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    Policy memorandum Outeniqua and Langkloof mountains Southern Cape.
    (1982) Southwood, Alan John; Grindley, J; Fuggle, Richard Francis; Wilhelmij, H
    The Outeniqua and Langkloof Mountains are Islands of fairly pristine mountain fynbos surrounded by intensively cultivated agricultural land, in the Southern Cape. Active management is imperative if the ecosystems are to remain viable. An adaptive system of management is used to determine a management policy for the area. Literature and field surveys supplied data for a basic description of the ecosystems Management objectives were formulated to realize the following Land-use types: water conservation, nature conservation, agricultural utilization timber production, recreation and research. A Mountain Catchment Area is proposed to realize water conservation aims on private catchment land. An efficient classification system is essential for planning. The study area was subdivided, according to land-use and management objectives, into various management zones: water conservation, restricted management, fire control and nature conservation zones. The basic subdivision of zones are compartments.