Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

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UNESCO World Heritage Site biosphere of the Cape Floristic Region protected area

The Cape Floral Region Protected Areas are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa renowned for their extraordinary plant biodiversity and high concentration of endemic fynbos species.

Aliases (3)

Cape Floristic Region ×6
Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot ×1
Cape Region fynbos ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → biosphere of the Cape Floristic Region → protected area →
area	about 1,094,742 hectares →
biodiversityHotspot	yes →
biome	fynbos → renosterveld →
bufferZoneArea	about 798,273 hectares →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
conservationObjective	conserve endemic plant species → protect fynbos biodiversity →
continent	Africa →
country	South Africa →
ecosystemType	Mediterranean-type shrubland →
endemicSpeciesConcentration	very high →
extensionYear	2015 →
governingBody	South African National Parks → provincial conservation authorities →
hasEndemismLevel	one of the highest in the world for plants →
heritageCriteria	(ix) → (x) →
includes	Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve → Boland Mountain Complex → Boosmansbos Wilderness Area → Cederberg Wilderness Area → De Hoop Nature Reserve → Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area → Kogelberg Nature Reserve → Riviersonderend Nature Reserve → Swartberg Complex → Table Mountain National Park →
inscriptionYear	2004 →
knownFor	exceptional floristic diversity → extraordinary plant biodiversity → high concentration of endemic fynbos species →
locatedIn	Cape Floristic Region → Eastern Cape → Western Cape →
partOf	Cape Floristic Region → global biodiversity hotspots network →
plantSpeciesRichness	very high →
recognizedBy	UNESCO →
threat	agricultural development → altered fire regimes → invasive alien plant species → urban expansion →
UNESCORegion	Africa →
UNESCOSiteId	1007 →
worldHeritageCategory	natural →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
South Africa → Western Cape →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area ("Cape Floristic Region") → Cape Floral Region Protected Areas ("Cape Floristic Region") →	partOf
Namaqualand ("Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot") →	floraHotspot
Southern Africa ("Cape Floristic Region") →	hasSubregion
Table Mountain ("Cape Floristic Region") →	isPartOf
Western Cape ("Cape Floristic Region") →	knownFor
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas ("Cape Floristic Region") →	locatedIn
Chilean Matorral ("Cape Region fynbos") →	similarTo
Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite