KZN proclaimed stewardship sitesof January 2016. The boundaries captured in this file represent the legal, proclaimed boundaries as per proclamation signed by MEC and areas that have signed Biodiversity Agreements

KZN Proclaimed Private Nature Reserves (2016)

Landscape Corridors for the 2016 Biodiversity Sector Plans: Identifying corridors in KZN, creating linkages in a fragmented landscape

2005 KwaZulu-Natal Land Cover (Modified)

Terrestrial Critical biodiversity areas in KZN developed 2010. This is an update to the 2007 terrestrial C-Plan.

KZN community Conservation areas (2016). The boundaries captured in this file represent the boundaries of the CCAs according to the best available data to date. This coverage has both the proclaimed and unknown proclamation status areas.

CBA areas considered critical for meeting biodiversity targets and thresholds, and which are required to ensure the persistence of viable populations of species and the functionality of ecosystems.

Historical distribution of the vegetation types in KZN. Updates of this dataset completed in 2011.

This was derived from the grid version of the KZN 2011 Land-cover Version 1 as produced by GeoTerraImage. This is a binary ArcView grid indicating areas transformed and untransformed (natural). The categories selected for modified/unmodified are listed in the “How the 2011 V1 LC was reclassified” text file.

CBA areas considered critical for meeting biodiversity targets and thresholds, and which are required to ensure the persistence of viable populations of species and the functionality of ecosystems.