PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Goal: Development is managed to meet social and economic needs while
6. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Goal: Development is managed to meet social and economic needs while
simultaneously maintaining or improving the ecological integrity of the estuarine environment Objectives: (i) Land use alongside an estuary is guided by ecologically sound and socially equitable local and regional planning strategies (ii) Land use planning for estuaries and catchments incorporates the principles of Integrated Environmental Management
Level 1 indicators
Number, location and extent of jetties, slipways,
3 1 year boathouses and associated infrastructure Land use (including mariculture) and infrastructure
PD1
2 3 years associated with the estuary (industries, houses, bridges etc.) and catchment (dams and reservoirs)
PD2
S/P
Proportion of landcover in the catchment classified as
1 When agriculture, degraded, natural and urban by the South
PD3
database is African National Landcover Database
updated
Level 2 indicators
Use of tools such as Strategic Environmental
3 1 year Assessments (SEA) and Estuary Management Plans (EMP) to guide development activities Enforcement and monitoring of development conditions
PD4
3 1 year set by Environmental Impact Assessment procedures Recognition of estuaries as assets in Integrated
PD5
3 1 year Development Plans (IDPs) and Spatial Development Initiatives (SDIs) and the incorporation of Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) principles into these frameworks (regional)
PD6
7. LAW ENFORCEMENT Goal: Legislation to control human use of estuarine resources is effectively enforced Objectives: (i) The level of law enforcement is adequate to effectively monitor compliance to legislation (ii) Penalties imposed for contravening regulations are effective in reducing illegal activities
Level 1 indicators only
2 1 year estuary and the frequency of patrols Number of offences, arrests and convictions for
Number of law enforcement officers assigned to an
LE1
2 1 year contravening regulations stipulated in the Marine Living Resources Act (No 18 of 1998) Number and nature of penalties imposed for
LE2
2 1 year infringement of regulations governing effluent discharge
LE3
8. COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND CO- MANAGEMENT Goal: Management by local, provincial and national government is integrated and co-ordinated, and co-responsibility partnerships are forged between government, parastatals, the private sector, special interest groups and the scientific research community Objectives: (i) Communication and cooperation between management authorities is such that policies, strategies and projects are integrated and co-ordinated (ii) Estuary forums are effective co-management structures (iii) Cooperation between estuary management authorities and Catchment Management Agencies and/or Water User Associations aligns management objectives and improves efficiency and effectiveness
Level 2 indicators only
Record of management authorities, their areas of
2 1 year jurisdiction, frequency of interaction and degree of cooperation in terms of joint projects Number, type and cost (if applica+A46ble) of projects or
CGC1
3 1 year initiatives that involve cooperation between management and the estuary forum or special interest groups (e.g. compilation of EMPs, monitoring, environmental education) The degree of interaction and cooperation (in terms of
CGC2
3 1 year joint projects) between estuary management authorities and Catchment Management Agencies and/or Water User Associations The degree of interaction and cooperation between
CGC3
3 1 year estuary interest groups or management forums and
CGC4 CGC4
3 1 year established to engage government on planning and management issues (regional) Number of river catchments where Catchment
CGC5
2 1 year Management Agencies (CMA), Water User Associations (WUA) and/or Catchment Forums (CF) are established to manage water resources and water related activities (regional)
CGC6