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CBNRM Status Report from Caprivi. Richard Diggle IRDNC. Introduction. Goals and Objectives Approach Results Issues. Goals and Objectives. Link social and economic development to conservation Re-kindle a sense of community responsibility via
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CBNRM Status Report from Caprivi Richard Diggle IRDNC
Introduction • Goals and Objectives • Approach • Results • Issues
Goals and Objectives • Link social and economic development to conservation • Re-kindle a sense of community responsibility via • Local Management of wildlife and natural resources • Strengthen Institutional Capacity • Return of social and economic benefit
Approach • Build trust • Build on existing structures • Joint Planning • Active Participation
Results - Wildlife • Wildlife numbers increasing in conservancy areas? • Need for census
Results - Institutions • Registered Conservancies • Mayuni, Salambala, Kwandu and Wuparo • Emerging Conservancies • Kasika and Impalila - 2 conservancies • Mashi application with MET • Nakabolelwa keen • Kabulabula not so keen • Lusese keen • West Caprivi Progress
Results - economic • Set back by regional instability • Three campsites and one joint venture (MOU) Craft markets and marketing • Opportunities • Tourism Plan for Chobe and Kwando areas • Concession and Campsites in National Parks • Strengthening cross-border relationships (Botwsana and Zambia)
Results - intangible • Changing attitudes towards wildlife and conservation • Developing institutional memory • Quarterly Planning • Event Book • Confidence and ability to interact as CBNRM practitioners • Joint presentation of programme in Caprivi • Hosting exchange trip
Issues • Human Wildlife Conflict • CBNRM Forum • TBNRM • Conservancies thoughts • HIV/AIDS - way forward
Human wildlife conflict • Event book monitoring • Mashi District Joint Venture • Development of proposals to the GPTF • Zonation planning • Consultancy on alternative, low cost methods for mitigating human-wildlife. • Pilot Conservancy Insurance-Compensation Scheme
Caprivi CBNRM Forum • Hosting quarterly planning meeting • Rotating Chair • Addressing regional issues • Ownership of programme
TBRNM • Geographical Linkages - local • Facilitate TBNRM secondments • AWF • Long history of exchanges
Conservancy thoughts • Narrow focus on “wild” natural resources needs broadening • False expectations and/or misunderstanding of what conservancies are • Conservancy management structures, skills, re-election, managers vs chairmen • What is the successful conservancy: conservation, management and then development
HIV/AIDS • IMPACTS – e.g. craft program • USE CBNRM Model/ community networks • guided by cultural aspects • conservancy develop their own approach • youth-based models • Using existing organizations • Informally integrate awareness into activities