Identified Critical Biodiversity Areas and Ecological Support Areas in the Municipalities adjacent to the Addo Elephant National Park (namely Blue Crane Route, Ndlambe, Ikwezi and Sundays River); basis of categorization is included in this layer to help inform decision makers

Projected change in maize(mz) productivity using the mechanistic crop growth model, DSSAT(ds) Band 1 - 11th percentile projected percent change in yield for enhanced CO2 response simulations Band 2 - 50th percentile projected percent change in yield for enhanced CO2 response simulations Band 3 - 88th percentile projected percent change in yield for enhanced CO2 response simulations Band 4 - 11th percentile projected percent change in yield for unenhanced CO2 response simulations Band 5 - 50th percentile projected percent change in yield for unenhanced CO2 response simulations

Vegetation map indicating the extent of original (pre-transformation) vegetation types in the following municipalities: Drakenstein, Cape Agulhas Swartland, De Hoop, Overstrand, Swellendam and Theewaterskloof.

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This GIS layer shows the outlines of the Strategic Water Source Areas for groundwater (SWSA-gw) that have been delineated as part of a Water Research Commission (WRC) project (K5/2431). Groundwater Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs) are areas which combine areas with high groundwater availability as well as where this groundwater forms a nationally important resource. The sub-national Water Source Areas (WSAs) are not nationally strategic as defined in the report but were included to provide a complete coverage. Dataset citation: Le Maitre, D.C., Seyler, H., Holland, M., Smith-Adao, L.B., Nel, J.L., Maherry, A. and Witthüser. K 2018. Strategic Water Source Areas for groundwater (Vector data). One of the outputs of the Identification, Delineation and Importance of the Strategic Water Source Areas of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland for Surface Water and Groundwater, WRC Report No TT 754/1/18, Water Research Commission, Pretoria, South Africa.

All recorded fires on CapeNature managed property

This layer maps the location of wetlands rehabilitated within the working for wetlands programme. THE WORKING for WETLANDS PROGRAMME is a partnership approach to the rehabilitation, protection and sustainable use of wetlands. The delineations were based largely on desktop delineations prepared by the planning teams for rehab. Some of the wetlands were mapped on Google Earth and other field delineated by EAP`s and provincial coordinators. The data is captured in vector format. Wetland boundaries collated from desktop mapping done by wetland specialists using aerial imagery of various resolutions, 10m interval contour data and background knowledge from their site visits for the purpose of wetland assessments over the 4 years of planning. The attribute data was collected from rehabilitation plans document and checked and confirmed by the provincial coordinators. Note: This GIS layer codes: • Working for Wetlands rehabilitated wetlands projects • The different interventions types are recorded on a separate shapefile

Shapefile shows the distribution and extent of 58 vegetation types in the Nelson Mandela Bay. Includes the ecosystem status of each vegetation type.

The Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan (WCBSP) is the product of a systematic biodiversity planning assessment that delineates, on a map (via a Geographic Information System (GIS)), Critical Biodiversity Areas (CBAs) and Ecological Support Areas (ESAs) which require safeguarding to ensure the continued existence and functioning of species and ecosystems, including the delivery of ecosystem services, across terrestrial and freshwater realms. These spatial priorities are used to inform sustainable development in the Western Cape Province. This product replaces all previous systematic biodiversity planning products and sector plans with updated layers and features. May 2025 - The CBA coverages represent an improved version after removing additional modified areas. Various CBA areas previously classified as degraded has now been reclassified as natural.