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Botanical Assessment and Hotspot Identification for the Slanghoek Valley, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Grantee Name: Rawsonville Wine & Tourism

Hotspot
Cape Floristic Region
Location
South Africa
Amount
$7,844
Dates
Sep 2003 – Feb 2005
Keywords
Agriculture, Conservation planning, Geographic Information Systems, Land use planning, Private sector

Conduct a botanical survey and GIS-based mapping, and produce a regional conservation plan of private landholdings in the Slanghoek Valley in the Upper Breede Valley in Western Cape, South Africa. Information will be collected on a farm-by-farm basis to determine which areas are suitable for wine expansion and which are identified as irreplaceable and should be formally conserved.

Strategic Direction :

1 Support civil society involvement in the establishment of protected areas and management plans in biodiversity corridors

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