Fynbos, fynmense: People making biodiversity work
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) was established on 1 September 2004 through the signing into force of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) No. 10 of 2004 by President Thabo Mbeki. The Act expands the mandate of the former National Botanical Institute to include responsibilities relating to the full diversity of South Africa’s fauna and flora, and builds on the internationally respected programmes in conservation, research, education and visitor services developed by the National Botanical Institute and its predecessors over the past century.
"This volume illustrates the result achieved on the ground of the ongoing partnership of C.A.P.E. (Cape Action for People and the Environment) and will contribute to disseminating lessons learned from the C.A.P.E. prgramme to other bioregional programmes worldwide. The inspiring stories presented here provide examples of creative thinking in promoting biodiversity conservation in the context of sustainable development." (Katherine Sierra, Vice President, Sustainable Development, World Bank)
The contents of this book can be downloaded per chapter:
Foreword and messages
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introducing C.A.P.E.
The Context of C.A.P.E., What makes the Cape Floristic Region so special?; What is the C.A.P.E. programme?; The Cape Action Plan for the Environment; The components of the C.A.P.E. Programme; The purpose and structure of this book.Chapter 2 Unleashing the potential of protected areas
What’s the issue?; Consolidating the Table Mountain National Park; Lowland Conservation in the City of Cape Town; Lowland Conservation in the Nelson Mandela Metro; The Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor; The Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve; The Gouritz Initiative; The Garden Route Initiative; The Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative; A tale of two biosphere reservesChapter 3 Managing watersheds wisely
Caring for rivers and wetlands; Dealing with alien invasive plantsChapter 4 Enabling conservation stewardship
Conservation Stewardship–involving private land owners; Monitoring biodiversity – mobilising civil society action; Caring for the coastal and marine environmentChapter 5 Building the biodiversity economy
Valuing the Cape Floristic Region; Making agriculture more sustainable ; A focus on flowers; The Biodiversity and Wine Initiative; Towards sustainable tourismChapter 6 Supporting conservation education
A long tradition and a vibrant programme; The children of C.A.P.E.; Working with the educators; Youth development in CapeNatureChapter 7 Strengthening institutions
An enabling policy context for C.A.P.E.; Establishing C.A.P.E.; A focus on C.A.P.E. Partners; First steps towards building capacity; Information management; Knowledge-networking; Finding fundingChapter 8 Co-ordinating C.A.P.E.
The basis for co-ordination; Services of the CCU and other co-ordination mechanisms; Measuring progressChapter 9 Looking ahead
Conserving biodiversity in priority areas; Using resources sustainably; Strengthening institutions and governance; Concluding remarksAcknowledgements
Appendices
Appendix 1. ParticipantsAppendix 2. Projects
Appendix 3. Recommendations of the C.A.P.E. Partners’ Conference
