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Programme of the PCWEA February 2013

Programme of the PCWEA February 2013. South African National Parks Connecting to Society. SANParks Constitutional Mandate. Vision South African National Parks Connecting to Society Mandate Delivery of Conservation Mandate by Excelling in the Management of a National Park System Mission

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Programme of the PCWEA February 2013

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  1. Programme of the PCWEA February 2013 South African National Parks Connecting to Society

  2. SANParks Constitutional Mandate Vision South African National Parks Connecting to Society Mandate Delivery of Conservation Mandate by Excelling in the Management of a National Park System Mission To develop, manage and promote a system of national parks that represents biodiversity and heritage assets by applying best practice, environmental justice, benefit- sharing and sustainable use Transformation Mission To ensure effective transformation both within SANParks and the broader society and economy, through the implementation of broad-based Black Economic Empowerment in support of the Constitution of South Africa.

  3. SANParks Constitutional Mandate • Section 24(b) of the Constitution states that • - Everyone has the right: • to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that – • prevent pollution and ecological degradation; • promote conservation; and • secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development. • The word and has a conjunctive meaning in legislation • Promoting biodiversity conservation in not the only purpose of environmental legislation, it must also promote justifiable economic and social development. • A view that National Parks are proclaimed to be pristine areas managed exclusively for solitude “untrammeled” by commercial and social activities is incongruent with section 24(b) of the constitution. • The “social contract” between conservation and society was re-written in 1994.

  4. Introduction • South Africa has approx 550 and 48 terrestrial and costal protected areas respectively, and 232 conservation areas. • Collectively, terrestrial protected areas exceed 7,9 million ha (7.5% of the country), while the costal/marine protected areas comprise over 426,000 ha, • Nearly 4 million ha (50.6% of 3.4% of SA surface) of these (protected areas) are under SANParks management. • SANParks mandate is to Conserve; Protect; Control; and Manage National Parks and other defined Protected Areas and their Biological diversity (Biodiversity).

  5. SANParks Executive Management

  6. SANParks Business Architecture

  7. SANParks Strategy Map

  8. Financial Perspective

  9. Stakeholder / Customer Perspective

  10. Internal Processes Perspective

  11. Internal Processes Perspective

  12. Learning and Growth Perspective

  13. National Parks & Accommodation 138 • 17 overnight facilities out of 22 National Parks in 6 regions • Boast of 15, 253 beds (including camping) across parks: • Has 6,787 formal beds, and 472 are under PPP concessions. • 8,790 Beds are in the Kruger National Park. 8,790 760 718 416 664 160 16 308 222 99 425 232 2,306 14 60 112

  14. Tourism – Guests Profile 2011/12 • Total visitors to National Parks increased by 3.6% (from 4,539,667 to 4,704,3023) YOY • SA Citizens was 77.3%, while international guests stood at 22.7% • Black Domestic visitors declined by 2.0% to 389,624 YOY • Overall Customer Satisfaction Index = 77.5%

  15. Tourism – Occupancies • Average Accommodation Occupancy – 2011/12 • Overall RSA = 58.0% • SANParks 68.3% • Kruger = 76.0% • Parks = 60.4% • Tourism Revenue grew by 8.8% (R7,783 million) to R881,210 million. • 18% (R100 million) growth on revenue generated through online reservation system. Table Mountain National Park – New Wash House Facility

  16. Focus on Rhino Poaching in Kruger NP • 94.8% (239) increase in total number of rhino poached between 2011 and 2013 February – totalling to 743. • Average of 1 rhino killed per day since beginning of 2012 to date.

  17. Challenges relating to Rhino Poaching • Inadequate range capacity to conduct frequent patrols as the per the best practise to attend to poaching “hot-spots” areas. • Inadequate tools to conduct night patrols in challenging bushy terrains, such as night vision tools for both rangers and flights, and early warning systems. • Inadequate intelligence at various levels from all agencies • Mozambique (bordering 350 km of Kruger) used by poachers as their safe-harbour and escape route. • Limited and intermittent SANDF and SAPS support – no more than 150 army troops on the ground with two vehicles and helicopters to patrol 350 km Mozambique border line.

  18. Strategies to Fight Rhino Poaching • Recruitment, training and deployment of additional ranges, including retraining of existing establishment crews. • Appointment of Major General (retired) Johan Joster to lead SANParks Ranger Corp. • Re-strategising on our ranger operations to improve security measures. • Deployment of security systems which will difficult for poachers to bridge, such as long range early warning & response systems; and ground & aerial surveillance solutions.

  19. Social and Economic Development Job Creation in National Parks SANParks has aligned it’s programmes to maximise job creation in response to the President’s State of the Nation address in Feb 2011 National Parks are major contributors to local economic development particularly in rural areas where most are situated SANParks contributes to both direct and indirect job creation On 31 March 2012 10 683 people got up and went to work in a national park Forthcoming projects include Skukuza Safari Lodge (135 new jobs) Malelane Lodge concession (200 new jobs) Some of 281 recruited Environmental Monitors

  20. Flooding – Kruger National Park • About 450mm of rain was received between 19th and 21st January 2013 in the Kruger NP – more severe than year 2000 floods. • Mainly northern part of the Kruger NP was affected, causing structural damages such buildings, roads and bridges. • About 29 tar and gravel roads were closed due to flooding. • Estimated structural damage is R120 million, excluding loss of revenue from closed camps. • More than 110 staff members and 130 tourists were affected and rescued through 400 airlifts from both SANParks and SANDF teams.

  21. Flooding – Mapungubwe National Park • About 436 mm of rain was received between 18th and 20th January 2013 in the Mapungubwe NP – affecting both Limpopo and Shashe rivers – more severe than year 2000 floods. • Mainly northern part of the Kruger NP was affected, causing structural damages such buildings, roads and bridges. • Most gravel roads were damaged, with minimal repairs needed to other infrastructure such as fences and hides. • Estimated structural damage is R6,9 million (78% - R5.4 million is not insured), excluding loss of revenue. • More than 8 staff members were affected and rescued.

  22. 2011/12- Financial Performance

  23. Thank You

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