Stewardship_sites_2024_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 2024 based on the latest Master Stewardship Register, PAMAs and gazettes of declared sites received. Also, various corrections of boundaries and names as needed.

Updates: 19/08/2023 – 02/08/2024

I haven’t received any updated master register. All edits were received with various e-mail communications. Using these e-mails, I (i) added no new sites based on the property reference and cadastre layer or shapefiles received, (ii) changed the statuses of nine (9) properties, and (iii) using diagrams, cadastre and/or proclamations, fixed the boundaries of nine (9) sites.

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

(i) The following new sites were added;

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

Greylands BA (Signed), Manna Karoo CNR (Signed), Smits Valley CNR (pending & then signed), Table Bay Nature Reserve CNR (designated), Thorne Hill Eco-Estate BA (Signed), Van Loveren Nature Reserve CNR (designated), Welbedach BA (Signed), Wilde Honde Ness CNR (Signed), Wilderness CNR (Signed).

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

De Rust Nature Reserve (changed name), Foxenburg Nature Reserve (changed name), Greylands BA (fixed boundary), Keisersdrift BA (fixed actual date), L’Ormarins (changed Plaaspad to L’Ormarins (Plaaspad)), Smits Valley NR (decrease 33.28 > 31.6), Summervale BA (updated to new date), Thandi BA (updated to new date), Wilderness NR (fixed boundary).

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