1. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION Strategic Plan for 2011-2012 Portfolio Committee April 2011

2. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMME Promote Conservation and Sustainable use of natural resources to contribute to economic growth and poverty alleviation 2

3. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION 1. Biodiversity & Conservation Strategy Map 2. GOAL 1: Environmental assets conserved, valued, sustainably used, protected and continually enhanced.  SO : Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated  SO : Biological resources sustainably utilised and regulated  SO: Improved Compliance with Environmental legislation (Biodiversity)  SO: Enhanced international governance, instruments and agreements supportive of South Africa’s environmental and sustainable development priorities 3. GOAL 2: Enhanced socio-economic benefits and employment creation for the present and future generations from a healthy environment  SO: Fair access and equitable sharing of benefits from biological resources promoted 3

4. Learning & Growth BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION Strategy Map Promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources to contribute to economic growth and poverty alleviation) Information Disemmination, Monitoring and reporting Cooperative Governance, Collaboration, Support & Capacity Building Conservation Internal Process Fair And Equitable Benefit Sharing Stakeholders Purpose: Sustainable Utilisation Advocacy and Awareness creation Finance Align Budgets to Strategic Objectives Effective Budget & Risk Management Fair access and equitable sharing of benefits from biological resources promoted Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated Attract, Develop & Retain Appropriate Human Capital Biological resources sustainably utilised and regulated

5. GOAL 1: Environmental assets conserved, valued, sustainably used, protected and continually enhanced. 5

6. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO: Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated - 0.5% increase in land under conservation →4 provinces with established programmes →5 000 ha of private land proclaimed, with contracts and management plans, according to National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act (NEMPAA), per province 6

7. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO : Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated (cont) →TOPS regulations amended and published →Norms and standards for the management of Damage causing animals finalized →1 st draft norms and standards for the translocation of large herbivores developed →1 st draft discussion document for the regulation of the hunting industry in South Africa developed →Non-Detriment Findings (NDFs) and quotas made by Scientific Authority published (at least 5 NDFs per annum) →85% Threatened or Protected Species (ToPS) and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) permit applications received, processed within prescribed timeframe 7

8. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO : Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated (cont) →Draft Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) for Black Rhino; encephelartos latifrons and pelargonium sidoide finalized →Draft BMP for African Penguin consulted and published for public comments →Management plans finalised for Blesbokspruit, Ntsikeni, Makuleke, Verlorenvlei, Orange River Mouth →Management plans for five more wetlands of international importance initiated →100 Wetlands rehabilitated 8

9. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO : Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated (cont) →Process for approval and publication of Minimum requirements for biodiversity in land use planning and Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) initiated →Process for approval and publication of Mining and Biodiversity-Good Practice Guidelines for South Africa initiated →GIS based spatial land use planning tool developed: Phase 1 →100% of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) applications assessed for environmental compliance 9

10. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO : Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated -5 tools developed and implemented to address threats →Alien Invasive Species (AIS) regulations published and implemented →Risk assessment framework for AIS and guideline for evaluation developed →1 st draft guidelines for Monitoring and Control Plans developed →Initiate the development of the National Strategy for AIS →Species management and eradication programmes developed 10

11. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO: Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated →Vulnerability assessments completed for all biomes →800 hectares of Land rehabilitated - Research Programmes →New species research programme initiated →Biosafety research programme implemented →Institutionalize the coordination of Desertification, Land degradation and Drought (DLDD) research 11

12. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO: Biological resources sustainably utilised and regulated –Sustainable natural resource based project →Facilitate operationalisation of Aweleni Ecotourism Lodge →Biodiversity Access and Benefit Sharing- 40% →Threatened or Protected Species- 60% →Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species-65% 12

13. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO: Improved Compliance with Environmental legislation –Biodiversity Compliance →Compliance Monitoring Framework for National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act finalised,National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act and World Heritage CITES Act developed →2 Coordinated national and international Compliance Operations/ inspections organized and executed –Biodiversity Enforcement →Assessment of Biodiversity Enforcement Strategies of 3 countries undertaken and the best practice model identified →1 specialised training course for Biodiversity Environmental Management Inspectors (EMI’s) organised –Awareness raising strategic plan developed 13

14. GOAL 2: Enhanced socio-economic benefits and employment creation for the present and future generations from a healthy environment 14

15. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO 4: Fair access and equitable sharing of benefits from biological resources promoted →Wildlife Sector transformation negotiations initiated (situational analysis on broader biodiversity sector) →80 % of Biodiversity Access and Benefit Sharing (BABS) permits applications assessed →Guidelines for negotiating, concluding and evaluation benefit sharing agreements finalised →Ratification of Nagoya Protocol →1 co-management agreement facilitated 15

16. Strategic Objectives and Targets for 2011/12 SO: Enhanced international governance, instruments and agreements supportive of South Africa’s environmental and sustainable development priorities →2 integrated conservation and development plans initiated for TFCA’s →1 cross border trail established →50 animals Translocated →3 projects in the TFCAs investment catalogue financed by investors as a result of investment promotion →2 awareness raising campaigns held under Boundless Southern Africa 16