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From its
establishment, CES has always been involved in
coastal matters, to such a degree that is reflected
in the company’s name. Our staff have not only been
conducting management studies in the coastal zone,
but also become recognized experts on dune systems.
To many of our clients, CES and the coastal zone is
synonymous, and a testament to this is the large
number of projects that we undertake in the coastal
zone. Given the stricter regulatory framework
proposed by the Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Bill, it can be expected that greater emphasis will
be placed on the environmental aspects of the
coastal zone as a whole. Prior to the promulgation
of this Bill, CES prepared the Eastern Cape Coast
Management Programme, to assist the Eastern Cape
Government to be in line with the requirements of
the White Paper on Coastal Management. CES also
assisted Marine & Coastal Management to determine
the financial and other costs of implementing the
Bill, and prepared a comprehensive Integrated
Coastal Zone Management Plan for the Buffalo City
Municipality, the first in the Eastern Cape.
Our staff are experienced in a range of specific
coastal disciplines, including dune stabilization,
coastal dune ecology, estuarine ecology and
management, and marine ecology. We are also very
familiar with the requirements for developments in
the coastal zone. CES has also undertaken various
ecological studies in the coastal zone, advising on
appropriate areas for development within sensitive
vegetation sites, as well as a wide variety of
estuarine management studies.
CES has
carried out a wide range of studies in Coastal Zone
Management. Some of the key studies completed are:
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Strategic planning in the coastal zone:
Eastern Cape Coastal Management Programme;
Amatole District Management Plan; Nelson
Mandela Metropolitan Coastal Management
Plan; Assessment of boat launching sites in
the Eastern Cape; Eastern Cape/Transkei
Coast forestry resource study; Sate of the
coast and Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Plan
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Ports and jetties: Coega – EIA for Port
Ngqura; Corridor Sands – Matola Port bulk
cargo facility EIA; Corridor Sands –
Chongoene coastal export facility
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Roads in the coastal zone: Coffee Bay Road
EIA; N2 Wild Coast Toll Road EIA
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Coastal dune mining: EIAs on heavy minerals
mining have been carried out in Mozambique (TiGen,
Moma, Corridor Sands), Kenya (Kwale) and
South Africa (Wavecrest SEA, Eastern Cape).
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Aquaculture and Mariculture: Qolora Mouth
abalone farm EIA; Marsh Strand abalone farm
EIA
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Coastal Zone rezoning: Coega IDZ rezoning
EIA; East London IDZ rezoning EIA
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Dune stabilisation and management: Port of
Ngqura (Coega); Seekoeivlei outlet (False
Bay)
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Estuarine studies and management: Thukela
and Kromme estuary reserve studies;
Sustainable use of Eastern Cape estuarine
resources; Port Alfred CMM Flats Development
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