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CONASA EXPERIENCE WITH (CB)NRM FORUMS

CONASA EXPERIENCE WITH (CB)NRM FORUMS. INTRODUCTION : CONASA Project Goals: to help improve welfare of rural communities and sustainable management of natural resources. Approach: HLS framework combined with CBNRM principles.

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CONASA EXPERIENCE WITH (CB)NRM FORUMS

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  1. CONASA EXPERIENCE WITH (CB)NRM FORUMS INTRODUCTION: • CONASA Project • Goals: to help improve welfare of rural communities and sustainable management of natural resources. • Approach: HLS framework combined with CBNRM principles. •  CBNRM  devolution of authority; equitable sharing of costs and benefits; sustainable management of NRs • HLS  sustained improvement in human welfare at household level

  2. CONASA Activities in the context of CBNRM forum: • Imparting knowledge to the target local community • Raise awareness about community rights and obligations as contained in the various pieces of NR legislation and policies. • Disseminate relevant market information for stakeholders to make investment decisions • Facilitate development of a CBNRM forum for efficient sharing of information and experiences among and between private sector, Government and local community.

  3. CONASA EXPERIENCE SO FAR • Held 4 CBNRM forums: Issues • Interest and awareness levels on CBNRM issues • Government recognised this effort to create/develop and institutionalise the National NRM forum • Community comprehension of CBNRM issues is not good enough to effectively engage Government and private sector players without more capacity building being undertaken (institutional and training)

  4. Cont’d • There may be pockets of “resistance” to the concept of CBNRM e.g. Government and Private sector have had a very long business relationship • Gov’t may not share mineral royalties, revenue from forestry, wildlife, tourist attractions, etc

  5. Is it NRM or CBNRM forum? • CONASA interests are CBNRM aspects of NR policies and legislation. • Local communities are the most poor among the stakeholders. Therefore CONASA seeks first to empower these, whilst encouraging the other stakeholders to support the process/activities that will lead to realisation of equitable sharing of costs and benefits. • Local communities to gain confidence.

  6. National NRM Forum Organisational Chart Stakeholder Interest Groups

  7. Institutional Framework • MOU with WECSZ to facilitate the CBNRM forums. • Independent organisation to coordinate the current fragmented initiatives • Will help in consolidating input into CBNRM policy. • Kafue National Park Consultative Forum (KNP-CF) and CONASA CBNRM Forum will be some of the Forum Advisory Groups in the National NRM Forum • Sector-specific issues in F.A.G

  8. Cont’d • Participants/Stakeholders: • Government (METNR, Forestry Commission, ZAWA) • Private Sector (WPAZ, TOAZ, PHAZ, etc) • NGOs (WWF, IUCN, Partnership Forum, WECSZ) • Local Community (CRBs, CGs,) • Logistics: o    Logistically difficult to hold these CONASA forums at a site near the Kafue National Park because of the distances involved and the poor infrastructure facilities.

  9. Cont’d • Sub-forum meetings to specifically address concerns of the communities in the CONASA project area. • Limitations: o    Local community representatives have very few alternative sources of finance.o    Active/participatory engagement of local community representatives not yet goodo    Very few local NGOs to pick up issues from the forums for advocacy or lobbying later on.

  10. RECOMMENDATIONS • Sustainability of CBNRM forums: • Contributions from earnings from NR-related business activities • Donors can be asked to pay subscription fees for the local communities in case anticipated revenue from concessions, licenses, etc is not realised. • Grant to finance National NRM forum in its formative stages • Secretariat: fulltime or part-time? So far we have WECSZ on part-time basis. Preference for fulltime secretariat like ACF, CSPR

  11. Cont’d • Steering Committee to “market” the forum o    Define objectives, legal status, composition, functionaries, roles & responsibilities, etc • Securing Participation and Commitmento    Incentives/Activities • Government recognition of this forum can be an incentive

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