the most important of which are
Lantana camara
(Lantana),
Chromolaena
odorata (Triffid
Weed) and Senna
species in the
lower catchment.
Trees in the genera Acacia and
Eucalyptus are
prominent in the
upper
Soutpansberg
managing plant invasions over such a large
area with varied land
uses precludes effective coordination.
However, coordinated
communication at the
biosphere scale, and
cooperative planning at
smaller scale, may
overcome this
Kruger 2 Canyons
Biosphere
Reserve, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
South African
National Parks,
provincial conservation agencies, private
conservation
areas, municipalities, NGOs, and
traditional leaders
and communities.
Alien plant control efforts across
21 organisations
are monitored by
a government
environmental
monitoring
programme in an
attempt to
co-ordinate
efforts
The area covers ~2.5
million ha, with a
core area of
~898,300 ha of
protected areas,
including the
central region of
Kruger National
Park, ten provincial protected
areas, and large
privately owned
game farms
(~400,000 ha). A
wide variety of
alien plants are
present, the most
important of
which are
Parthenium
hysterophorus
(Parthenium
Weed) in lowerlying areas, and
Melia azedarach
(Syringa), and
trees in the genera Pinus, Eucalyptus and Acacia
in the upper
catchments.
The bulk of the
funding comes
from the government’s
Working for
Water
programme
SANParks and
Kruger 2 Canyons collaborate to guide
work in priority
areas, but there
are no formal
management
plans. Other
stakeholders
are kept
informed
through several
committees.
Environmental monitors
have been appointed
to collect alien plant
distribution data, for
use by managers
across different areas
and projects
A semi-formal supports the sharing of
information
Differing objectives
(e.g. water conservation, biodiversity conservation, livestock
production, and agriculture) result in different invasive species
receiving priority in
different areas. Buffer
areas have been designated to allow close
neighbours to align
their objectives and
efforts.
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Lantana camara
(Lantana),
Chromolaena
odorata (Triffid
Weed) and Senna
species in the
lower catchment.
Trees in the genera Acacia and
Eucalyptus are
prominent in the
upper
Soutpansberg
managing plant invasions over such a large
area with varied land
uses precludes effective coordination.
However, coordinated
communication at the
biosphere scale, and
cooperative planning at
smaller scale, may
overcome this
Kruger 2 Canyons
Biosphere
Reserve, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
South African
National Parks,
provincial conservation agencies, private
conservation
areas, municipalities, NGOs, and
traditional leaders
and communities.
Alien plant control efforts across
21 organisations
are monitored by
a government
environmental
monitoring
programme in an
attempt to
co-ordinate
efforts
The area covers ~2.5
million ha, with a
core area of
~898,300 ha of
protected areas,
including the
central region of
Kruger National
Park, ten provincial protected
areas, and large
privately owned
game farms
(~400,000 ha). A
wide variety of
alien plants are
present, the most
important of
which are
Parthenium
hysterophorus
(Parthenium
Weed) in lowerlying areas, and
Melia azedarach
(Syringa), and
trees in the genera Pinus, Eucalyptus and Acacia
in the upper
catchments.
The bulk of the
funding comes
from the government’s
Working for
Water
programme
SANParks and
Kruger 2 Canyons collaborate to guide
work in priority
areas, but there
are no formal
management
plans. Other
stakeholders
are kept
informed
through several
committees.
Environmental monitors
have been appointed
to collect alien plant
distribution data, for
use by managers
across different areas
and projects
A semi-formal supports the sharing of
information
Differing objectives
(e.g. water conservation, biodiversity conservation, livestock
production, and agriculture) result in different invasive species
receiving priority in
different areas. Buffer
areas have been designated to allow close
neighbours to align
their objectives and
efforts.
606
B. W. van Wilgen et al.