Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in agricultural industries at priority landscape initiatives.

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Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in
agricultural industries at priority landscape
initiatives. Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
Jaco Venter CapeNature. in partnership with
Conservation International
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Introduction

• Who we are and how we operate
• Cape Floristic Region
• (South Africa)
• CFR Biodiversity Strategy
• Sustainable use Mainstreaming biodiversity into
  agriculture
• (best practices and land
• stewardship)
• Focus at a Project level

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Who we are

• Conservation International
• Western Cape Nature Conservation Board
• Cape Action for People and the Environment
• South African Rooibos Council
• Potatoes South Africa
• South African Wine Industry
• (initiated Citrus, wild flower harvesting,
  ostrich, game industries)

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Biodiversity Global
Biodiversity Hotspots
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Biodiversity Cape Floristic Region
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Strategy
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Biodiversity GCBC Project level
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The challenge
TYPE ORIGIONAL HA LEFT FORMAL PROTECTION
Swartland Shale Renosterveld 494 577 9 2
Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos 275 539 45 0
Hopefield Sand Fynbos 179 756 59 2
Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos 125 367 72 0
Lambertsbaai Strandveld 45 124 76 5
Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos 46 035 82 0
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Agriculture footprint
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Industry Best Practice

• Rooibos, Potato and Wine industries
• Developed a framework
• Planning Phase and Implementation Phase
• Wine Integrate biodiversity into IPW
  (Integrated Production of Wine).
• Rooibos Propose to integrate biodiversity into
  Geographical Indicator status process
• Potatoes No formal industry production or other
  systems. To be explored.
• Incentives, regulations, green lable,
  involvement of retailers, etc

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Best practices Stewardship Integration
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Best practice and stewardship
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Best practice and stewardship
Farm Boundaries
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Best practice and stewardship
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Priorities / Pilots Stewardship

• Stewardship focus
• Cadastres where connectivity is most threatened
  (510 development intentions, poor land
  management, surrounding land-use)
• High conservation priorities (cadastres with
  threatened vegetation high conservation status,
  contribute to connectivity)
• Willing landowners who have already given an
  indication of willingness to participate -
  corridor

• Support from the Dept of Agriculture through
  integration of AWP with expansion of reserve
  network.

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Way forward

• Priority actions
• Complete the respective planning phases, with
  best practice guidelines.
• Ensure immediate and smooth transition from
  planning to implementation.
• Climate change and associated impacts?
• Retail industry and their process to inform
  consumer behavior.

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THANK YOU! Any Questions