National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Declaration of Tsitsikamma National Park Marine Protected Areas (No. 1578 of 2016). País/Territorio Sudáfrica Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2016 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Government Gazette No. 40510 of 19 December 2016. Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Biodiversidad Ordenación/conservación Conservación del ecosistema Zona protegida Áreas marinas protegidas Patrimonio cultural Monitoreo Investigación Área geográphica Africa, Atlántico Sur, Africa Meridional Resumen These Regulations of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, made under sterms of section 22B of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003, declares anew the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area (already declared in Notice No. 1429 of 2000). The purpose for declaring this Marine Protected Area is: (a) To contribute to a national and global representative system of marine protected areas by providing protection to the coastal and offshore benthic and pelagic ecosystems of the Agulhas Inshore Bioregion; (b) to conserve and protect threatened species and ecosystems; (c) to conserve and protect the biodiversity and ecological processes associated with these ecosystems; (d) to protect and regulate access to a scenic area which contributes to eco-tourism; (e) to protect the cultural heritage of the coastline; (f) to facilitate species management by protecting spawning stock and nursery areas for fish species and allowing stock recovery and enhancing intertidal and subtidal resource abundance in adjacent areas; and (g) to protect and provide an appropriate reference environment for research and monitoring where no fishing is allowed and for research to assess biodiversity status, the impact of limited recreational fishing access in controlled areas, and resource condition in areas where there is no access to resource. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.gov.za Referencias - Legislación Implementa National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2003. Legislación | Sudáfrica | 2004 (2009) Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Patrimonio cultural, Medidas de protección forestal, Zona protegida, Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes, Parques nacionales, Expropiación, Terrenos privados, Terrenos públicos, Minería, Cuenca/área de captación/cuenca colectora, Uso sostenible, Aguas continentales, Institución, Ordenación/conservación, Área marina, Biodiversidad, Conservación del ecosistema, Registro, Áreas marinas protegidas, Gobernanza, Ordenación comunitaria Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX