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DESP PROJECT PLAN FRAMEWORK 2014/2015
NAME OF THE PROJECT:
Agter Groenberg Alien Clearing
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CONTINUING PROJECT NEW
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Prepared by:
Frank Turner
Renosterveld Conservancy

1 Project Identification
Project number
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Project Name Agter Groenberg Alien Clearing
Province Western Cape
Magisterial district Wellington
Name of community Rhenosterveld Conservancy
Name of LandCare Group Rhenosterveld Conservancy
Project Start Date April 2014
Project End Date March 2015
Responsible Department, Directorate and section (Lead Institution)
Department of Agriculture, Western Cape
LandCare division
Departmental contact person for this project
Mnr E. Maree
Contact details for project contact person:
Address:P.O. Box 53
Wellington
7654
Phone:021-873 1135
Fax:021-873 3522
Email address:[email protected]
Partner Institutions Cape Nature
Project location Latitude: 33 32
Longitude 19 03
Area and or distance covered by activities of this project in hectares, kilometres or number of people (land users)
Area: 400 ha
Distance: 17 km from Wellington
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2 Executive Summary
2.1 Project Summary
2.2 Budget Summary
BUDGET SUMMARY
(Complete the budget summary after completing question )
COMMUNITY GROUP & LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS
PROVINCE &
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
NLP
CONTRIBUTIONS
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
Totals for 2014/15 R 130 000 R 9 000 R 150 000 R 289 000
Totals for 2015/16 R 130 000 R 9 000 R 150 000 R 289 000
Totals for 2016/17 R 130 000 R 9 000 R 150 000 R 289 000
TOTAL (for project life cycle) R 390 000
R 27 000 R 450 000
R 867 000
This is an empowerment and employment project for previously disadvantaged contractors. The project will be on privately owned conservancy land along the Limietriver, Kompagniesriver and Koopmansriver near Wellington. Alien vegetation invaded the waterways and renosterveld. The 15 landowners being a conservancy, identified this project because of the direct impact invasive trees have on our environment and water resources. The Limietriver stopped to flow during daytime. It only flows at night when there is no transpiration from the trees along the river.
The project will focus on the manual clearing of Alien invasive vegetation in the Limietriver, Kompagniesriver and Koopmansriver catchments by means of felling, slashing, hand pulling and application of herbicides. It is extremely important that the project runs for at least 3 years, and that the process should start before the summer to prevent further infestation with seed.

3 Project Need
3.1 Project need
3.2 Related Projects
This project is related to the Working for Water programme from DWAF. The current unemployed contractors were all trained by the Working for Water programme.
The Drakenstein Municipality are budgeting for the clearing of invasive alien vegetation all along the different riverbeds on municipal land within the Wellington town border.
If WCNCB (Western Cape Nature Conservation Board) can clear their land on the higher slopes of the mountains, then the problem will be addressed from all possible sides.
The Dept of Agriculture and WFW is working on clearing the Bergriver
4 Project Aim
4.1 Project aim
1) The first project aim is to clear 400 ha of land from invasive alien vegetation. This achievement can be measured easily.
2) The second project aim would be to employ 4 teams of unemployed trained contractors, clearing this vegetation. Their socio-economic wellbeing will improve.
3) The third aim would be to see that the water flow in the mentioned rivers will improve again. This will be visible immediately.
The project will be on a privately owned conservancy land along the Limietriver, Kompagniesriver and Koopmansriver near Wellington. Alien vegetation invaded the waterways and renosterveld. The 15 landowners being a conservancy, identified this project because of the direct impact invasive trees have on our environment and water resources. The Limietriver stops flowing during daytime. It only flows at night when there is no transpiration from the trees along the river.
The project will focus on the manual clearing of Alien invasive vegetation in the Limietriver, Kompagniesriver and Koopmansriver catchments by means of felling, slashing, hand pulling and application of herbicides. It is extremely important that the project runs for at least 3 years, and that the process should start before the summer to prevent further infestation with seed. The project will focus on the area along the Limietriver, Kompagniesriver and Koopmansriver that is a tributary to the Berg river. The area is invested with Eucalyptus spp. Acacia spp. Pinus spp.

4) The last aim is to see that the local vegetation returns, creating new food reserves for wild animals. This will be easily visually noticeable within one year after clearing.
4.2 Project objectives
1) The first objective is to clear any resprouting of trees removed the previous cycle. This achievement can be measured easily.
2) The second objective is to do initial clearing with any funds that remain.
3) Increased water flow in the rivers.
4) Boost local fynbos and biodiversity.
4.3 Indicators of Success
1) GIS mapping will show after clearing that a given area was cleared. The task team consisting of landowners and the funding agency will check if clearing was done according to the given specification. The same will be applicable to objective number 2.
2) The increased water flow will be immediately visible.
3) The returning of Fynbos will be noticeable within a one year of clearing. The local plants will thrive because they do not need to fight for water and sunlight to survive.

Project objectives
Indicators Baseline Target
Site evaluation and map
Set out of Tenders
Clearing of invasive alien vegetation
Constant evaluation
Order of herbicides
Social upliftment Programs
Establish, location and density of the invasion
Setting out of Tenders for appropriate contractors.
Manual clearing by means of slashing, felling, hand pulling, stump treatment, stacking, burning and spraying young saplings with herbicides.
Evaluate process
Order herbicides for spraying
Skills Development
First Aid
HIV / AIDS
Substance abuse
Personal Finance Management
Environmental education
No maps available that indicates location and density of infestation
A tender is only valid for the present. With no tender, no costing can be done
Water resources and biodiversity are under severe stress as result of aliens
No planning can be done without proper evaluation.
Most species must be treated with a herbicide to prevent sprouting
Some contractors have not done these mentioned programs
Have the maps ready for planning and as a tool for the contractors to tender
The tender process must be completed by the end of September
Clearing must start at the beginning of September and finished by the end of October, before the weather is to hot.
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Evaluation will be done on a daily basis by the Landowner and on a weekly basis by the task team
Landowners must order herbicides as soon as the funding has been approved
A needs survey must be done to see for which program there is a need for. These programs should be scheduled for rainy days.

4.4 Beneficiaries
This three columns should be a percentage of the total e.g. if the total number of labourers from community is 100 and 65 of them are women, 2 disabled, complete the table as follows:
Beneficiaries: Men Youth Women Disabled
Land users 6 1 1
Labourers from community
15 5 5
Local contractors (list them)
44 15 20
TOTALS 65 20 26 1
No. of jobs to be created
79
Total budget for creating jobs
R 100 000
Activities to create jobs
Alien clearing
Maximum period for job / beneficiary
3 Months
Wages/ Stipend per day

5 Implementation Strategy
Only a small portion of the 400ha can be cleared with the funds that is received from the LandCare program. The conservancy will decide (with the help of role players like WCNCB and Department of Agriculture) which areas on each property need to be cleared every time. Therefore, a task team will be formed by the members of the conservancy whose property are to be cleared, with the LandCare official and chairman of the conservancy

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