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TABLE 2. AREA OF D’MOSS WITH SOME SORT OF PROTECTION AND CATEGORIES OF PROTECTION.
Conservation Area Type
Total Area in the EM (ha)
Hierarchical Classification (ha)
D’MOSS within Hierarchical Classification Areas (ha)
% D'MOSS Protected
% EMA Protected
1 Proclaimed Nature Reserve (and Proclaimed Municipal Nature Reserve)
2181,79
2181,80
2181.79
2,29
0,85
2 Environmental Conservation Reserve
1959,43
652,43
644
0,68
0,25
3 Conservation Reserve
45,63
45,63
45,55
0,05
0,02
4 Municipal Nature Reserve
716,02
391,71
252,67
0,27
0,15
5 Municipal Conservation Area
860,49
709.52
684,30
0,72
0,28
6 Acquired
783,38
125.16
120,29
0,13
0,05
7 State Nature Reserve
1951,46
1951,46
1950,67
2,06
0,76
8 Private Conservation Area/Municipal Nature Reserve Partnerships
64,40
54,53
54,28
0,06
0,02
9 NUCS
360,00
359,96
306,34
0,32
0,14
10 Special Rating Area
228,03
176,16
176,12
0,19
0,07
11 Private Conservation Area
375,54
373,11
372,52
0,39
0,14
TOTAL AREA
7020,83
6788,53
7,16
2,73
The hierarchical classification was defined to categorise the various levels of protection from the most protected formally Proclaimed Nature Reserves (protected in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (NEM: PAA, Act No. 57 of 2003)) to the least protected Private Conservation Area (which may not have any legislated protection). Such a classification prevents double counting when areas fall within more than one category.
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