What is the ECBCP?

Some areas have higher levels of biodiversity than others. These higher levels may include large number of species or ecosystems, large number of threatened species or ecological processes that are crucial for the long term persistence of biodiversity. The Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan (ECBCP) takes this variability into account by collating and mapping information about:

• Biodiversity features (species, ecosystems, ecological processes);
• Existing protected areas;
• Current patterns of land use;
• Potential and conflicting patterns of land use.