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EMAKHAZENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

An Environmental Management Framework (EMF) is a framework of spatially represented information, connected to parameters such as ecology, hydrology, infrastructure, land use, economic activities and services. The main purpose of an EMF is to pro-actively identify areas of potential conflict between development proposals and critical/sensitive environments. (DEAT, 1998).

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EMAKHAZENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

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    1. EMAKHAZENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill SansLogo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    2. An Environmental Management Framework (EMF) is a framework of spatially represented information, connected to parameters such as ecology, hydrology, infrastructure, land use, economic activities and services. The main purpose of an EMF is to pro-actively identify areas of potential conflict between development proposals and critical/sensitive environments. (DEAT, 1998) Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    3. Specific Objectives of Study To promote sustainable development by ensuring linkages between the planning and environmental initiatives that the ELM has undertaken (e.g. State of the environment report, IDP, SDF); To ensure that the environmental issues are integrated with social and economic issues (included in the SDF) into all aspects of the municipalitys development planning and decision making processes; To comply with environmental legislation; and To ensure that good environmental management and development principles are applied in the area. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    4. Study Area Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    5. Process Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    6. Status Quo Phase (1) Describes the current environmental issues; Information sourced for all aspects of the environment, from socio-economic data to data on natural resources, such as wetlands, endangered plant and animal species and habitats, as well as cultural heritage; Reviewed existing policies, legislation and guidelines, such as the Integrated Development Plan (IDP); Addressed issues such as capacity of road networks, trends in development planning and services, such as water, sewage and electricity; Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    7. Status Quo Phase (2) Paints a picture of the current state of the environment in the Municipality; During the initial phases, specialist scientists undertook field work in the Municipality in June and July 2007 at key locations to gather data and input into the central GIS database of environmental information; Specialists included landscape architects, ecologists, wetland specialists, agricultural or soil specialists, heritage specialists, town and regional planners, resource economists, as well as traffic and services engineers; and The report outlines the pressures on the environment and laid the groundwork for further studies. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    8. Status Quo Phase (3) An analysis of the current status quo in ELM with regards to: Development and planning context; Legislative and policy context; Built environment, including town and regional planning, environmental and waste management and infrastructure; Biophysical environment, including climate, noise, air quality, land cover, topography, geology, hydrology, agricultural potential, terrestrial ecology, wetland ecology and landscape character; Mining and mining-related impacts, including overview of mining sector in ELM, impact of mining on water resources and other mining-related impacts; The people, including demographic profile, economic profile and cultural heritage. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    9. Status Quo Phase (4) Stakeholder Engagement included: Advertising and direct notification of stakeholders; A public meeting on 17 September 2007 to provide stakeholders with the key findings of the Status Quo Report and to provide them with an opportunity to raise issues of concern or comments; A questionnaire was designed and distributed to capture specific responses from stakeholders; Stakeholder review of the draft Status Quo Report; and The Issues and Response Report was updated based on comments received from stakeholders. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    10. Desired State Phase (1) Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    11. Desired State Phase (2) Reports on the vision for further development in the municipality, based on broad stakeholder consultation; Sets out objectives and principles for future developments; Preferred land uses are mapped according to the environmental attributes and resource constraints within management zones; and Management zones form the basis for specific recommendations for land use change and development in the Strategic Environmental Management Plan. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    12. Desired State Phase (3) The Desired State report is a visionary document, but is founded in the opportunities and constraints as identified in the Status Quo Report; A zonation map is the visual representation of the desired state, i.e. directing the municipality towards a vision for each zone, which reflects and respects the broader objectives per sector for the area; A zonation table detailing the boundaries and rationale for each zone, as well as the zones status quo, supports the zonation map; and Biophysical features and existing spatial management units were used to demarcate and delineate the zone boundaries. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    13. Desired State Phase (4) Local planning policy drivers include: N4 Maputo Development Corridor; Location of undeveloped areas; Trout Triangle; Wetlands and important conservation areas; Mining; and Agriculture. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    14. Desired State Phase (5) Stakeholder Engagement included: A series of focus group meetings, undertaken in January 2008; A stakeholder workshop in February 2008; and Stakeholder review of the Draft Desired State Report. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    15. Desired State Phase (6) Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    16. Desired State Phase (7) Sets out principles based on those in Section 2 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998); and Outlines a set of management objectives to achieve the sustainable development vision. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    17. Desired State Phase (8) Management objectives include: To discourage urban sprawl; To ensure that land use change optimises use of the natural resource base; To protect sensitive landscape features and landscape-level function; To maintain ecological corridors within a network of formally protected conservation areas; To protect watercourses, including wetlands; To restrict mining to areas that are not considered sensitive and to less sensitive catchments; To conserve a representative sample of each threatened habitat type; and To protect sites of cultural heritage value and the landscape within which these sites occur. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    18. Desired State Phase (9) Management zones were derived through the following process: Using the untransformed areas within the study area as a basis, the underlying sensitivities of the environment to development were used to delineate management zones; Management zones are thus areas which have the same set of environmental attributes; and Various datasets were used in the delineation of sensitive areas within ELM, with sensitivity ratings based on prioritisation of issues through specialist inputs and literature review. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    19. Desired State Phase (10) Datasets used to derive sensitivity included: National Spatial Biodiversity Framework Priority Areas; Mpumalanga Conservation Plan; Rivers and Drainage Lines; Wetlands; Protected Areas; Heritage Sites; Slope; Landscape Sensitivity; and VegMap Conservation Status. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    20. Desired State Phase (11) In addition, priority areas for conservation were derived through priority ranking for each vegetation type and identification of priority conservation areas; This ensures that a representative sample of the highest priority vegetation types is protected and that there is optimal contribution to national conservation targets. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    21. Desired State Phase (12) Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    22. Desired State Phase (13) The sensitivity criteria must be applied separately from the preferred management zone criteria; and This implies that, even though an area may be designated as preferred land use being agriculture, the management of that area must still be in line with the underlying sensitivities. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

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    24. SEMP (1) Informs appropriate land uses and provides a set of guidelines for developments within the management zones, based on environmental attributes; Provides guidelines on improving the compatibility of land uses within ELM; Need for ongoing and consistent control of land uses within buffer zones; and Important role of transportation network in attracting or dissuading certain types of land uses. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    25. SEMP (2) Compatibility of land uses is improved through a series of buffer zones (with recommended land uses) for: Agricultural and forestry activities; Industrial land uses; Wetlands (including pans); Riparian areas (all drainage lines, intermittent streams); and Public amenities (airports, sewage treatment plants, waste facilities, disposal sites). Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    26. SEMP (3) It is important to note that, while the SEMP outlines preferred land uses in management zones, the zones do not preclude a developer/ planner from having to consider the underlying ecological, agricultural or heritage sensitivity or having to comply with relevant legislation. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    27. SEMP (4) Conservation Focus Area: All ecologically sensitive areas; 33% of the municipality; Low impact eco-tourism facilities should be supported; Development applications must include inter alia specialist Biodiversity Assessment, Offset Management Plans, where necessary, and Wetland delineation, where applicable (wetlands and buffers); Areas immediately adjacent to protected areas that are designated priority conservation areas should be set aside as Protected Environments. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    28. SEMP (5) Agricultural Focus Area: All areas where land capability is highest (II or III); Excludes areas where slope is greater than 11 degrees, due to erosion potential; Extends over 13% of the municipality; Ideally, in this zone all preferred land uses should be aimed at optimizing the use of agricultural land; Development applications must include inter alia agricultural potential study, economic evaluation of loss of agricultural land, and consideration of off-site development impacts. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    29. SEMP (6) Urban/ Residential Focus Area: All areas within 2km of the existing 4 major centres; Excluding those areas where slope is greater than 11 degrees and areas falling within the 100m buffer of protected areas; Extends over 0.5% of area; Ideally, in this zone all preferred land uses should be aimed at addressing the housing shortages and contributing to compact urban centres; Development applications should consider the SDF, water demand and availability and compatibility with adjacent land uses. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    30. SEMP (7) Tourism Focus Area: Remains after extraction of previous management zones; Extends over 20.2% of the municipality; Ideally, in this zone all preferred land uses should be aimed at optimizing growth of the tourism industry in the study area; Development applications should include a survey of nature and proximity of similar tourism initiatives and market feasibility study. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    31. SEMP (8) Mining/ Heavy Industrial Focus Area: Remains after extraction of previous management zones; Extends over 0.8% of the municipality; In this zone, due to low ecological sensitivities and need for appropriate distance from urban/ residential focus areas and protected areas, heavy industrial and mining activities could be considered (Class 2 industries); Development applications should consider compatibility of adjacent land uses and appropriate buffer zones (guidelines provided in SEMP). Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    32. SEMP (9) Specialist studies: The nature and type of specialist study is triggered by the environmental attributes in an area, through querying the GIS; The specialist study requirements are provided in the SEMP; and SEMP outlines the requirements for a visual impact assessment, which is based on underlying landscape sensitivity as determined through the Status Quo Report. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    33. SEMP (10) Includes an Implementation Plan that outlines the roles and responsibilities with regards to implementing the EMF; Key role-players include inter alia the municipality, MDEDET, Department of Water and Environmental Affairs, Department of Minerals and Energy and Department of Agriculture; and SEMP is intended to guide broad land use planning in ELM, in line with the Land Use Management System specifications and with reference to the management zones developed through the Desired State. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    34. Concluding Remarks The EMF acts to translate environmental attributes of the study area in such a way as to inform planning and management of the environment, and provides a means to support decision-making around land use planning and management; It is intended to be used widely by decision-making authorities, developers, consultants and planners, and provides a valuable means of integrating environmental data for application in consistent and informed decision-making. Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

    35. THANK YOU Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans Logo Pantone Colors: Blue: Pantone 295C Silver: Pantone 8401C Logo Fonts: Ace Gill Sans

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