Stewardship_sites_2026_sign_decl_gw.shp

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To conserve private conservation worthy land by signed contracts and agreements.

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The original data was extracted from the various regions stewardship databases.

Since the database is not in working order, updated shapefiles are sent annually to the Programme Manager for Stewardship Sites from the various regions and then onto Conservation Innovation. These updates are added to the latest known update.

The updates for 2014 were done on the base layers as last updated by Genevieve Pence in August 2013. These layers were; (i) Master Stewardship Register_Q4 Jan 2013.xlsx, (ii) StewardshipAll_pluspending_Capenature_16aug2013_utm.xlsx, and (iii) StewardshipAll_pluspending_CapeNature_16Aug2013_utm.shp.

The updates to the Stewardship Sites layer were received from Kerry Purnell on the 3rd of October 2014. The updated spreadsheet was received on the 10th of October 2014.

Various updates were then done between 2015 and 2026 based on the latest Master Stewardship Register, PAMAs and gazettes of declared sites received. Also, various corrections of boundaries and names as needed.

Updates: 10/10/2025 – 22/06/2026

All edits were received with various e-mail communications. Using these e-mails, I (i) added seven (7) new sites based on the property reference and cadastre layer or shapefiles received, (ii) changed the statuses of 37 properties including intentions to declare (of these 37 sites, 5 had changes to its area), (iii) using diagrams, cadastre and/or proclamations, fixed the boundaries of one (1) sites, and (iv) removed no (0) sites.

Changed stewardship site type Voluntary Conservation Areas to Biodiversity Partnership Agreement.

It was also decided that OECMs such as “Conservation Servitudes” will no longer be recorded in this layer, but only in the Conservation Estate layer. Once the OECM process has been formalised, all conservation areas falling within these criteria will be moved.

(i) The following new sites were added;

Touwsberg CNR (PAMA signed), Touwsberg Nature Reserve CNR (PAMA signed), Bradley Family Conservation Area (BA/BPA signed), Eenkokerboomvlakte (BA/BPA signed), Zoovoorby (BA/BPA signed), Saggiesberg (BA/BPA signed), And Chanting Ridge CNR (PAMA signed).

(ii) The statuses of the following sites were changed;

Rouxpos CNR (PAMA signed), Melkhoutfontein BA (BA/BPA signed), Haumanskloof CNR (PAMA signed), Klein Kogelfontein CNR (PAMA signed, increase 607.29 -> 7263.62), Lettas Kraal CNR (Declared), Mount David CNR (Declared), Doringkloof Karoo Plaas CNR (Declared), Pietersrivier Nature Reserve CNR (Declared, also changed name, increase 1089.58 -> 1110.11), Diosma CNR (Declared), Silflay Renosterveld CNR (Declared), Middelburg Farm BA (BA/BPA signed), Sandberg Fynbos CNR (changed name and site code), Kuthumba CNR (PAMA signed, changed name), Voorstekop Eco Reserve CNR (Declared), Kleiheuwel CNR (Declared), Fynbosstrand CNR (Declared), Honeycomb Mountain CNR (In Negotiation and then PAMA signed), Honey Bush CNR (In Negotiation, changed name from Honeybush), Gecko Rock Private CNR (Declared), Bloutoring CNR (Declared), Buffalo Valley CNR (Declared), Cederberg Oasis CNR (Declared), Puntjie CNR (Declared), Cedar Rock CNR (Declared), Smits Valley CNR (PAMA signed, decrease 31.6 -> 30.02), Gypsy’s Rest CNR (PAMA signed), Muller Conservation Area BA (BA/BPA signed), Honeybush CNR (PAMA signed & changed name, increase 406.223 -> 410.326), Wilderness Nature Reserve (expansion) CNR (PAMA signed), Driekuil CNR (PAMA signed), Steynskraal CNR (recorded Intention to Declare), Oranjevlei CNR (Declared), Kunje Conservation Area BA (BA/BPA signed, decrease 495.93 -> 366.56), Rietkraal CNR (recorded Intention to Declare), Honeycomb Mountain CNR (recorded Intention to Declare), Honeybush CNR (recorded Intention to Declare), and Kuthumba CNR (recorded Intention to Declare).

(iii) Fixed the boundaries of the following sites according to the SG diagrams or cadastre layer or proclamation documents;

Steynskraal CNR (GIS decrease 4749.09 -> 4660.05).

(iv) Removed the following sites.

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