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SKEP Priority Areas SKEP CEPF Ecosystem Profile 60 scientists, 400 stakeholders Data on biodiversity distribution and pressures on ecosystems, set targets Identified 9 priority areas Photo 1 4.19” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Critical Biodiversity Areas • Land use planning tool • Aim to avoid loss of critical biodiversity and ecosystem function • Functioning ecosystems for people AND identify areas appropriate for development • Category 1 CBA = irreplaceable biodiversity • Category 2 = important biodiversity • Also essential for ecosystem processes and services that support human livelihoods • Ecological Support Areas = not essential for biodiversity targets, but important for ecosystem function and ES Photo 1 4.19” x 10.31” Position x: 8.74”, y: .18” Pilot Sites Indicators included: • the potential for tourism development • avoiding areas with significant mineral deposits • opportunities to integrate conservation objectives with municipal priorities around job creation and poverty alleviation • areas where biodiversity is under pressure • areas with high numbers of endemic or threatened species • unique areas • corridors of natural habitat over rainfall and climate gradients • important water resource areas • Areas exposed to hazards/climate impact • Some communal land Kamiesberg • • • • • • • • • • Significant water catchment NFEPA wetlands Important seasonal river systems Part of critical climate change corridor Includes a CBA1 and falls within SKEP priority area number 4 Elevation provides climate change refugia Grazed by private and communal small stock farmers Home to two threatened vegetation types and numerous rare and endemic plant species CSA long-term presence in the area Unique site Steinkopf - proposed • • • • All of the above Namakwa Upland Rangeland system But much drier And therefore much more typical of the NDM • More typical wetlands and springs – small, localised, heavily utilised, low water flow but great strategic importance • Large communal area, extensively grazed with small livestock • Research results will have broader relevance