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 "snippet": "2023 Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan (WCBSP) - Critical Biodiversity Areas 2: Areas that are potentially degraded or represent secondary vegetation that are required to meet biodiversity targets for species, ecosystems or ecological processes and infrastructure. These include (i) all areas required to meet biodiversity pattern (e.g., species, ecosystems) targets, (ii) Critically Endangered (CR) ecosystems (terrestrial, wetland and river types), (iii) all areas required to meet ecological infrastructure targets, aimed at ensuring the continued existence and functioning of ecosystems and delivery of essential ecosystem services, and (iv) critical corridors to maintain landscape connectivity.",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;font-size:12pt\"><P STYLE=\"margin:5 0 0 0;\"><SPAN><SPAN>This layer forms part of the 2023 Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan (WCBSP). <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><P STYLE=\"margin:5 0 0 0;\"><SPAN><SPAN>The WCBSP is the product of a systematic biodiversity planning assessment that delineates, on a map (via a Geographic Information System (GIS)), various Biodiversity Priority Area categories which require safeguarding to ensure the continued existence and functioning of species and ecosystems, including the delivery of ecosystem services, across terrestrial and freshwater realms. These spatial priorities are used to inform sustainable development in the Western Cape Province. This product replaces all previous systematic biodiversity planning products and sector plans with updated layers and features.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><P /><P STYLE=\"margin:5 0 0 0;\"><SPAN STYLE=\"font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;\"><SPAN>May 2025 -<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> This coverage represents an improved version after removing additional modified areas. Various CBA areas previously classified as degraded have now been reclassified as natural.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><P /><P STYLE=\"margin:0 0 0 0;\"><SPAN STYLE=\"font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;\"><SPAN>November 2025 \u2013<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Updated coverage by adding in the City of Cape Town Biodiversity Network (recently signed off), adding recently signed/proclaimed protected areas, removing cancel/abolished protected areas, and removing modified areas.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "2023 Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan (WCBSP) - Critical Biodiversity Areas 2: Areas that are potentially degraded or represent secondary vegetation that are required to meet biodiversity targets for species, ecosystems or ecological processes and infrastructure. These include (i) all areas required to meet biodiversity pattern (e.g., species, ecosystems) targets, (ii) Critically Endangered (CR) ecosystems (terrestrial, wetland and river types), (iii) all areas required to meet ecological infrastructure targets, aimed at ensuring the continued existence and functioning of ecosystems and delivery of essential ecosystem services, and (iv) critical corridors to maintain landscape connectivity.",
 "title": "WCBSP 2023 \u2013 Critical Biodiversity Areas 2 (degraded)",
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 "accessInformation": "CapeNature (2024). 2023 Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan and Guidelines. Biodiversity Capabilities, CapeNature. https://www.capenature.co.za/western-cape-biodiversity-spatial-plan",
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