Historical conservation efforts within our region was probihitive because of the insecurity within the horn of Africa, remoteness of the region and language barriers. However, our community based approach that involved the locals in all the conservation activities eventually led to effectively bridging the gap between the local communities and conservation agencies in an otherwise historically prohibitive region due to cultural barriers between the Somalis and other ethnic groups.

Wildlife security entails more than bullets and boots on the ground. The Black Mambas are the first line of defence. They are the eyes and the ears of the reserve and are unarmed. Militarization of wildlife security can create conflict between communities and protected areas. Although armed forces are necessary, it is critical that a bond is formed between the community and the reserve through rangers that are not involved with the militarized side of conservation. The aim is to create a positive platform where the women are seen as role models for their families, children in the community and other community members. 

Community upliftment is key to the protection of natural areas. Communities are the custodians of natural heritage. Protected areas must connect with local communities in order for long-term protection of flora and fauna. Through the empowerment of women, education, food security and animal welfare, communities will be uplifted and will see the benefits of working together with the reserve. 

There is a five-tiered process to becoming a WHS.

1. An initial online application that ensures there are no fundamental prohibitive issues. 

2. A candidacy review of the initial application is carried out by impartial representatives.

3. Technical advice to discuss and advise on areas for improvement and on how to submit an application with the greatest chance of success.

4. Final application including supporting evidence, a justification for the geographical delineation of the site and a detailed explanation of how the site achieves each of the criteria. 

5. If successful, Whale Heritage Site (WHS) designation. It must then prepare and submit annual reports explaining how criteria are met.

By going through the accreditation process, The Bluff had to show that they could ensure responsible, sustainable practices and livelihoods would be continually improved thus ensuring the health and welfare of whales, dolphins and porpoises and their ocean habitats. 

The building block is built on the principle that a community based initiative to protect cetaceans and their habitats is best done when owned by the local communities itself. It incentivizes, empowers and engages a community and its businesses so that they benefit directly from a healthy and thriving ocean. 

To coordinate and facilitate the development of a WHS initiative, a steering committee is formed by local stakeholders. These are enthusiastic, creative and passionate individuals who steer the process and help launch, maintain, and sustain the application process.

An effective WHS steering committee should be fully diverse and inclusive and representative of the community and include staff, volunteers, and community members. Its purpose is to serve as a mobilizing force, not a bureaucracy. Making the process meaningful and purposeful for everyone involved. Within the process there is guidance on establishing sub-committees or workgroups to focus on specific goals and activities. 

As well as leading and manageing the process of application, the steering committee must show continual improvement across the community with its various initiatives, through annual reporting as a measure of WHS's excellence.

Shark spotting is a proactive, early-warning shark-safety service provided at 8 strategic beaches around Cape Town where there is a high spatial overlap between people and sharks. It uses continuous visual surveillance by trained observers (spotters) to detect sharks and prevent negative interactions between sharks and recreational water-users.

Spotters scan the water looking for sharks using polarized sunglasses and binoculars. When a shark is seen a siren is sounded and flag is raised, signaling to water users to leave the water and only return when the appropriate all clear signal is given. Shark Spotters uses a system of four informative flags on every beach to communicate the current shark status and spotting conditions to the public.
With over 3,000 shark sightings recorded by the program since its inception, Shark Spotters has significantly reduced the risk of shark bite at our operating beaches, providing safer swimming and surfing areas for visitors and locals alike.

After the system obtains the hot spot alarm from satellite, UAV and ground camera, it can timely send forest rangers near the hot spot to verify whether the hot spot is a fire event. If the hot spot is not a fire event, the hot spot will not be reported to the fire department; If the hot spot is a fire event, it will be reported to the fire department through the fire submission module.

The system captures hot spots (possibly fire events) from satellites, UAVs and ground cameras, and obtains fire event information from forest rangers. More than a dozen satellites scan the reserve at different frequencies every day. After intelligently analyzing the satellite scanning information, the system automatically selects the hot spots and sends out hot spot alarm; In case of bad weather and dense clouds in the protection area, the system can send UAV to fly at low altitude to scan the protection area, screen hot spots from the video images scanned by UAV, and send hot spot alarm; The network composed of thousands of ground cameras can monitor the situation of the protected area in real time, automatically analyze the images obtained by ground cameras, screen hot spots, and then send hot spot alarm; 140000 forest rangers were scattered to patrol every corner of the reserve. Once a fire  is found, they can immediately call the fire department through the system. Satellites, UAVs, ground cameras and forest rangers cooperate with each other, greatly reducing the time to find hot spots and fire events.

Participatory strategy carried out with environmental, tourism, surveillance and tourism service providers, academics and researchers and civil organizations, which sets the actions and goals to be achieved for the conservation of the reproduction, births and breeding of the sea lion colony as the most precious conservation object of the protected area and the most important source of income for tourism service providers.

PPGs avoid predator attacks without causing any damage to wildlife, since wild carnivores avoid approaching areas where they perceive the presence of these dogs. PPGs are not separated from their social group, the livestock, at any time of the day and thus provide permanent protection. When attacks on livestock cease, producers do not need to take measures against wild carnivores, which can often be disproportionate and cause enormous problems for wildlife populations.