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LandCare Review of achievements, challenges and progress 2004/5 – 2005/6. Mary Jean M. Gabriel Natural Resource Management Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment. Trends. Projects. 2004 – 2005 Klipspruit River and wetlands clean – up (Soweto)
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LandCare Review of achievements, challenges and progress 2004/5 – 2005/6 Mary Jean M. Gabriel Natural Resource Management Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment
Projects 2004 – 2005 • Klipspruit River and wetlands clean – up (Soweto) • Mamelodi LandCare Resource Centre – Permaculture training • Mobilisation of civil society (Klipspruit) 2005 – 2006 • Dinokeng Alien Invasive plants removal
Monitoring • Site visits on weekly • DWIP on a monthly – monitors progress and financial expenditure • Expenditure reports (DoA)– monthly • DORA (DoA) – quarterly basis • EPWP reports (to GPTRPW, DEAT, DoA)- quarterly basis
Challenges 2004-5 • Expenditure for the “mobilisation of civil society” only undertaken in 2005-6 due to the fact that the Department was informed during latter part of the 2004-5 year of additional funds • Non-alignment of provincial and LM process – delays in implementation of Mamelodi project to 2005-6 2005-6 • Delays in signing of MoUs and BP with WfW due to restructuring
Compliance with monthly reporting • Challenges of getting monthly reports are addressed in DWIP forums and project steering committees • Cooperative governance
Business plans • Submitted to the National Department of Agriculture • Signed in Nov/December