Path cleared for 26 nature reserves in KZN to be legally recognised

In a win for South African conservation, 26 areas in KwaZulu-Natal, including the world’s smallest desert, can now be legally recognised as nature reserves.

This follows a legal stumbling block whereby the areas were unable to properly register with the National Deeds Office due to legal omissions in their title deed endorsement process. This meant even though they were gazetted, the areas failed to qualify for biodiversity tax incentives under section 37D of the Income Tax Act.

Thanks to a year-long collaborative effort by World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA), Conservation Outcomes, as well as legal firm Ndlovu de Villiers Attorneys, the 26 reserves have now been provided with the correct legal paperwork needed to make title deed endorsements.  

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https://conservationmag.org/en/places/path-cleared-for-26-nature-reserves-including-the-world-s-smallest-desert-in-kwazulu-natal-to-be-legally-recognised

The worlds smallest desert. The Red Desert Nature Reserve in Port Edward