TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................2
LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................5
LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................................5
LIST OF ANNEXURES................................................................................................5
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................6
1.1 Context and Background................................................................................6
1.2 Purpose of JMOSS I ........................................................................................9
1.3 Summary of key points from JMOSS I relating to Primary Open Space..10
1.4 Terms of Reference and Focus on Primary open space ...........................11
1.5 Problem Statements......................................................................................12
1.6 Purpose and Application of the JMOSS II Policy .......................................13
1.7 The contribution of JMOSS to urban form..................................................13
1.8 Policy Objectives...........................................................................................13
1.9 Key Elements of JMOSS II Policy ................................................................14
1.10 Outline of JMOSS II Policy and Relationship to JMOSS II management
Strategy.....................................................................................................................16
SECTION 2: METHODOLOGY FOR JMOSS II POLICY..........................................20
SECTION 3: LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................................22
3.1 National Legislation ......................................................................................22
3.2 Provincial Legislation ...................................................................................22
3.3 Provincial Policies.........................................................................................22
3.4 Local Bylaws..................................................................................................23
SECTION 4: DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR PRIORITISATION OF PRIMARY
OPEN SPACE............................................................................................................24
4.1 CRITERIA FOR PRIORITISATION OF PRIMARY OPEN SPACE.................24
4.2 Key Concepts ................................................................................................25
4.2.4 Level of Degradation of Ecosystems........................................................28
4.3 Red Data Plant Classification.......................................................................29
4.4 Prioritisation of Red Data animal species...................................................29
4.5 Importance of Certain habitat types ............................................................30
4.6 Summary of Ecological Criteria for Prioritisation of Primary Open Space
30
4.7 Application of Criteria in Proactive and Reactive Management of primary
open space ...............................................................................................................31
4.7.1 Proactive Management ............................................................................31
4.7.2 Reactive Management .............................................................................31
4.8 Interpretation of Scores................................................................................34
SECTION 5: PRINCIPLES FOR AND TOOLS TO BE USED WITHIN JMOSS II
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ....................................................................................36
5.1 General Principles.........................................................................................36
5.1.4 Management of primary open space must avoid the following or mitigate
where avoidance is not possible:............................................................................36
5.2 Access to Information...................................................................................37
5.3 Cooperative Governance..............................................................................37
5.4 Dispute Resolution........................................................................................38
5.5 Sustainable Use of Natural Resources .......................................................39
5.6 Damage to Primary Open Space..................................................................40
5.7 Monitoring and Reporting of Performance .................................................41
5.8 Social Role of JMOSS II ................................................................................42
5.9 Role of Communities in JMOSS II................................................................42
5.10 Environmental Cooperation Agreements ...................................................42
5.11 Declaration of Primary Open Space as a Protected Area..........................43
5.12 Withdrawal of Declaration of Primary Open Space as Protected Area ....45
5.13 Management of a Protected Area ................................................................45
5.14 Invasive Species Monitoring and Control Plan ..........................................48
5.15 Access Control ..............................................................................................49
5.16 Institutional Arrangements...........................................................................49
5.16.2 South African National Biodiversity Institute......................................49
5.17 Other planning tools .....................................................................................50
5.18 Inclusion within RSDFs, IDPs, SDFs and Other Planning Tools...............52
5.19 Zoning Schemes............................................................................................52
5.20 Control of Development................................................................................52
5.21 Implications of Forms of Ownership ...........................................................54
5.22 Expropriation.................................................................................................54
5.23 Funding ..........................................................................................................54
5.24 Review Period and Amendments.................................................................55
SECTION 6: REFERENCES .....................................................................................56