938721ea-357b-405b-9b22-b2f2f9ab3760 SANBI The Metadata Manager +27 21 799 8738 Kirstenbosch Research Centre Cape Town Claremont 7735 South Africa bgishelp@sanbi.org.za 2017-07-10T11:47:19 SANS 1878 FGDC-STD-001-1998 WGS 1984 Garden Route (GR) CBA and ESA Lookup Table 2009 1.0 This layer provides a general synopsis of why an area or polygon received its specific Critical Biodiversity Area classification, by listing the specific biodiversity informant involved. Also provided are the transformation state and management recommendation. It is anticipated that this layer would mainly be of interest to technical or specialist users Biodiversity feature information for use in the C.A.P.E. Fine-Scale Biodiversity Plans. These plans are to serve as the primary spatial biodiversity informant guiding proactive conservation action and directing landuse planning and reactive decision-making in local, provincial and national spheres of government. In order to summarize which biodiversity features led to a site’s CBA categorization, a lookup table layer (GR_CBA_and_ESA_Lookup_Table.shp) was prepared. Stephen Holness (SANParks) Peter Bradshaw (SANParks) SANParks and C.A.P.E. Systematic Conservation Planner; GIS Officer 041 508-5414 Park Planning and Development Conservation Services South African National Parks, Summerstrand Port Elizabeth 6031 South Africa stephen.holness@nmmu.ac.za; peter.bradshaw@nmmu.ac.za Critical Biodiversity Areas Garden Route South Africa Western Cape Eastern Cape Capture source: Attribute data: FSBP, Stephen Holness & Peter Bradshaw (SANParks) Spatial data: FSBP, Stephen Holness & Peter Bradshaw (SANParks) 50000 environment 2016-01-01 20.961914062499996 24.312744140624996 -34.52466147177173 -33.477272187760356 SANBI bgishelp@sanbi.org.za ZIP 1 http://bgis.sanbi.org/SpatialDataset/Detail/392 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related A list of spatial data-sets are available at this URL. BGIS Spatial Datasets Notes: 1. Critical areas indicate criteria which were important enough to identify an area as a Critical Biodiversity Area in their own right. 2. Important supporting areas indicate criteria which were significant enough to identify an area as an Ecological Support Area. 3. Specific sites may have a number of different underlying reasons why they were designated as CBA or ESA. All the applicable criteria need to be assessed. 4. Generally, an area will have a final classification based on the highest CBA or ESA classification. However, in some cases (such as very small areas) an area may be classified as ESA rather than CBA even if it contains limited CBA elements. Conversely, numerous overlapping ESA elements could result in an area being classified as CBA. 5. These criteria provide a quick summary of the core reasons why an area is classified. For more comprehensive reasoning, the underlying data needs to be interrogated. Available documentation: Holness, S. D., Bradshaw, P. L., & Brown, A. E. (2010). Critical Biodiversity Areas of the Garden Route: Conservation Planning Technical Report, Garden Route Initiative. SANParks, Port Elizabeth. Vromans, D.C., Maree, K.S., Holness, S.D., Job, N. and Brown, A.E. (2010). The Garden Route Biodiversity Sector Plan for the George, Knysna and Bitou Municipalities. Supporting land-use planning and decision-making in Critical Biodiversity Areas and Ecological Support Areas for sustainable development. Garden Route Initiative. South African National Parks. Knysna. Vromans, D.C., Maree, K.S., Holness, S. D., Job, N. and Brown, A.E. (2010). The Garden Route Biodiversity Sector Plan for the southern regions of the Kouga and Koukamma Municipalities. Supporting land-use planning and decision-making in Critical Biodiversity Areas and Ecological Support Areas for sustainable development. Garden Route Initiative. South African National Parks. Knysna. Project Name: Garden Route Initiative Fine-Scale Biodiversity Planning project, as part of Component 5.1 of Cape Action Plan for People and the Environment (C.A.P.E.). Creator Organisation: SANParks