Heritage Resource Management Services: Overview

HERITAGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES: OVERVIEW

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HERITAGE SITES

Find out about South Africa's six world heritage sites.


Robben Island	Cape Floral Region

St Lucia Wetland Park	Ukhahlamba / Drakensberg Park

Cradle of Humankind	Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

Heritage resources are places or artefacts of cultural or historical significance including buildings or structures that are more than 60 years old, Archaeological and palaeontological artefacts such as fossils, ship wrecks and burial grounds and graves.

The Heritage Resource Management Service assists the Council of Heritage Western Cape, in managing provincial heritage resources in the province by providing executive and administrative services to the Council, including:

identifying and conducting research into heritage and heritage resources
strategic management
protection and management of heritage resources in the Western Cape
financial and administrative support
secretariat to the Council of Heritage Western Cape and its committees
establishing and maintaining data bases and other resources.

For more information on Heritage Resources in the Western Cape read up on the Council of Heritage Western Cape or visit the South African Heritage Resource Agency website.

The content on this page was last updated on 8 September 2005

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