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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Turning strategy into action: Implementing a conservation action plan in the Cape Floristic Region
Biological Conservation, Volume 112, No. 1-2, Year 2003
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This paper describes the history of conservation in the Cape Floristic Region, and the development of a conservation action plan for the region, arising from the Cape Action Plan for the Environment (CAPE). The plan turns the long-term strategy, which identified priorities for conservation action, into a practical 5-year action plan. The tension between protection and the use of natural resources is addressed within the context of institutional frameworks. CAPE has succeeded in bringing together previously fragmented institutions, and has ensured that they work together more effectively. It has also strategically realigned existing resources earmarked for conservation. The factors that contributed to this success include a long history of research-based management; the existence of a body of understanding and knowledge that made it possible to rapidly assess conservation priorities; a small but viable number of scientists to carry out the planning phase of the project and institutions willing to take it forward. © 2003 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gelderblom, Caroline M.
South Africa, Pretoria
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Van Wilgen, Brian W.
South Africa, Pretoria
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Nel, Jeanne L.
South Africa, Pretoria
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Sandwith, Trevor
South Africa, Claremont
Cape Action Plan for the Environment
Botha, Mark
South Africa, Claremont
Botanical Society of South Africa
Hauck, Maria
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Statistics
Citations: 60
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00399-3
ISSN:
00063207