Draft Buffalo River Estuarine Management Plan

The "Draft Buffalo River Estuarine Management Plan was prepared by the Department of Environmental Affairs: Oceans & Coasts (DEA: Oceans & Coasts) in collaboration with Transnet National Ports Authority, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and EOH Coastal and Environmental Services."

"This management plan is intended to be five year high-level strategic document that provides the direction for the management of the Buffalo River estuary. The purpose of this estuarine management plan is to:  Facilitate cooperative management amongst stakeholders through the development of a shared vision and strategic objectives for the future management of the estuary.  Provide for the formal establishment of institutional governance that will oversee the implementation of the plan.  Enable stakeholders to manage and use the estuary in a sustainable way that ensures its good and services cater for future generation.  Provide motivations for budgets and future funding and providing indicators that available funds are spent correctly."