Water distribution and retention patterns Flooding by damming with the wetland The current extent of damming within the wetland complex should not be permitted to increase. The extent of damming within the delineated wetland area shall not exceed 51 Ha. [...] The current extent of natural grassland within the wetland should not decline 7% (335 Ha). [...] The current extent of natural wooded land within the wetland should not decline below 10% (508 Ha). [...] RQOs: Mhlathuze Floodplains Component Subcomponent Indicator RQO Narrative Numerical Biota Endangered crane species Counts of the number of breeding pairs of crane species. Water quantity, vegetation condition and land use practices must be maintained so as to not cause any population decline. [...] Water distribution and retention patterns Flooding by damming with the wetland Damming within the wetland complex should not be allowed to increase. The extent of damming within the delineated wetland complex area shall not exceed 0.4% (86Ha). [...] The current extent of natural grassland within the wetland complex should not decline below 40% (8621Ha). [...] The current extent of natural wooded land within the wetland complex should not decline below 0.7% (141Ha). [...] Extent of herbaceous wetlands (land cover classes 22-23, 2020) The current extent of herbaceous wetlands throughout the complex should not decline. [...] The current extent of herbaceous wetlands throughout the complex should not decline below 26% (5575Ha). [...] Water quantity, vegetation condition and land use practices must be maintained so as to not cause any decline of diversity.
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