Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy
Biz Community
January 29, 2025
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion Travers
George, has called on the public to comment on the draft National Elephant
Heritage Strategy in South Africa.
“The draft strategy provides a high-level vision and strategic objectives
at national level for the management and long-term conservation of
elephants as a meta-population in South Africa, while contributing to the
well-being of people,” the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the
Environment said on Monday, 27 January 2025.
The Minister published the notice for the draft National Elephant Heritage
Strategy in South Africa (The Draft Strategy) in the Government Gazette No.
52004 Notice No. 5787.
The draft strategy provides a strategic framework for planning and
decision-making around living landscapes with elephants.
“As such, this draft strategy should guide development, revision and
implementation of mechanisms and tools, such as the Elephant Norms and
Standards, the National Elephant Research Strategy, the Non-Detrimental
Finding for Elephants, the Elephant Red-list Assessment, reserve-level
Elephant Management Plans, National Elephant Meta-Population Plan, and
engagements regarding elephants in relevant consultative fora,” the
department said.
A bird flies over a family of elephants walking in the Amboseli National
Park, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 25 April 2016. Reuters/Thomas
Mukoya/File Photo
Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century
Will Dunham 12 Nov 2024
Members of the public are invited to submit written comments on the draft
strategy, within 30 days from the date of publication of the notice in the
Government Gazette or in the newspaper, whichever date is the last date, to
any of the following addresses:
By post to:
The Director-General: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Attention: Ms Humbulani Mafumo
Private Bag X447
Pretoria
0001
By hand at: Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Road, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083
By email: ConservationManagement@dffe.gov.za
Electronic copies of the draft Strategy can be downloaded here.
Any enquiries in connection with the notice can be directed to Ms Amanda
Magubane on +27 (0)12 399 8809, or via email: AMagubane@dffe.gov.za.
https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/have-your-say-on-draft-national-elephant-heritage-strategy-031825a
Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy
Biz Community
January 29, 2025
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion Travers
George, has called on the public to comment on the draft National Elephant
Heritage Strategy in South Africa.
“The draft strategy provides a high-level vision and strategic objectives
at national level for the management and long-term conservation of
elephants as a meta-population in South Africa, while contributing to the
well-being of people,” the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the
Environment said on Monday, 27 January 2025.
The Minister published the notice for the draft National Elephant Heritage
Strategy in South Africa (The Draft Strategy) in the Government Gazette No.
52004 Notice No. 5787.
The draft strategy provides a strategic framework for planning and
decision-making around living landscapes with elephants.
“As such, this draft strategy should guide development, revision and
implementation of mechanisms and tools, such as the Elephant Norms and
Standards, the National Elephant Research Strategy, the Non-Detrimental
Finding for Elephants, the Elephant Red-list Assessment, reserve-level
Elephant Management Plans, National Elephant Meta-Population Plan, and
engagements regarding elephants in relevant consultative fora,” the
department said.
A bird flies over a family of elephants walking in the Amboseli National
Park, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 25 April 2016. Reuters/Thomas
Mukoya/File Photo
Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century
Will Dunham 12 Nov 2024
Members of the public are invited to submit written comments on the draft
strategy, within 30 days from the date of publication of the notice in the
Government Gazette or in the newspaper, whichever date is the last date, to
any of the following addresses:
By post to:
The Director-General: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Attention: Ms Humbulani Mafumo
Private Bag X447
Pretoria
0001
By hand at: Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Road, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083
By email: ConservationManagement@dffe.gov.za
Electronic copies of the draft Strategy can be downloaded here.
Any enquiries in connection with the notice can be directed to Ms Amanda
Magubane on +27 (0)12 399 8809, or via email: AMagubane@dffe.gov.za.
https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/have-your-say-on-draft-national-elephant-heritage-strategy-031825a