiversity, to protect South Africa’s threatened species, to provide for the sustainable use of natural and biological resources, and to manage the relationship between environmental biodiversity, human settlement, and economic development.
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