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<strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> PSDF<br />

<strong>Volume</strong> 2<br />

Office of the Premier &<br />

Department of Rural <strong>Development</strong> & Land Reform<br />

December 2011<br />

C.2.4.2 UPPER ORANGE WMA 21<br />

C.2.4.3 LOWER VAAL WMA 21<br />

C.2.4.4 OLIFANTS / DOORN WMA 22<br />

C.2.5 GROUNDWATER 22<br />

C.2.6 WATER BALANCE 23<br />

C.2.7 STORAGE DAMS 23<br />

C.2.8 WATER QUALITY 25<br />

C.2.8.1 THE LOWER VAAL 25<br />

C.2.8.2 LOWER ORANGE 26<br />

C.2.9 WATER‐RELATED KEY ISSUES 27<br />

C.3 BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL RESOURCES 28<br />

C.3.1 FLORA 28<br />

C.3.1.1 NAMA KAROO BIOME 28<br />

C.3.1.2 SUCCULENT KAROO BIOME 29<br />

C.3.1.3 SAVANNA BIOME 30<br />

C.3.1.4 GRASSLAND BIOME 31<br />

C.3.1.5 FYNBOS BIOME 31<br />

C.3.1.6 CENTRES OF ENDEMISM 31<br />

C.3.2 FAUNA 32<br />

C.3.3 PROTECTED NATURE AREAS 33<br />

C.4 THE COASTAL ZONE 34<br />

C.4.1 INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL CONTEXT OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT 36<br />

C.4.2 COASTAL MANAGEMENT 37<br />

C.4.3 COASTAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 37<br />

C.4.4 ACCESS TO MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES 38<br />

C.5 HERITAGE RESOURCES 39<br />

C.5.1 PREHISTORIC HISTORY 39<br />

C.5.2 KHOISAN HISTORY 40<br />

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Dennis Moss Partnership

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