Table 2. Condition of mainland BioNet remnants and other city areas in relation to the urban edge.

	Upland†			Lowland‡
Site condition	Inside (%)	Outside (%)	Subtotal (ha)	Inside (%)	Outside (%)	Subtotal (ha)	Total (ha)
Natural, high quality§	0	100	42,423	18	82	24,048	66,471
Natural, medium quality¦	9	91	1240	47	53	10,808	12,048
Natural, low quality¶	10	90	881	33	67	6650	7531
Natural, unselected#	11	89	2621	27	73	7225	9846
Total natural	1	99	47,165	28	72	48,731	95,896
Transformed††	68	32	10,999	54	46	138,505

†Associated with mountain chains.
‡Cape Flats and West Coast forelands, incorporating the low shale and granite hills.
§Sites retain biodiversity structure, diversity, and function, but may support some invasive alien vegetation.
¦Sites have lost some structural components and diversity.
¶Sites have lost structure and a high proportion of diversity, but soils are intact and vegetation is considered restorable.
#Natural areas not included in the Biodiversity Network.
††Developed or cultivated areas that are considered nonrestorable.