{"id":57222,"date":"2018-10-11T06:01:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T04:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/st-francisbaai-bewaar-saam-vir-nageslagte-20181010-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:21:50","slug":"st-francisbaai-bewaar-saam-vir-nageslagte-20181010-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/st-francisbaai-bewaar-saam-vir-nageslagte-20181010-2\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Francisbaai: Bewaar saam vir nageslagte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n D<\/span>IE wind in die nuutgestigte Krommensee-natuurreservaat speel beeldhouer met die duinsand en dryf dit in forma-sies tot dit soos \u2019n skaalmodel van die Grand Canyon lyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Binneland se kant toe vat die fynbosveld sy \u201cwind-pak\u201d met gemak. Die menslike voetspoor is nog klein genoeg hier en die verskillende spesies stut mekaar teen die tierende wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In hierdie stukkie byna ongerepte kus fynbosveld vind bosbok, bosvarke, grysbokkies en duikers skuiling in \u2019n w\u00eareld waar aanhoudende ontwikkeling hul habitat toenemend laat krimp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wanneer \u2019n mens hier op die strand staan en regs kyk, sien jy St. Francisbaai se baksteen en beton doer ver by die Kromriviermonding. Kyk jy links, is dit uitgestrekte wit strand soos in die vakansiebrosjures, maar klim op \u2019n ho\u00ebr duin en kyk links na die binneland en jy sien Paradysstrand se huise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vir eers is hierdie stukkie natuur en die nuwe Sandrivier Privaat Na-tuurreservaat veilig. Die twee nuwe reservate is saam maar \u2019n aks onder 3 km\u00b2 groot, maar dit is \u2019n groot mylpaal vir die Greater Kromme Stewardship (GKS) wat jare lank al streef om die reservate gevestig te kry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die GKS is \u2019n samewerkingsinisiatief tussen die Kromme Enviro Trust, \u2019n burgerlike bewaringsgroep wat hom beywer vir die bewaring van Kaap St. Francis se na-tuurerfenis, en die Windplaas Kol-lektief, \u2019n groep eensgesinde windplaasontwikkelaars (Jeffreysbaai-, Kouga- en Tsitsikamma Gemeenskaps-, Oesterbaai- en Gibson Bay-windplase en Red Cap Energy). Die WWF Tafelbergfonds het ook geld vir die regsprosesse rondom die proklamering van die twee natuurreservate geskenk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Dit begin reeds in 1981<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Om behoorlik te verstaan hoe die vurk in die hef steek, moet \u2019n mens vir \u2019n oomblik in die verlede gaan delf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Begeesterde vo\u00eblkykers en bewaringsbewustes, baie van hulle afge-tredenes uit professionele beroepe, het die Kromme Enviro Trust in 1981 gestig. Weens die groot gevaar wat windturbines se lemme vir vo\u00ebls en vlermuise inhou, was die trust gekant teen die oprigting van windplase in hul streek en het hulle ook stem dikgemaak tydens die openbare deelnameprosesse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Windplaas Kollektief is be-wus van die gevare wat die turbines vir vo\u00ebls inhou en het die insette van die trust verwelkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noudat die windplase opgerig is, monitor lede van die Kromme Trust die windplaasgebiede \u2013 meestal met die toestemming van die eienaars \u2013 om seker te maak dat die omgewingsbewaringsbeginsels, soos neergel\u00ea in die windplase se ontwikkelingsvoorwaardes, nagekom word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dis di\u00e9 noue samewerking tussen die twee groepe wat gelei het tot die stigting van die Groter Kromme Stewardship (GKS) in 2015 om die biodiversiteit van die groter Kromme-streek (in gebiede wat ni\u00e9 deur die windplase geraak word nie) te bewaar en beskerm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intussen het die provinsiale departement van omgewingsake en toerisme en privaat grondeienaars hul steun aan die projek toeges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die twee nuut geproklameerde parke is \u2019n toonbeeld van wat di\u00e9 soort samewerking kan verrig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maggie Langlands van die Kromme Enviro Trust is uitgelate, maar ook verbaas oor al die bewaringsverwikkelinge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToe ons bymekaargekom het oor die projek, het ons nie besef dit sal tot so iets buitengewoon lei nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c \u2019n Onafhanklike assessor s\u00ea nou vir ons hierdie GKS-inisiatief het meer prioriteitsgrond vir bewaring in die Kouga-streek verseker as wat enige ander inisiatief die afgelope 50 jaar kon doen,\u201d s\u00ea Langlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Boere ook betrokke <\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHierdie (natuurreservaat) maak dat ek nie moed verloor om natuurlike gebiede behoue te laat bly vir die nageslagte nie,\u201d s\u00ea Wentzel Coetzer, natuurbewaarder in diens van Conservation Outcomes, waar hy in die Krommensee se fynbosveld staan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConservation Outcomes is \u2019n bewaringsorganisasie sonder winsbejag wat as die implimenteringsagent vir die nuwe reservate aange-stel is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wentzel het die afgelope twee en \u2019n half jaar hard gewerk om die twee nuwe reservate geproklameer te kry. Hy s\u00ea dit is belangrik om ook privaat grondeienaars by die bewaringsinisiatief te betrek, omdat dit nodig is om verskillende biome oor \u2019n wye gebied in stand te hou om plant- en dierespesies asook biodiversiteitstelsels gesond te hou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2019n Plaas in hierdie streek dien byvoorbeeld as broeigebied van die skaars witkruisvleivalk. Danksy die unieke GKS \u201cvennootskap-bewaringsbestuur\u201d beteken dit nie noodwendig dat sulke soort landbougrond as reservaat of beskermde gebiede verklaar hoef te word nie, maar dat natuurkenners die boer gratis oor bewarings sal adviseer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBaie grondeienaars is gretig om deel van die bewaringsinisiatief te word \u2013 veral as hulle hoor \u2019n unieke spesie kom op hul grond voor,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natuurlik is daar ook agterdog, gee hy toe. \u201cMaar as die grondeienaars eers verstaan waaroor dit gaan \u2013 onder meer dat hulle nie hul grond moet afstaan of boerderypraktyke staak nie \u2013 dan is hulle ontvanklik.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Een van die langtermyn planne is om die ekostelsels in en om die duineveld naby Oesterbaai en die dinamiese Sandrivierstelsel te beskerm. Binne di\u00e9 twee stelsels kom \u2019n unieke kombinasie van bewegende duine, vleilandstelsels, duine-stroompies en duinepoele voor wat \u2019n wye verskeidenheid landelike en akwatiese habitatte help skep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Sandrivier Natuurreservaat <\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die vestiging van die Sandrivier Privaat Natuurreservaat, op 123 ha van die groter St. Francis Links Gholflandgoed buite St. Francisbaai was die eerste groot stap om die duine- en Sandrivier-stelsels te be-skerm. Verskeie bedreigde, kritiek bedreigde fynbosspesies asook Khoisan-artefakte en skulpgruis-hope kom in di\u00e9 reservaat voor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c \u2019n Mens vind die skaars soutpan-geitjie (Cryptactites peringueyi) ook hier,\u201d s\u00ea y Wentzel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit is hoekom ons so dankbaar is dat omliggende grondeienaars ook dele van hul grond, waarop van hierdie unieke fynbosspesies en andersins ook kritiek bedreigde diere- en vo\u00eblspesies voorkom, beskikbaar stel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie ideaal is om mettertyd \u2019n bewaringsgordel te vestig. Gesonde ekostelsels, biodiversiteitstelsels en vleilande sorg vir \u2019n lewenskragtige natuur en gesonde water, wat weer vir gesonder weiveld, gesonder vee, en gesonder mense help sorg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n N\u00f3g bewaringsgebiede <\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wentzel voorsien dat nog twee amptelike bewaringsgebiede \u2013 die een \u2019n reservaat en die ander \u2019n beskermde gebied \u2013 binne die afsienbare toe-koms in dieselfde omgewing tot stand sal kom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie werk is reeds ver gevorder hiervoor. Die een is die Oubos Grootrivier (50 ha) by die Grootri-viermonding wat grens aan die Tuinroete Nasionale Park. Die ander is die Kromme Geelhout-gebied (96 ha) wat tussen die Krom- en Geelhoutboomriviere gele\u00eb is,\u201d s\u00ea Wentzel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLaasgenoemde gebied is besonders. Dit is een van die min plekke in die w\u00eareld waar \u2019n mens steeds Humansdorp Shale Renosterveld kan vind. Dit was jare lank \u2019n bewa-rea en nou het die 11 grondeienaars besluit om dit na \u2019n beskermde gebied om te skakel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die groot vraag is natuurlik of Jan en San Publiek die twee pasverklaarde en ander toekomstige reservate en beskermde gebiede sal kan besoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wentzel s\u00ea di\u00e9 vergunning berus by die grondeienaars. \u201cOns stel die bewarings-bestuursplanne binne regeringswetgewing op, bespreek dit met die grondeienaar en staan hom\/haar by in die toepassing daarvan. Daar is g\u00e9\u00e9n voorwaarde of voorskrif ten opsigte van openbare toegang tot die grond nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Enkele besoekers <\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sowat vier van die 155 ha van die Krommensee-natuurreservaat sal wel versigtig ontwikkel word om toeriste te akkommodeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die enkele huis wat reeds hier staan, dien as voorbeeld van hoe die ander huise sal lyk. Daar is geen pypleiding na enige rioolnetwerk, geen kragdrade, geen erfafbakenings of tuine en geen baksteen of be-ton nie. Die houthuis staan ook op pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Met ander woorde dit is onafhanklik van bestaande krag- en waterverspreidingsnetwerke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonkragpanele en re\u00ebnwatertenks staan hiervoor in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Op die duin naby di\u00e9 \u201cnetwerklose\u201d huis kyk Wentzel Jeffreysbaai se kant toe uit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn die kusgedeelte tussen die Gamtoosrivier tot by die Grootrivier is daar soveel unieke en endemiese dier- en plantspesies . . . ons droom is om eendag minstens 10 000 ha onder formele bewa-ring, soos bepaal deur die provinsiale biodiversiteitsraamwerk, te kry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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