Dwesa Nature Reserve

Dwesa Nature Reserve
Dwesa Nature Reserve
Location	Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Coordinates	32°15′36″S 28°53′42″E / 32.260°S 28.895°E
Area	5,450 ha (13,500 acres) terrestrial; 19,293 ha (47,670 acres) marine
Established	21 October 1927 - Cwebe Forest Reserve; 22 June 1928 - Dwesa Forest Reserve; 25 July 1975 - Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve;
Administered by	Eastern Cape Parks
Website	http://www.ecparks.co.za/parks-reserves/dwesa/index.html

The Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area off the coast of the Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve

Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa that is managed by Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency.^[3] The park has an area of 5,450 hectares (13,500 acres). The Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area, that has been added to the park has an area of 19,293 hectares (47,670 acres).

On one side, the reserve is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, and on the other by the rugged pastures of the former Transkei.

About 290 species of birds have been recorded in the park.

From the top of Kobole Point, there are magnificent views across the ocean.^[4]

History

The Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve was originally land owned by local farmers.^[5] Currently, debates in South African politics over land ownership and environmental sustainability are shaping who gets to control the land. The nature reserve was initially conceived to protect one of the last known coastal forests in South Africa, and also because farming practices were believed to be destroying the local ecosystem.

References

^ "Dwesa Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
^ "Protected Areas Register". dffeportal.environment.gov.za. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ "Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency". www.visiteasterncape.co.za. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "Dwesa Nature Reserve | Wild Coast". www.wildcoast.co.za. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ "Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve" (PDF).

External links

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[1] "Dwesa Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.

[2] "Protected Areas Register". dffeportal.environment.gov.za. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[3] "Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency". www.visiteasterncape.co.za. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[4] "Dwesa Nature Reserve | Wild Coast". www.wildcoast.co.za. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[5] "Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve" (PDF).

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v t e Eastern Cape Parks
National Parks	Camdeboo National Park Addo Elephant National Park Mountain Zebra National Park Garden Route National Park Knysna National Lake Area (Western Cape) Tsitsikamma National Park (Eastern Cape) Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area Wilderness National Park (Western Cape)
Mega Parks	Greater Addo Elephant National Park Addo Elephant National Park Woody Cape Nature Reserve Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area Bird Island St. Croix Island, Algoa Bay Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
Parks managed by Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency	Commando Drift Nature Reserve Dwesa Nature Reserve Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area East London Coast Nature Reserve Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve Great Fish River Nature Reserve Hluleka Nature Reserve Hluleka Marine Protected Area Mkhambathi Nature Reserve Pondoland Marine Protected Area Mpofu Nature Reserve Oviston Nature Reserve Silaka Nature Reserve Thomas Baines Nature Reserve Tsolwana Nature Reserve
Private and other parks	Buffelspruit Nature Reserve Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve Kwandwe Private Game Reserve Samara Private Game Reserve Shamwari Game Reserve
Marine protected areas	Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area Amathole Marine Protected Area Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area Hluleka Marine Protected Area Pondoland Marine Protected Area Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States

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