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Biodiversity

Biodiversity liaises with and provides oversight to CapeNature on biodiversity policy and strategy matters, promotes biodiversity management, capacity and strategically participate in national, provincial and local biodiversity programmes and projects in order to fulfil the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and biodiversity legislation relevant in the Province.

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SERVICES:

  • Provide strategic guidance and oversight to CapeNature and 5 Biosphere Reserves
  • Develop, provide inputs and review strategies and action plans, policies and legislation pertaining to the sustainable management of biodiversity in the province and nationally
  • Build capacity and mainstream biodiversity and ecological infrastructure considerations to key decision makers in land-use and development planning, municipal and relevant other governance sectors
  • Implement the Provincial Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP)
  • Give effect to the Provincial Biodiversity Economy Strategy (PBES) through the implementation of a 5 year programme by developing the biodiversity economy business case and implementing projects in Ecological Infrastructure value chains, Natural Resources Products and ecotourism.
  • Provide Municipal Support to municipalities and review and comment on IDPs and SDFs
  • Lead the development of a provincial wide Ecological Infrastructure Investment Framework in order to ensure resource resilience, water security and a safe living environment
  • Provide the Department with technical guidance and advice on biodiversity and ecological infrastructure matters
DOCUMENTS
Monitoring Guidelines-WCG Final 26-11-2023 (pdf, 11.67 MB)
Aloe ferox Honeybush BMP published for implementation 2022-06-24 (pdf, 6.41 MB)
An overview of the honeybush industry_October 2017 (pdf, 2.63 MB)
Biodiversity Spatial Plan Overview (pdf, 2.26 MB)
Bitou Agroforestry and Natural Products Project (pdf, 1.59 MB)
Business Case for the Keurbooms and Karatara River Catchments and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Approaches (2018) (pdf, 2.63 MB)
Business_Model_Biomass_products_from_AIPs_Mar2021 (pdf, 533.33 KB)
Business_model_biomass_products_from_AIPs_summary_Mar2021 (pdf, 630.66 KB)
Guidelines for the Sustainable Harvesting of Wild Honeybush (pdf, 5.16 MB)
Guidelines for Biodiversity Offsets in the Western Cape Province (pdf, 3.89 MB)
Harkerville Business Profile Indaba 20180301 (pdf, 2.13 MB)
Kranshoek Business Profile Indaba 20180301 (pdf, 2.42 MB)
Provincial Biodiversity Economy Strategy Programme March 2017 (pdf, 1.16 MB)
Provincial Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan_ 2016 (pdf, 3.24 MB)
Provincial Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan_ Implementation Plan_ 2017-2025 (pdf, 1 MB)
TOMA-Now EADP 813 Business Expansion Report 20180315 (pdf, 480.09 KB)
Wild Honeybush Harvesting Field Guide_2018_Afr (pdf, 34.76 MB)
Wild Honeybush Harvesting Field Guide_2018_Eng (pdf, 33.83 MB)
Western Cape Biodiversity Bill 2021 (pdf, 1.18 MB)
Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan Handbook _2017 (pdf, 31.02 MB)
WCG (2021) Economic Policy Instruments and Payment for Ecosystem Services Mechanisms as Enablers of Local-level Ecological Infrastructure Investments – A Guide (pdf, 1.68 MB)

Alien Vegetation Biomass expo_presentations
Biomass_Invasive Alien Plants_Biomass_Expo_WStafford (pdf, 4.79 MB)
What is the Biomass Economy? (pdf, 3.32 MB)
Where is the Demand? (pdf, 6.33 MB)
 Ecological Infrastructure Investment Framework (EIIF) 
Catchment Prioritisation Report (pdf, 18.21 MB)
EIIF main report February 2021 CONS (pdf, 2.71 MB)
Management Unit Control Plans February 2021 CONS (pdf, 7.49 MB)
EIIF_Implementation and Monitoring Plan February 2021 CONS (pdf, 691.43 KB)