Biodiversity:
- Plant species = 3 000
- Bird species = 250
- Mammal species = 67
- Snake species = 36
- Lizard & skink species = 21
Economic
value of Muthi trade:
- approximately 14 000 jobs are
created
- R 21 million traded annually
- R 152 million prescribed by
traditional healers
- people spend 4 - 6 % of their annual income on
traditional medicines and services
33% of the DMA is not yet developed
Open space provide an estimated R 2.24
billion per annum in services
Approximately 14% of the DMA is protected or zoned
as public open
space
