The 4u2fish campaign is in place to ensure that tourism associated with the natural renewable resources within the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands park exists and flourishes. We will discuss many diverse issues around the management of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and the impacts of the decisions made by the IWPA or iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority on the local economies within Umkhanyakude District Municipality, in North East KZN South Africa
Estuary Management in South Africa has been neglected by the government for some time. The issues around harvesting, consumption and sales of natural renewable resources within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World heritage site has caused a stir at parliamentary level, and the portfolio management committee for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment has been discussing the related issues in detail.
The minister requested a scientific review of the reasons behind the Jan 2021 breaching of the St. Lucia Estuary, and this is about to get lots of attention. Some back ground info can be gleamed form this YouTube video.
This is a very complicated affair, where access to and sales of natural renewable resources is at stake. The IWPA or iSimangaliso Wetland park Authority has iplimented policies and regulations that makes harvesting of natural renewable resources illegal. This is violating our economic rights in terms of section 24 (b)III
This is a huge problem as there are many different local communities who have been using these renewable natural resources as a abstantial portion of their personal income and living resources. With these natural renewable sources out of the picture, these folks are in real economic distress, and basically destitute
which way to move and how to take legal actions against the authorities and relevant government departments which are violating our economic rights in terns of section 24 (b) (iii) is quite a serious issue. finding a legal team who are willing to take on the negative feed back and associated public critisism from the GREENIES like those who ensured that the 4x4 Ban was successfully implemented is rather difficult. The reason here is the very high level, government assisted public perception management strategies which the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority (IWPA) have implemented over the years. this has caused a major misconception within the public debate spaces and associated news paper
Our best bet is to sue the Minister of Environmental Affairs for violation of our economic rights . We have started by requesting the public Protector to investigate these matters, and our file reference number with the Public Protector is 7474 / 21 / KZN
more info coming just as soon as we have the resources to put it here and make any such info available to you our valued readers. so please subscribe to this blog should you want to be kept upto date with the issues connected to the FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ST. LUCIA ESTUARY SYSTEM .
