Plus One for conservation in the Mnweni
26 Sep 2011 15:09 #4190
by intrepid
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Long term negotiations have finally culminated in an application to have the Mnweni ("Upper uThukela Location") declared a Wildnerness Area! This is with a long-term view to have this area included in the Drakensberg World Heritage Site.
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28 Sep 2011 13:56 #4191
by plouw
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Wow, great news! this just made my day!
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29 Sep 2011 05:09 #4201
by diverian
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This is great news, there has always been this missing "green "piece when you look at the map of teh protected areas, almost like an incomplete jigsaw puzzle that has now been finished!!!
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29 Sep 2011 08:43 - 29 Sep 2011 08:44 #4206
by intrepid
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A major milestone and success story. This will also keep silly ideas like the cable car out of the Mnweni too. I'm thinking that some of the locals are probably not happy with this since, since, for example, it impacts their grazing, and they won't be able to hunt anymore. But I think the long-term benefits for the locals far outweigh the short-term adjustments/limitations they will now have to face. Will be nice to see a comeback in antelopes to this area.
This development has spurred on a desire in me to see more of the Berg protected, especially the Free State and Eastern Cape sections. Currently there is a move to have the Magaliesberg declared a Biosphere in order to elevate its protected status, and I think something like this could be set in motion for the rest of the Berg, and Lesotho for that matter, even if it takes a long time. More on this later...
This development has spurred on a desire in me to see more of the Berg protected, especially the Free State and Eastern Cape sections. Currently there is a move to have the Magaliesberg declared a Biosphere in order to elevate its protected status, and I think something like this could be set in motion for the rest of the Berg, and Lesotho for that matter, even if it takes a long time. More on this later...
Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.
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30 Sep 2011 08:19 #4215
by Serious tribe
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This pretty completes the end of the old apartheid system of boundaries. The entire berg catchment can now finally form a continuum from north to south.
I do hope though that the local people living in their traditional areas will benefit from this in addition to providing good clean water to down-stream users. It appears from the map (which is very tiny) that even Mlambu's Kraal might fall into the boundary. I would assume that eventual gate charges for access will provide a % of funding for the area.
One wonders if this potentially will mean conservation development in the area, which might be a spin-off for employment for people living here. This will be good, not to mention the return of the Klipspringer as Nkosi Menzi Hlongwane says in the article.
I do hope though that the local people living in their traditional areas will benefit from this in addition to providing good clean water to down-stream users. It appears from the map (which is very tiny) that even Mlambu's Kraal might fall into the boundary. I would assume that eventual gate charges for access will provide a % of funding for the area.
One wonders if this potentially will mean conservation development in the area, which might be a spin-off for employment for people living here. This will be good, not to mention the return of the Klipspringer as Nkosi Menzi Hlongwane says in the article.
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12 Aug 2012 14:11 #54918
by Rod
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The respective Nkosis are to be congratulated on this historic step forward. Both tribal authorities have had a long history of conflict. The area concerned is also known for the cultivation of cannabis and many raids in the area over several decades have produced bloodshed. However the issue of poverty and underdevelpoment should also be addressed. Having at one time lived and worked in Bergvile as well as in both of the tribal areas, the challenge for the respective authorities is that of encouraging development. One obvious conribution would be that of hiking trail development and conservation projects. Halala Bayete Nkosi Hlongwane and Nkosi Miya
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