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World heritage sites in South Africa are protected by the World Heritage Convention Act (Act 49 of 1999). These include: Fossil Hominid sites and environs of: Sterkfontein – Archaeological site in Gauteng, South Africa; Swartkrans – Fossil-bearing cave in South Africa
South African National Parks (SANParks) is the body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks. SANParks was formed in 1926, and currently manages 19 parks consisting of 3,751,113 hectares (37,511.13 km 2), [3] over 3% of the total area of South Africa. [4] [a] Many parks offer a variety of accommodations.
National parks are a class of protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. National parks are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937 and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order . [ 1 ]
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Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve is a protected area which encompasses most of the Suikerbosrand Range, South Africa. [1] It is one of Gauteng's most frequented ecotourism locations, located approximately 50 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, just west of the town of Heidelberg in the upper catchment of the Klip and Suikerbosrand rivers. The ...
The Wilds is an inner city park and nature reserve in the suburb of Houghton, in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. The park consists of 16 hectares of indigenous vegetation on the sides of two rocky koppies or hills with views of the city of Johannesburg and its suburbs. Through the 1990s the park gained a reputation for being highly ...
Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city (both chronologically and geographically).It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.
Muldersdrift, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, is a picturesque rural area situated 27 km north-west of Johannesburg, between Johannesburg and the Magaliesberg mountain range. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The area falls under the West Rand District Municipality , and is part of the Mogale City Local Municipality .