The SKEP expert maps (Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Insect, Invertebrates, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles) were mapped by experts on 1:250 000 topocadastral maps and digitized by Benis Egoh (IPC).

This is the Map of Critical Biodiversity Areas and Ecological Support Areas (CBA Map) produced by the Limpopo Conservation Plan V2 (LCPv2, 2013), and updated consecutively and individually for the Waterberg (2015), Mopani (2016), Vhembe (2017), Sekhukhune (2018) and Capricorn (2018) district municipalities as part the compilation of bioregional plans for these municipalities. Each bioregional plan produced an updated CBA map for the district. The bioregional plan serves as the primary biodiversity informant to a range of planning and land-use authorisation processes, although it is important to recognise that the bioregional plan does not replace any planning and decision-making processes and does not grant, limit or remove land-use rights. EcosolGIS and NuLeaf Planning and Environmental (Pty) Ltd compiled the bioregional plans with support from the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET), the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), and various stakeholders within each district. The provincial CBA map developed by the LCPv2 was updated for each district based on these inputs. During the consultation process, real and potential threats, updated information and non-alignment between the LCPv2 and the assessed aspects, as well as, the various instruments and informants were identified. A detailed description of the alignment process is contained in the respective Process and Consultation Reports. This product merges these five maps into a single CBA map for the province in order to harmonise the serving of spatial information and resolving edge matching between districts.

SKEP Expert Maps (Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Insect, Invertebrates, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles)

SKEP Expert Maps (Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Insect, Invertebrates, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles)

GCBC Ecological Processes – Vegetation Type Transition Areas

The Broad Management Units have been defined by the intersection of all the broad-scale processes. Because many of the processes overlap, all the different combinations of overlap are shown. The GIS layer that was prepared for this report will allow the user to query the exact extent of each process.

GCBC Geographic Priorities - To identify areas of importance for ecological processes within the GCBC domain.

GCBC River Corridors

Quartz and gravel patch vegetation types within the SKEP planning domain

SKEP Expert Maps (Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Insect, Invertebrates, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles)