The Wetlands of the City of Cape Town

Polygons of formal protected areas in South Africa

Planning Domain using in the systematic Plan (CORE area) consisting of West Coast District Management Area and northern Matzikama LM.

Vegetation types for South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (subset per municipality in South Africa for the Municipal Biodiversity Summary Project).

Ecosystem status (Overstrand Municipality) 2006

Base habitat map of terrestrial habitats mapped by Vlok et al. 2005. With Ecosystem Staus and Protection Levels as calculated by Skowno et al 2010. Covering a planning domain for whole Little Karoo defined by Vlok et al. 2005 and refined by Reyer et al. 200.

The Terrestrial Biodiversity Network of the City of Cape Town – to be used in conjunction with the Aquatic Biodiversity Network (Wetlands & Rivers)

Terrestrial Biodiversity Network: prioritisation of critical biodiversity areas in the City of Cape Town. Use in conjunction with the Cape Town Aquatic Biodiversity Network (watercourses, wetlands layers). Nature reserves, national parks and conservation areas form the core of the BioNet and are included. Users of the data are required to verify its content by visiting the site with a biodiversity specialist. Dataset should be used in conjunction with the Cape Town Biodiversity Spatial Plan (CTBSP).