Public Meetings: Addo Elephant National Park Draft Management Plan

South African National Parks (SANParks) is revising the park management plan for Addo Elephant National Park (AENP). The purpose of the park management plan is to guide the future management of the park for the period 2015 – 2025.

The National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act requires that interested or affected persons be given the opportunity to comment on the plan. The next round of the stakeholder participation process for AENP runs until 3 April.

Interested or affected parties are required to register in order to participate in this process by accessing the SANParks website at www.sanparks.org/conservation/park_man/forms/reg_form.php
They can also register with Andre Spies by telephone: 012 426 5212, by post: P.O. Box 787, Pretoria, 0001 or e-mail: andre.spies@sanparks.org. It will, however, also be possible to register on the day at any of the public information sessions.

An electronic version of the management plan is available to view on the SANParks website www.sanparks.org/conservation/park_man/draft_plans.php

The plan can also be viewed at a number of locations:

• Alexandria municipal office;
• Ndlambe municipal satellite office;
• Bushman municipal satellite office;
• Enon municipal satellite office;
• Kenton-on-Sea municipal satellite office;
• SANParks office at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University;
• Nelson Mandela Metro - Brista House, Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth;
• Sarah Baartman District Municipal office, 32 Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth;
• Kirkwood municipal office;
• Paterson public library;
• Fitz Patrick public library;
• Valencia public library;
• Nomathamsanqa public library;
• Kirkwood public library;
• Ikwezi municipal office, Jansenville;
• Blue Crane municipal office, Somerset East;
• Blue Crane public library, Somerset East.

Stakeholders are further invited to attend public information sessions at one of the venues listed below and comment on aspects relating to the plan.



09 March 2015 (09H00 - 12H00) Wentzel Park Hall, Sending street, Alexandria
09 March 2015 (15H00 - 18H00) Colchester Community Hall, Constitution Street, Colchester
10 March 2015 (09H00 - 12H00) Zenzele Community Hall, Alexandria Road
10 March 2015 (15H00 - 18H00) Enon Community Hall
11 March 2015 (09H00 - 12H00) Valencia Community Hall, Main Street, Valencia, Addo
11 March 2015 (15H00 - 18H00)
Nomathamsanqa Community Hall, Main Street, Nomathamsanqa, Addo,
12 March 2015 (09H00 - 12H00) Bergsig Community Hall
12 March 2015 (15H00 - 18H00) Mzamomuhle Community Hall, Moses Mabida
13 March 2015 (10H00 - 13H00) Jansenville Town Hall, Main street, Jansenville

Written comments are to be forwarded to Andre Spies on the details above by 3 April.