Multiple-use management of the Southern Cape forests
1993
Vermeulen, W. J.
The Southern Cape forests is the largest forest complex in South Africa. It occurs at the southern end of the chain of Afromontane forests along the eastern escarpment and the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt forests on the lowlands along the east coast of South Africa. The following management policy was formulated for the 45 000 ha of State-controlled forest: "...to manage the indigenous forests subject to scientific principles and multiple use considerations in order to ensure optimum sustenance of resource utilization in respect of all applicable land-use types: conservation, utilization of forest produce and recreation". The realization of this policy entails the optimal utilization of resources with overriding regard to the maintenance of natural diversity and the protective, scientific and aesthetic value of the indigenous forests. The present management system makes inter alia provision for timber extraction based on the sustainable pre-emption of mortality, fern harvesting and outdoor recreation. Conservation of the ecosystem remains the overriding consideration and much of the area is treated as nature reserves or protection forest
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