Dwesa Nature Reserve

Dwesa Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Dwesa Nature Reserve
Location within Eastern Cape
Location Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Coordinates 32°15′36″S 28°53′42″E / 32.260°S 28.895°E / -32.260; 28.895[1]Coordinates: 32°15′36″S 28°53′42″E / 32.260°S 28.895°E / -32.260; 28.895[2]
Area 5,450 ha (13,500 acres) terrestrial
19,293 ha (47,670 acres) marine
Governing body Eastern Cape Parks
www.ecparks.co.za/parks-reserves/dwesa/index.html

Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa that is managed by Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency.[3] The park has an area of 5,450 hectares (13,500 acres). The Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area, that has been added to the park has an area of 19,293 hectares (47,670 acres).

History

The Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve was originally land owned by local farmers. Currently, debates in South African politics over land ownership and environmental sustainability are shaping who gets to control the land. The nature reserve was initially conceived to protect one of the last known coastal forests in South Africa, and also because farming practices were believed to be destroying the local ecosystem.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dwesa Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ↑ "Dwesa Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  3. ↑ "Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency". www.visiteasterncape.co.za. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
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