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3. ESTABLISHING INTEGRATED LAND MANAGEMENT AREAS<br />

1. Biosphere Reserves ‐ ‘areas of<br />

terrestrial and coastal/marine<br />

ecosystems, or a combination thereof,<br />

which are internationally recognised<br />

within the framework of UNESCO's MaB<br />

Program’. Supported by UNESCO’s World<br />

Network of Biosphere Reserves.<br />

2. System of Protected Nature Areas – established in terms of NEMA to protect<br />

important biodiversity sites.<br />

3. Special Management Areas – ‘areas of excellence and good practice’, where the ethos<br />

of sustainable development is served in practice’. Established by landowners to<br />

promote sustainability of land use. Supported by SANBI, UNESCO, UNDP, etc.<br />

<strong>Provincial</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Development</strong> Framework/<strong>Development</strong> & Resources Management Plan<br />

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